Military personnel, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.1167 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.1167 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
105th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.1167 people per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0 people per square kilometre
in 1964
Years of data
59
1964–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1964–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.1167 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 120.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.1167 people per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 people per square kilometre, in 1964.
That places Malawi 105th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0.0424 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0424 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0424 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0424 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.053 people per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0424 people per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0424 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0424 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.053 people per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 0.053 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.053 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0424 people per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0424 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0318 people per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0318 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0424 people per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0636 people per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0636 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0636 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0636 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0636 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0742 people per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0742 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0742 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0742 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0742 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0849 people per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1061 people per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1061 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1061 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1061 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0849 people per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0849 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0849 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.053 people per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 2000 | 0.053 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.053 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.053 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.053 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.053 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.053 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.053 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.053 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.053 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.053 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.053 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.053 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.053 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.053 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.053 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.053 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.053 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.053 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1167 people per square kilometre | +120.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1167 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1167 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1167 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1167 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.1167 people per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0839 people per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.1167 people per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0601 people per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0371 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre | 0.053 people per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1970s | 0.0435 people per square kilometre | 0.0318 people per square kilometre | 0.053 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0658 people per square kilometre | 0.0424 people per square kilometre | 0.0742 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0891 people per square kilometre | 0.053 people per square kilometre | 0.1061 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.053 people per square kilometre | 0.053 people per square kilometre | 0.053 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0658 people per square kilometre | 0.053 people per square kilometre | 0.1167 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1167 people per square kilometre | 0.1167 people per square kilometre | 0.1167 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 102 Sierra Leone 0.1247 people per square kilometre compare
- 103 Uruguay 0.12 people per square kilometre compare
- 104 Saudi Arabia 0.1196 people per square kilometre compare
- 106 Ireland 0.1161 people per square kilometre compare
- 107 Latvia 0.1125 people per square kilometre compare
- 108 Mexico 0.1111 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.1167 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1167 people per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Malawi rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 105th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military personnel ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.