Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Albania
Albania: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 8,000 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Albania, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Albania recorded 8,000 for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Albania peaked at 86,500 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8,000, in 2019.
That places Albania 140th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 40,400 | — |
| 1992 | 65,000 | +60.9% |
| 1993 | 65,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 65,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 86,500 | +33.1% |
| 1996 | 67,500 | -22.0% |
| 1997 | 67,500 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 67,500 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 67,500 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 67,500 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 40,500 | -40.0% |
| 2002 | 27,000 | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 22,000 | -18.5% |
| 2004 | 21,500 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 22,500 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 11,500 | -48.9% |
| 2007 | 14,500 | +26.1% |
| 2008 | 14,500 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14,745 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 14,745 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14,750 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14,750 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8,500 | -42.4% |
| 2014 | 8,500 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8,500 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8,500 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9,000 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 9,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8,000 | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40,400 | 40,400 | 40,400 | 1 |
| 1990s | 68,938 | 65,000 | 86,500 | 8 |
| 2000s | 25,624 | 11,500 | 67,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,424 | 8,000 | 14,750 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More public sector data for Albania
- Arms imports 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 5.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 225.26 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0198 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 34.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 535.47 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 36.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Albania?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Albania was 8,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 86,500 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,000 in 2019.
- How does Albania rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Albania ranks 140th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania 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
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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.