Armed forces as a share of the population — all countries

Armed forces as a share of the population — Mozambique

Armed forces as a share of the population in Mozambique in 2022 — 0.034%. Ranked 161 in the world out of 189. Since 1975, the indicator has fallen by 0.186 pp.

2022 0.034% −0.001 pp vs 2021
World rank 161of 189
Period maximum 0.466%1988
Period minimum 0.03%2000

Trend over time

1975–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Mozambique, 1975–202200.20.40.619751980198519901995200020052010201520201975: 0.219%1976: 0.225%1977: 0.273%1978: 0.257%1979: 0.301%1980: 0.248%1981: 0.241%1982: 0.234%1983: 0.243%1984: 0.252%1985: 0.252%1986: 0.459%1987: 0.46%1988: 0.466%1989: 0.465%1990: 0.459%1991: 0.451%1992: 0.338%1993: 0.321%1994: 0.066%1995: 0.069%1996: 0.062%1997: 0.077%1998: 0.074%1999: 0.041%2000: 0.03%2001: 0.062%2002: 0.057%2003: 0.04%2004: 0.049%2005: 0.052%2006: 0.051%2007: 0.05%2008: 0.048%2009: 0.047%2010: 0.046%2011: 0.045%2012: 0.044%2013: 0.042%2014: 0.04%2015: 0.039%2016: 0.038%2017: 0.039%2018: 0.038%2019: 0.037%2020: 0.036%2021: 0.035%2022: 0.034%
Change over the period: −0.186 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Mozambique 0.034%
World computed 0.259%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.161%
Eastern Africa computed 0.236%
Low-income countries computed 0.409%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.034 −0.001 pp
2021 0.035 −0.001 pp
2020 0.036 −0.001 pp
2019 0.037 −0.001 pp
2018 0.038 −0.001 pp
2017 0.039 +0.001 pp
2016 0.038 −0.001 pp
2015 0.039 −0.001 pp
2014 0.04 −0.001 pp
2013 0.042 −0.002 pp
2012 0.044 −0.001 pp
2011 0.045 −0.001 pp
2010 0.046 −0.001 pp
2009 0.047 −0.001 pp
2008 0.048 −0.001 pp
2007 0.05 −0.001 pp
2006 0.051 −0.001 pp
2005 0.052 +0.003 pp
2004 0.049 +0.009 pp
2003 0.04 −0.017 pp
2002 0.057 −0.005 pp
2001 0.062 +0.032 pp
2000 0.03 −0.011 pp
1999 0.041 −0.033 pp
1998 0.074 −0.002 pp
1997 0.077 +0.015 pp
1996 0.062 −0.007 pp
1995 0.069 +0.003 pp
1994 0.066 −0.255 pp
1993 0.321 −0.017 pp
1992 0.338 −0.113 pp
1991 0.451 −0.009 pp
1990 0.459 −0.005 pp
1989 0.465 −0.001 pp
1988 0.466 +0.006 pp
1987 0.46 +0.001 pp
1986 0.459 +0.207 pp
1985 0.252 +0.001 pp
1984 0.252 +0.008 pp
1983 0.243 +0.009 pp
1982 0.234 −0.007 pp
1981 0.241 −0.007 pp
1980 0.248 −0.053 pp
1979 0.301 +0.045 pp
1978 0.257 −0.016 pp
1977 0.273 +0.048 pp
1976 0.225 +0.006 pp
1975 0.219

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.