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Mali hosts 322,584 refugees and asylum seekers
As of September 30, 2026, Mali was hosting 322,584 refugees and asylum seekers.
The country also had 414,524 people displaced within its borders, while nearly 91,000 people had returned and more than 343,000 Malians remained refugees abroad.
The number of refugees and asylum seekers rose by more than 5,300 compared with August.
Across Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, nearly four million people have been displaced, reflecting a wider regional crisis.
In central Mali's Koro region, around 86,000 refugees from Burkina Faso were being sheltered at the end of July.
Mali's authorities are supporting voluntary returns and refugee integration, and have introduced legislation and a national commission to address statelessness.
Mali was hosting 322,584 refugees and asylum seekers as of September 30, 2026.
The country also had 414,524 internally displaced people.
Nearly 91,000 people had returned to Mali, while more than 343,000 Malians remained refugees abroad.
The number of refugees and asylum seekers in Mali rose by more than 5,300 compared with August.
Across Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, nearly four million people had been displaced.
- Who
- Mali was hosting 322,584 refugees and asylum seekers, as well as 414,524 internally displaced people.
- What
- The figures show the scale of displacement and refuge in Mali.
- When
- As of September 30, 2026.
- Where
- Mali. Regional displacement figures cover Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The number of refugees and asylum seekers in Mali was more than 5,300 lower than the September figure.
Mali was hosting 322,584 refugees and asylum seekers.
The Koro region in central Mali was sheltering around 86,000 refugees from Burkina Faso.
- Refugees and asylum seekers in Mali
- 322,584 as of September 30, 2026
- Internally displaced people in Mali
- 414,524
- People who returned to Mali
- Nearly 91,000
- Malians who remain refugees abroad
- More than 343,000
- Displaced people across three countries
- Nearly four million across Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
- Koro region refugees
- Around 86,000 from Burkina Faso at the end of July