Mali's population encompasses a number of sub-Saharan ethnic groups.
The Bambara are the largest ethnic group (36.5%). Collectively, the Bambara, Soninké, Khassonké, and Malinké (Mandinka), constitute 50% of Mali's population.
Other significant groups are the Fula ,Voltaic, Songhai, Tuareg and Moor (Azawagh Arabs)