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Bla, Mali Facts

Area4188.1 km²
Population333,024
Male Population162,274 (48.7%)
Female Population170,750 (51.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+158.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+57.8%
Median Age15.6 years (Male: 14.9, Female: 16.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)$1,679 (2022)
Local Time
TimezoneGreenwich Mean Time
Lat & Lng12.95007, -5.76024

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Bla, Mali Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population128,965164,891211,080298,178333,024375,844420,520
Population Density30.8 / km²39.4 / km²50.4 / km²71.2 / km²79.5 / km²89.7 / km²100.4 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bla, Mali Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 57.8% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Bla, Mali+158.2%+102%+57.8%
Ségou Region
Mali
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bla, Mali Median Age

Median Age: 15.6 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Bla, Mali15.6 yrs16.2 yrs14.9 yrs
Ségou Region15.6 yrs16.2 yrs14.9 yrs
Mali16.1 yrs16.6 yrs15.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Bla, Mali Population Density

Population Density: 79.5 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Bla, Mali333,0244,188.1 km²79.5 / km²
Ségou Region2.7 million61,996.2 km²43.6 / km²
Mali17.7 million1,252,394 km²14.1 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bla, Mali Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 400 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

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Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Bla, Mali Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$1,043$1,060$1,370$1,976$1,777$1,445$1,658$1,679
Total GDP$151M$168.2M$242.6M$402.3M$415.7M$385.1M$499.9M$533M
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Bla, Mali CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Bla, Mali45,860 tn0.14 tn11 tons/km²
Ségou Region372,444 tn0.14 tn6 tons/km²
Mali2,464,946 tn0.14 tn2 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Bla, Mali CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)45,860 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita0.14 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)11 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtMedium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Bla, Mali

Bla, population 15,000 (2004 est.), is a small town in Mali's Ségou Region, located 85 kilometers south of Ségou along Mali's main highway. Bla serves as a central location for NGO activity in the region and is a crossroads for transportation going n..

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