Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Mozambique
Mozambique: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 11,000 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Mozambique, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 11,000 for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020.
The figure is down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Mozambique peaked at 65,000 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 6,100, in 1997.
Mozambique ranks 128th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 15,800 | — |
| 1986 | 28,100 | +77.8% |
| 1987 | 40,400 | +43.8% |
| 1988 | 52,700 | +30.4% |
| 1989 | 65,000 | +23.3% |
| 1990 | 65,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 65,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 50,000 | -23.1% |
| 1993 | 50,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11,000 | -78.0% |
| 1995 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 6,100 | -44.5% |
| 1998 | 6,100 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6,100 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6,100 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11,000 | +80.3% |
| 2002 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8,200 | -25.5% |
| 2004 | 11,000 | +34.1% |
| 2005 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11,200 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 11,200 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11,200 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11,200 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11,200 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11,200 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11,200 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11,200 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11,000 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 11,200 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 11,000 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40,400 | 15,800 | 65,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 28,230 | 6,100 | 65,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,250 | 6,100 | 11,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,160 | 11,000 | 11,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 128 Burkina Faso 11,000 compare
- 128 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11,000 compare
- 131 Central African Republic 10,000 compare
- 131 Costa Rica 10,000 compare
- 131 Niger 10,000 compare
- 131 New Zealand 10,000 compare
- 131 Togo 10,000 compare
More public sector data for Mozambique
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0289 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -66.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 13.01 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0198 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 11.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 450.45 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 3.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Mozambique?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Mozambique was 11,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 65,000 in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,100 in 1997.
- How does Mozambique rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Mozambique ranks 128th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.