Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 1.20 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 1.20 million.
That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 1.48 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 732,300, in 1985.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 732,300 | — |
| 1986 | 777,225 | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 822,150 | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 867,075 | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 912,000 | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 922,000 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 814,000 | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 800,000 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 850,000 | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 794,000 | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 1.34 million | +69.1% |
| 1996 | 1.30 million | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.25 million | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 1.28 million | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.34 million | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 1.39 million | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.24 million | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 1.20 million | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 1.14 million | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.12 million | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.12 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.12 million | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.12 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.12 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.15 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.29 million | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 1.47 million | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 1.48 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.46 million | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.47 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.46 million | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.34 million | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 1.31 million | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.34 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.34 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.20 million | -10.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Africa Eastern and Southern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +69.1% | 794,000 | 1.34 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 822,150 | 732,300 | 912,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.07 million | 794,000 | 1.34 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 million | 1.12 million | 1.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.40 million | 1.29 million | 1.48 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.20 million | 1.20 million | 1.20 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 35 Germany 183,000 compare
- 36 Israel 178,000 compare
- 37 Afghanistan 165,000 compare
- 38 Belarus 158,000 compare
- 38 Peru 158,000 compare
- 40 Philippines 157,000 compare
- 41 United Kingdom 153,000 compare
More public sector data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Arms imports 166.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.2212 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -35.66 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 166.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 17.76 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -0.536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 13.66 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 11.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Africa Eastern and Southern was 1.20 million in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 732,300 in 1985.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 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
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
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
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 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.