Armed forces as a share of the population — all countries

Armed forces as a share of the population — Mali

Armed forces as a share of the population in Mali in 2022 — 0.091%. Ranked 142 in the world out of 189. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 0.022 pp.

2022 0.091% −0.003 pp vs 2021
World rank 142of 189
Period maximum 0.178%1964
Period minimum 0.018%2014

Trend over time

1960–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Mali, 1960–202200.050.10.150.219601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 0.069%1962: 0.065%1964: 0.178%1966: 0.15%1968: 0.145%1970: 0.146%1972: 0.139%1974: 0.133%1976: 0.127%1978: 0.119%1980: 0.099%1982: 0.107%1984: 0.1%1986: 0.106%1988: 0.102%1990: 0.159%1992: 0.122%1994: 0.115%1996: 0.09%1998: 0.094%2000: 0.062%2002: 0.064%2004: 0.06%2006: 0.057%2008: 0.053%2010: 0.05%2012: 0.047%2014: 0.018%2016: 0.033%2018: 0.049%2020: 0.06%2022: 0.091%
Change over the period: +0.022 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Mali 0.091%
World computed 0.259%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.161%
Western Africa computed 0.076%
Low-income countries computed 0.409%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Mali, by year Mali All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.091 −0.003 pp
2021 0.094 +0.034 pp
2020 0.06 +0.012 pp
2019 0.047 −0.001 pp
2018 0.049 +0.009 pp
2017 0.04 +0.007 pp
2016 0.033 +0.01 pp
2015 0.023 +0.005 pp
2014 0.018 −0.025 pp
2013 0.042 −0.005 pp
2012 0.047 −0.001 pp
2011 0.049 −0.001 pp
2010 0.05 −0.002 pp
2009 0.052 −0.002 pp
2008 0.053 −0.002 pp
2007 0.055 −0.002 pp
2006 0.057 −0.002 pp
2005 0.059 −0.002 pp
2004 0.06 −0.002 pp
2003 0.062 −0.002 pp
2002 0.064 −0.002 pp
2001 0.067 +0.004 pp
2000 0.062 −0.029 pp
1999 0.091 −0.002 pp
1998 0.094 +0.006 pp
1997 0.087 −0.003 pp
1996 0.09 −0.021 pp
1995 0.111 −0.004 pp
1994 0.115 −0.004 pp
1993 0.118 −0.004 pp
1992 0.122 −0.014 pp
1991 0.137 −0.023 pp
1990 0.159 +0.059 pp
1989 0.101 −0.002 pp
1988 0.102 −0.002 pp
1987 0.104 −0.002 pp
1986 0.106 +0.008 pp
1985 0.097 −0.003 pp
1984 0.1 −0.003 pp
1983 0.103 −0.003 pp
1982 0.107 −0.003 pp
1981 0.11 +0.011 pp
1980 0.099 +0.026 pp
1979 0.072 −0.047 pp
1978 0.119 +0.012 pp
1977 0.108 −0.019 pp
1976 0.127 −0.003 pp
1975 0.13 −0.003 pp
1974 0.133 −0.003 pp
1973 0.136 −0.003 pp
1972 0.139 −0.003 pp
1971 0.143 −0.003 pp
1970 0.146 +0.004 pp
1969 0.142 −0.003 pp
1968 0.145 +0.039 pp
1967 0.105 −0.045 pp
1966 0.15 −0.024 pp
1965 0.175 −0.004 pp
1964 0.178 +0.065 pp
1963 0.114 +0.048 pp
1962 0.065 +0.021 pp
1961 0.045 −0.024 pp
1960 0.069

About the indicator

Military personnel on active duty as a percent of the entire population of the country. The indicator answers the question of how large the armed forces are relative to the size of the country — an army that is large in absolute numbers in a large country can come out smaller by this measure than the small army of a small state.

Important: A close indicator — the share of the labor force — answers a different question: what part of those able to work is occupied in the army instead of the economy. In countries with young populations the two diverge noticeably.

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