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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — all countries

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Malawi

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Malawi in 2022 — 11,000 people. Ranked 119 in the world out of 189.

2022 11,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 119of 189
Period maximum 11,000 people2018
Period minimum 0 people1964

Trend over time

1964–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Malawi, 1964–202205,00010,00015,000196419701976198219881994200020062012201820221964: 0 people1965: 4,000 people1966: 4,000 people1967: 4,000 people1968: 4,000 people1969: 5,000 people1970: 4,000 people1971: 4,000 people1972: 4,000 people1973: 5,000 people1974: 5,000 people1975: 5,000 people1976: 4,000 people1977: 4,000 people1978: 3,000 people1979: 3,000 people1980: 4,000 people1981: 6,000 people1982: 6,000 people1983: 6,000 people1984: 6,000 people1985: 6,000 people1986: 7,000 people1987: 7,000 people1988: 7,000 people1989: 7,000 people1990: 7,000 people1991: 8,000 people1992: 10,000 people1993: 10,000 people1994: 10,000 people1995: 10,000 people1996: 8,000 people1997: 8,000 people1998: 8,000 people1999: 5,000 people2000: 5,000 people2001: 5,000 people2002: 5,000 people2003: 5,000 people2004: 5,000 people2005: 5,000 people2006: 5,000 people2007: 5,000 people2008: 5,000 people2009: 5,000 people2010: 5,000 people2011: 5,000 people2012: 5,000 people2013: 5,000 people2014: 5,000 people2015: 5,000 people2016: 5,000 people2017: 5,000 people2018: 11,000 people2019: 11,000 people2020: 11,000 people2021: 11,000 people2022: 11,000 people
Change over the period: +11,000

Comparison, 2022

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

Malawi 11,000 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 — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 11,000 +0 +0%
2021 11,000 +0 +0%
2020 11,000 +0 +0%
2019 11,000 +0 +0%
2018 11,000 +6,000 +120%
2017 5,000 +0 +0%
2016 5,000 +0 +0%
2015 5,000 +0 +0%
2014 5,000 +0 +0%
2013 5,000 +0 +0%
2012 5,000 +0 +0%
2011 5,000 +0 +0%
2010 5,000 +0 +0%
2009 5,000 +0 +0%
2008 5,000 +0 +0%
2007 5,000 +0 +0%
2006 5,000 +0 +0%
2005 5,000 +0 +0%
2004 5,000 +0 +0%
2003 5,000 +0 +0%
2002 5,000 +0 +0%
2001 5,000 +0 +0%
2000 5,000 +0 +0%
1999 5,000 −3,000 −37.5%
1998 8,000 +0 +0%
1997 8,000 +0 +0%
1996 8,000 −2,000 −20%
1995 10,000 +0 +0%
1994 10,000 +0 +0%
1993 10,000 +0 +0%
1992 10,000 +2,000 +25%
1991 8,000 +1,000 +14.29%
1990 7,000 +0 +0%
1989 7,000 +0 +0%
1988 7,000 +0 +0%
1987 7,000 +0 +0%
1986 7,000 +1,000 +16.67%
1985 6,000 +0 +0%
1984 6,000 +0 +0%
1983 6,000 +0 +0%
1982 6,000 +0 +0%
1981 6,000 +2,000 +50%
1980 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1979 3,000 +0 +0%
1978 3,000 −1,000 −25%
1977 4,000 +0 +0%
1976 4,000 −1,000 −20%
1975 5,000 +0 +0%
1974 5,000 +0 +0%
1973 5,000 +1,000 +25%
1972 4,000 +0 +0%
1971 4,000 +0 +0%
1970 4,000 −1,000 −20%
1969 5,000 +1,000 +25%
1968 4,000 +0 +0%
1967 4,000 +0 +0%
1966 4,000 +0 +0%
1965 4,000 +4,000 —
1964 0 — —

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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