Military personnel, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0003 people per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Military personnel, per capita in Mozambique, 1975–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per capita in Mozambique is 0.0003 people per person, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.0051 people per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 people per person, in 2000.
Mozambique ranks 165th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military personnel, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0021 people per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0021 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0025 people per person | +19.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0024 people per person | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0027 people per person | +15.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0026 people per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0026 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0025 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0027 people per person | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0028 people per person | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0028 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0051 people per person | +82.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0051 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0051 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.005 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.005 people per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0049 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0037 people per person | -24.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0036 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 people per person | -79.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 people per person | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 people per person | +23.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 people per person | -44.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 people per person | -26.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 people per person | +79.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 people per person | -28.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 people per person | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 people per person | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 people per person | -2.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0003 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0015 people per person, 22% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0003 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 people per person, 27% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +82.5% | 0.0028 people per person | 0.0051 people per person |
| 2001 | +79.3% | 0.0003 people per person | 0.0006 people per person |
| 1994 | -79.4% | 0.0036 people per person | 0.0007 people per person |
| 1999 | -44.1% | 0.0008 people per person | 0.0005 people per person |
| 2003 | -28.9% | 0.0006 people per person | 0.0004 people per person |
| 2000 | -26.6% | 0.0005 people per person | 0.0003 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0024 people per person | 0.0021 people per person | 0.0027 people per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0036 people per person | 0.0025 people per person | 0.0051 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0021 people per person | 0.0005 people per person | 0.005 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 people per person | 0.0003 people per person | 0.0006 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 people per person | 0.0004 people per person | 0.0005 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 people per person | 0.0003 people per person | 0.0004 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 162 Tanzania 0.0004 people per person compare
- 163 Papua New Guinea 0.0004 people per person compare
- 164 Liberia 0.0004 people per person compare
- 166 Burkina Faso 0.0003 people per person compare
- 167 Haiti 0.0001 people per person compare
- 168 Andorra 0 people per person
- 168 Antigua and Barbuda 0 people per person
- 168 Costa Rica 0 people per person compare
- 168 Dominica 0 people per person
- 168 Micronesia (country) 0 people per person
- 168 Grenada 0 people per person compare
- 168 Iceland 0 people per person
- 168 Kiribati 0 people per person
- 168 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 people per person
- 168 Saint Lucia 0 people per person
- 168 Liechtenstein 0 people per person
- 168 Luxembourg 0 people per person compare
- 168 Monaco 0 people per person
- 168 Maldives 0 people per person
- 168 Marshall Islands 0 people per person
- 168 Mauritius 0 people per person compare
- 168 Nauru 0 people per person
- 168 Panama 0 people per person compare
- 168 Palau 0 people per person
- 168 Solomon Islands 0 people per person
- 168 San Marino 0 people per person
- 168 Seychelles 0 people per person compare
- 168 Tuvalu 0 people per person
- 168 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 people per person
- 168 Vanuatu 0 people per person
- 168 Samoa 0 people per person
More reference data data for Mozambique
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.53 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Mozambique?
- Military personnel, per capita in Mozambique was 0.0003 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0051 people per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 people per person in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 165th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military personnel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.