Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) was 0.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel in Mauritius, 1990–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.5% for armed forces personnel in 2020. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Mauritius peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1994.
Mauritius ranks 116th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +77.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +25.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +6.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 52% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +77.5% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| 2011 | +25.6% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 113 Guinea-Bissau 0.5% compare
- 114 Argentina 0.5% compare
- 115 Uzbekistan 0.5% compare
- 117 Cape Verde 0.5% compare
- 118 Czechia 0.5% compare
- 119 Austria 0.5% compare
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- Democracy, annual growth rate 16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Mauritius?
- Armed forces personnel in Mauritius was 0.5% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1994.
- How does Mauritius rank for armed forces personnel?
- Mauritius ranks 116th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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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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.