Military personnel, gaps filled in Mali
Mali: Military personnel, gaps filled was 21,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, gaps filled in Mali, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
Mali recorded 21,000 people for military personnel, gaps filled in 2022. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Mali peaked at 21,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,000 people, in 1961.
That places Mali 95th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Military personnel, gaps filled in Mali, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 2,000 people | -33.3% |
| 1962 | 3,000 people | +50.0% |
| 1963 | 5,000 people | +66.7% |
| 1964 | 8,000 people | +60.0% |
| 1965 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 7,000 people | -12.5% |
| 1967 | 5,000 people | -28.6% |
| 1968 | 7,000 people | +40.0% |
| 1969 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 8,000 people | +14.3% |
| 1971 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7,000 people | -12.5% |
| 1978 | 8,000 people | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 5,000 people | -37.5% |
| 1980 | 7,000 people | +40.0% |
| 1981 | 8,000 people | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 13,000 people | +62.5% |
| 1991 | 13,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12,000 people | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 12,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10,000 people | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7,000 people | -30.0% |
| 2001 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,000 people | -57.1% |
| 2015 | 4,000 people | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 6,000 people | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 8,000 people | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 10,000 people | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13,000 people | +30.0% |
| 2021 | 21,000 people | +61.5% |
| 2022 | 21,000 people | +0.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 21,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 33,000 people, 64% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 21,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,000 people, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,500 people | 2,000 people | 8,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 7,600 people | 5,000 people | 8,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,900 people | 7,000 people | 8,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,400 people | 10,000 people | 13,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,000 people | 7,000 people | 7,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,900 people | 3,000 people | 10,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,333 people | 13,000 people | 21,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More reference data data for Mali
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4025 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 39.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, gaps filled in Mali?
- Military personnel, gaps filled in Mali was 21,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 21,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 people in 1961.
- How does Mali rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Mali ranks 95th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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.