World Bank · Public Sector

Mali: Armed forces personnel

0.54percent · 2020+165.6% since 2010

Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population. Annual figures for Mali from 1990 to 2020.

19902020

Every year

Year	Value (percent)	Note
2020	0.544
2019	0.282
2018	0.288
2017	0.252
2016	0.255
2015	0.232
2014	0.208
2013	0.184
2012	0.125
2011	0.199
2010	0.205
2009	0.211
2008	0.215
2007	0.221
2006	0.228
2005	0.236
2004	0.223
2003	0.255
2002	0.329
2001	0.339
2000	0.35
1999	0.361
1998	0.371
1997	0.381
1996	0.392
1995	0.401
1994	0.323
1993	0.33
1992	0.337
1991	0.372
1990	0.379

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Institute for Strategic Studies. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Armed forces personnel. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-armed-forces-personnel (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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