Military personnel, gaps filled in Malaysia
Malaysia: Military personnel, gaps filled was 113,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, gaps filled in Malaysia, 1957–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, gaps filled in Malaysia stood at 113,000 people.
That represents a change of up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Malaysia peaked at 130,000 people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14,000 people, in 1963.
Malaysia ranks 43rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Military personnel, gaps filled in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 18,000 people | — |
| 1958 | 20,000 people | +11.1% |
| 1959 | 20,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 20,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 44,000 people | +120.0% |
| 1962 | 46,000 people | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 14,000 people | -69.6% |
| 1964 | 32,000 people | +128.6% |
| 1965 | 37,000 people | +15.6% |
| 1966 | 35,000 people | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 40,000 people | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 46,000 people | +15.0% |
| 1969 | 46,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 58,000 people | +26.1% |
| 1971 | 62,000 people | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 69,000 people | +11.3% |
| 1973 | 70,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 75,000 people | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 76,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 80,000 people | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 79,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 82,000 people | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 82,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 83,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 90,000 people | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 95,000 people | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 99,000 people | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 125,000 people | +26.3% |
| 1985 | 110,000 people | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 113,000 people | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 113,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 113,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 115,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 130,000 people | +13.0% |
| 1991 | 128,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 128,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 115,000 people | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 115,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 122,000 people | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 128,000 people | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 110,000 people | -14.1% |
| 1998 | 110,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 95,000 people | -13.6% |
| 2000 | 96,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 104,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 107,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 110,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 110,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 109,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 109,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 109,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 109,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 109,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 109,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 109,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 109,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 109,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 109,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 109,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 109,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 113,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 113,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 113,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 113,000 people | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 113,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,000 people, 4.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 113,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,500 people, 11.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, gaps filled in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +128.6% | 14,000 people | 32,000 people |
| 1961 | +120.0% | 20,000 people | 44,000 people |
| 1963 | -69.6% | 46,000 people | 14,000 people |
| 1984 | +26.3% | 99,000 people | 125,000 people |
| 1970 | +26.1% | 46,000 people | 58,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19,333 people | 18,000 people | 20,000 people | 3 |
| 1960s | 36,000 people | 14,000 people | 46,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 73,300 people | 58,000 people | 82,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 105,600 people | 83,000 people | 125,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 118,100 people | 95,000 people | 130,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 105,400 people | 96,000 people | 110,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 109,400 people | 109,000 people | 113,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 113,000 people | 113,000 people | 113,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, gaps filled in Malaysia?
- Military personnel, gaps filled in Malaysia was 113,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 130,000 people in 1990.
- What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,000 people in 1963.
- How does Malaysia rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Malaysia ranks 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel with 103 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
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military personnel with 103 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.