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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Madagascar

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Madagascar in 2022 — 14,000 people. Ranked 111 in the world out of 189. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,300%.

2022 14,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 111of 189
Period maximum 135,000 people2005
Period minimum 1,000 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Madagascar, 1960–2022050,000100,000150,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 1,000 people1962: 3,000 people1964: 7,000 people1966: 8,000 people1968: 9,000 people1970: 9,000 people1972: 8,000 people1974: 11,000 people1976: 17,000 people1978: 20,000 people1980: 20,000 people1982: 28,000 people1984: 28,000 people1986: 26,000 people1988: 21,000 people1990: 21,000 people1992: 21,000 people1994: 21,000 people1996: 21,000 people1998: 20,000 people2002: 14,000 people2004: 75,000 people2006: 14,000 people2008: 14,000 people2010: 14,000 people2012: 14,000 people2014: 14,000 people2016: 14,000 people2018: 14,000 people2020: 14,000 people2022: 14,000 people
Change over the period: +13,000 (+1,300%) Average annual rate: 4.35 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Madagascar

Madagascar 14,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 1.97M people
Eastern Africa computed 1.12M people
Low-income countries computed 2.98M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 14,000 +0 +0%
2021 14,000 +0 +0%
2020 14,000 +0 +0%
2019 14,000 +0 +0%
2018 14,000 +0 +0%
2017 14,000 +0 +0%
2016 14,000 +0 +0%
2015 14,000 +0 +0%
2014 14,000 +0 +0%
2013 14,000 +0 +0%
2012 14,000 +0 +0%
2011 14,000 +0 +0%
2010 14,000 +0 +0%
2009 14,000 +0 +0%
2008 14,000 +0 +0%
2007 14,000 +0 +0%
2006 14,000 −121,000 −89.63%
2005 135,000 +60,000 +80%
2004 75,000 +61,000 +435.71%
2003 14,000 +0 +0%
2002 14,000 — —
1999 20,000 +0 +0%
1998 20,000 −1,000 −4.76%
1997 21,000 +0 +0%
1996 21,000 +0 +0%
1995 21,000 +0 +0%
1994 21,000 +0 +0%
1993 21,000 +0 +0%
1992 21,000 +0 +0%
1991 21,000 +0 +0%
1990 21,000 +0 +0%
1989 21,000 +0 +0%
1988 21,000 −5,000 −19.23%
1987 26,000 +0 +0%
1986 26,000 −1,000 −3.7%
1985 27,000 −1,000 −3.57%
1984 28,000 −1,000 −3.45%
1983 29,000 +1,000 +3.57%
1982 28,000 +0 +0%
1981 28,000 +8,000 +40%
1980 20,000 +0 +0%
1979 20,000 +0 +0%
1978 20,000 +3,000 +17.65%
1977 17,000 +0 +0%
1976 17,000 +4,000 +30.77%
1975 13,000 +2,000 +18.18%
1974 11,000 +3,000 +37.5%
1973 8,000 +0 +0%
1972 8,000 +0 +0%
1971 8,000 −1,000 −11.11%
1970 9,000 +0 +0%
1969 9,000 +0 +0%
1968 9,000 +0 +0%
1967 9,000 +1,000 +12.5%
1966 8,000 +3,000 +60%
1965 5,000 −2,000 −28.57%
1964 7,000 +1,000 +16.67%
1963 6,000 +3,000 +100%
1962 3,000 +1,000 +50%
1961 2,000 +1,000 +100%
1960 1,000 — —

Eastern Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ET Ethiopia 503,000 ER Eritrea 302,000 SS South Sudan 53,000 UG Uganda 45,000 RW Rwanda 33,000 BI Burundi 30,000 ZW Zimbabwe 29,000 TZ Tanzania 27,000 KE Kenya 24,000 ZM Zambia 15,000 MG Madagascar 14,000 SO Somalia 14,000 MW Malawi 11,000 MZ Mozambique 11,000 DJ Djibouti 8,000 MU Mauritius 0 SC Seychelles 0
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About the indicator

The number of military personnel on active duty. The series was assembled by the Correlates of War project and continued with data of the International Institute for Strategic Studies; unlike the World Bank series, which begins in 1985, it reaches 1816 and makes military buildup over two centuries visible — including both world wars.

Important: Over two hundred years borders and the composition of countries changed, so the series before the middle of the 20th century refers to the territory of the time: comparing adjacent years is reliable, comparing 1830 with 2020 only loosely so.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.

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