Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Malawi
Malawi: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 15,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Malawi, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Malawi is 15,000, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 183.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Malawi peaked at 15,000 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5,300, in 1985.
Malawi ranks 117th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 5,300 | — |
| 1986 | 5,725 | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 6,150 | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 6,575 | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 7,000 | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 8,000 | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 10,000 | +25.0% |
| 1993 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9,500 | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 10,800 | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 6,000 | -44.4% |
| 1998 | 6,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6,800 | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 6,800 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6,800 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6,000 | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 7,000 | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,300 | -24.3% |
| 2010 | 5,300 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6,800 | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 6,800 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6,800 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6,800 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6,800 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14,900 | +119.1% |
| 2017 | 15,000 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 14,700 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 15,000 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6,150 | 5,300 | 7,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 8,330 | 6,000 | 10,800 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,570 | 5,300 | 7,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,890 | 5,300 | 15,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More public sector data for Malawi
- Arms imports 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9237 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 5.43 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -21.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 117.59 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 201.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Malawi?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Malawi was 15,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 15,000 in 2017.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,300 in 1985.
- How does Malawi rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Malawi ranks 117th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 183.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
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About this data
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.