Malawi - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Malawi was 15,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 5,300 in 1985.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance.

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Year Value
1985 5,300
1989 7,000
1990 7,000
1991 8,000
1992 10,000
1993 10,000
1994 10,000
1995 9,500
1996 10,800
1997 6,000
1998 6,000
1999 6,000
2000 6,000
2001 6,800
2002 6,800
2003 6,800
2004 6,000
2005 7,000
2006 7,000
2007 7,000
2008 7,000
2009 5,300
2010 5,300
2011 6,800
2012 6,800
2013 6,800
2014 6,800
2015 6,800
2016 14,900
2017 15,000
2018 14,700
2019 15,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Malawi was 0.184 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 0.255 in 1996, while its lowest value was 0.087 in 2010.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance.

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Year Value
1990 0.175
1991 0.196
1992 0.243
1993 0.242
1994 0.241
1995 0.227
1996 0.255
1997 0.139
1998 0.136
1999 0.132
2000 0.129
2001 0.143
2002 0.140
2003 0.136
2004 0.117
2005 0.133
2006 0.130
2007 0.126
2008 0.123
2009 0.090
2010 0.087
2011 0.109
2012 0.105
2013 0.102
2014 0.098
2015 0.095
2016 0.202
2017 0.197
2018 0.187
2019 0.184

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade