| no. | name | census 1987 | census 1998 | calculation 2013 | annual growth | latitude | longitude | parent division | name variants | metropolitan area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bamako | 658 275 | 1 016 167 | 1 994 604 | 4.60 | 12.65°N | 7.99°W | Bamako | ||
| 2 | Sikasso | 73 859 | 113 803 | 221 327 | 4.53 | 11.32°N | 5.68°W | Sikasso | ||
| 3 | Kayes | 50 993 | 78 406 | 153 163 | 4.57 | 14.45°N | 11.44°W | Kayes | ||
| 4 | Mopti | 74 771 | 106 260 | 14.49°N | 4.18°W | Mopti | ||||
| 5 | Ségou | 88 135 | 90 898 | 104 881 | 0.96 | 13.44°N | 6.26°W | Ségou | ||
| 6 | Nioro | 60 112 | 102 836 | 15.23°N | 9.59°W | Kayes | Nioro du Sahel | |||
| 7 | Markala | 19 508 | 37 114 | 95 382 | 6.49 | 13.67°N | 6.07°W | Ségou | Diamarabougou | |
| 8 | Koutiala | 48 698 | 84 226 | 12.39°N | 5.47°W | Sikasso | ||||
| 9 | Kati | 34 315 | 39 606 | 53 179 | 1.98 | 12.75°N | 8.08°W | Koulikoro | Bamako | |
| 10 | Kolokani | 33 832 | 52 911 | 13.58°N | 8.05°W | Koulikoro | ||||
| 11 | Gao | 34 703 | 49 494 | 16.27°N | 0.05°W | Gao | ||||
| 12 | Bougouni | 22 374 | 38 697 | 11.42°N | 7.49°W | Sikasso | ||||
| 13 | Tombouctou | 31 962 | 31 973 | 35 187 | 0.64 | 16.78°N | 3.01°W | Tombouctou | Timbuktu, Timbuctú | |
| 14 | Banamba | 22 113 | 34 583 | 13.55°N | 7.45°W | Koulikoro | ||||
| 15 | Niono | 17 934 | 32 979 | 14.23°N | 5.99°W | Ségou | ||||
| 16 | Nara | 20 031 | 31 327 | 15.18°N | 7.28°W | Koulikoro | ||||
| 17 | San | 30 772 | 26 744 | 30 298 | 0.84 | 13.30°N | 4.90°W | Ségou | ||
| 18 | Koulikoro | 20 400 | 22 673 | 28 977 | 1.65 | 12.87°N | 7.58°W | Koulikoro | ||
| 19 | Bafoulabé | 16 670 | 28 518 | 13.80°N | 10.82°W | Kayes | Bafulabe | |||
| 20 | Djenné | 19 233 | 24 441 | 13.92°N | 4.56°W | Mopti | Djénné, Jenné | |||
| 21 | Kangaba | 14 981 | 23 429 | 11.94°N | 8.44°W | Koulikoro | ||||
| 22 | Yorosso | 15 846 | 22 530 | 12.37°N | 4.79°W | Sikasso | ||||
| 23 | Kidal | 10 580 | 15 089 | 18.45°N | 1.41°E | Kidal | ||||
| 24 | Diré | 10 732 | 12 091 | 12.28°N | 10.96°W | Tombouctou | ||||
| 25 | Goundam | 9 042 | 10 187 | 16.43°N | 3.68°W | Tombouctou | ||||
| 26 | Douentza | 7 857 | 9 985 | 15.00°N | 2.96°W | Mopti | ||||
| 27 | Bandiagara | 7 354 | 9 345 | 14.35°N | 3.61°W | Mopti | ||||
| 28 | Tenenkou | 7 140 | 9 073 | 14.45°N | 4.92°W | Mopti | Ténenkou | |||
| 29 | Kita | 4 811 | 8 230 | 13.04°N | 9.49°W | Kayes | ||||
| 30 | Kimparana | 7 919 | 12.84°N | 4.93°W | Ségou | Kiparana, Kemparana | ||||
| 31 | Sokolo | 5 759 | 14.74°N | 6.13°W | Ségou | Sokola | ||||
| 32 | Araouane | 4 581 | 18.90°N | 3.53°W | Tombouctou | |||||
| 33 | Tessalit | 2 533 | 3 613 | 20.28°N | 0.98°E | Kidal | ||||
| 34 | Taoudenni | 3 436 | 22.67°N | 3.98°W | Tombouctou | Taoudenit |
