Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Mauritius
Mauritius: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 3,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Mauritius, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 3,000 for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Mauritius peaked at 3,000 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,000, in 1985.
That places Mauritius 153rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1,000 | — |
| 1986 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,800 | +80.0% |
| 1996 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,600 | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 2,000 | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,500 | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 2,500 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,500 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,500 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,550 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 2,550 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3,000 | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,400 | 1,000 | 1,800 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,940 | 1,600 | 2,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,610 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Mauritius
- 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)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 18.47 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0015 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 15.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 23.01 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2,003 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 9,983 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Mauritius?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Mauritius was 3,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 3,000 in 2017.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 in 1985.
- How does Mauritius rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Mauritius ranks 153rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.