Armed forces personnel in Madagascar
Madagascar: Armed forces personnel was 0.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Madagascar, 1990–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.2% for armed forces personnel in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Madagascar peaked at 0.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.
That places Madagascar 159th out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4% | — |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +31.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -26.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 156 Benin 0.2% compare
- 157 Malawi 0.2% compare
- 158 Equatorial Guinea 0.2% compare
- 160 Ghana 0.1% compare
- 161 Papua New Guinea 0.1% compare
- 162 Burkina Faso 0.1% compare
More public sector data for Madagascar
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0345 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2020)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 3.81 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0069 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 19.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 121.63 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Madagascar?
- Armed forces personnel in Madagascar was 0.2% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- How does Madagascar rank for armed forces personnel?
- Madagascar ranks 159th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies, published as part of Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.