Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Mauritania
Mauritania: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 21,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Mauritania, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Mauritania stood at 21,000. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Mauritania peaked at 21,000 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8,500, in 1985.
That places Mauritania 104th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 8,500 | — |
| 1986 | 10,375 | +22.1% |
| 1987 | 12,250 | +18.1% |
| 1988 | 14,125 | +15.3% |
| 1989 | 16,000 | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 17,000 | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16,000 | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11,000 | -31.2% |
| 1995 | 20,700 | +88.2% |
| 1996 | 20,700 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20,650 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 20,650 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 20,650 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 20,700 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 20,600 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 20,700 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 20,700 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20,000 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 21,000 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20,870 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 20,870 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20,850 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 20,850 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20,850 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20,850 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20,850 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20,850 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21,000 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 20,850 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 21,000 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12,250 | 8,500 | 16,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 18,035 | 11,000 | 20,700 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,757 | 20,000 | 21,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,882 | 20,850 | 21,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,000 | 21,000 | 21,000 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Mauritania
- Arms imports 126.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 24.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0116 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -87.5 % change on previous year (2015)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 126.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 50.31 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0239 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 260.06 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Mauritania?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Mauritania was 21,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 21,000 in 2005.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,500 in 1985.
- How does Mauritania rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Mauritania ranks 104th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.