Military personnel, gaps filled in Mozambique

Mozambique: Military personnel, gaps filled was 11,000 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
11,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
119th
of 194 countries
All-time high
65,000 people
in 1986
All-time low
6,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
48
1975–2022

Military personnel, gaps filled in Mozambique, 1975–2022

020.0k40.0k60.0k197519982022

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for military personnel, gaps filled in Mozambique is 11,000 people, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Mozambique peaked at 65,000 people in 1986 and was at its lowest, 6,000 people, in 2000.

Mozambique ranks 119th of 194 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.

Military personnel, gaps filled in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Military personnel, gaps filled in Mozambique, 1975 to 2022.
Year people Change
1975 20,000 people
1976 21,000 people +5.0%
1977 26,000 people +23.8%
1978 25,000 people -3.8%
1979 30,000 people +20.0%
1980 30,000 people +0.0%
1981 30,000 people +0.0%
1982 30,000 people +0.0%
1983 32,000 people +6.7%
1984 34,000 people +6.2%
1985 35,000 people +2.9%
1986 65,000 people +85.7%
1987 65,000 people +0.0%
1988 65,000 people +0.0%
1989 65,000 people +0.0%
1990 65,000 people +0.0%
1991 65,000 people +0.0%
1992 50,000 people -23.1%
1993 50,000 people +0.0%
1994 11,000 people -78.0%
1995 12,000 people +9.1%
1996 11,000 people -8.3%
1997 14,000 people +27.3%
1998 14,000 people +0.0%
1999 8,000 people -42.9%
2000 6,000 people -25.0%
2001 11,000 people +83.3%
2002 11,000 people +0.0%
2003 8,000 people -27.3%
2004 10,000 people +25.0%
2005 11,000 people +10.0%
2006 11,000 people +0.0%
2007 11,000 people +0.0%
2008 11,000 people +0.0%
2009 11,000 people +0.0%
2010 11,000 people +0.0%
2011 11,000 people +0.0%
2012 11,000 people +0.0%
2013 11,000 people +0.0%
2014 11,000 people +0.0%
2015 11,000 people +0.0%
2016 11,000 people +0.0%
2017 11,000 people +0.0%
2018 11,000 people +0.0%
2019 11,000 people +0.0%
2020 11,000 people +0.0%
2021 11,000 people +0.0%
2022 11,000 people +0.0%

Mozambique compared with similar countries

  • Mozambique's 11,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 33,000 people, 33% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Mozambique's 11,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,000 people, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 24,400 people 20,000 people 30,000 people 5
1980s 45,100 people 30,000 people 65,000 people 10
1990s 30,000 people 8,000 people 65,000 people 10
2000s 10,100 people 6,000 people 11,000 people 10
2010s 11,000 people 11,000 people 11,000 people 10
2020s 11,000 people 11,000 people 11,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 116 Benin 12,000 people compare
  2. 116 Cyprus 12,000 people compare
  3. 116 Nicaragua 12,000 people compare
  4. 119 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11,000 people compare
  5. 119 Kyrgyzstan 11,000 people compare
  6. 119 Malawi 11,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

More reference data data for Mozambique

All data for Mozambique →

Frequently asked questions

What is military personnel, gaps filled in Mozambique?
Military personnel, gaps filled in Mozambique was 11,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 65,000 people in 1986.
What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 6,000 people in 2000.
How does Mozambique rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
Mozambique ranks 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Military personnel, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 48 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Military personnel, gaps filled in Mozambique. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/military-personnel-gaps-filled/mozambique/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/military-personnel-gaps-filled/mozambique/">Military personnel, gaps filled in Mozambique</a> — Statizoid

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

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

Indicator
Military personnel, gaps filled
Unit
people
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 15,868 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

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.