Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Angola
Angola: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 117,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Angola, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Angola is 117,000, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Angola peaked at 150,000 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 49,500, in 1985.
That places Angola 49th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 49,500 | — |
| 1986 | 63,875 | +29.0% |
| 1987 | 78,250 | +22.5% |
| 1988 | 92,625 | +18.4% |
| 1989 | 107,000 | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 115,000 | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 150,000 | +30.4% |
| 1992 | 128,000 | -14.7% |
| 1993 | 128,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 120,000 | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 122,000 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 106,400 | -12.8% |
| 1997 | 125,500 | +18.0% |
| 1998 | 129,000 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 127,500 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 117,500 | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 145,500 | +23.8% |
| 2002 | 110,000 | -24.4% |
| 2003 | 130,000 | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 118,000 | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 118,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 110,000 | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 117,000 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 117,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 117,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 117,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 117,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 117,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 117,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 117,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 117,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 117,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 117,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 117,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 117,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 117,000 | +0.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 117,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23,000, 5.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Angola's 117,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16,000, 7.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Angola 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +30.4% | 115,000 | 150,000 |
| 1986 | +29.0% | 49,500 | 63,875 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78,250 | 49,500 | 107,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 125,140 | 106,400 | 150,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 120,000 | 110,000 | 145,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 117,000 | 117,000 | 117,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 117,000 | 117,000 | 117,000 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Angola?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Angola was 117,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 150,000 in 1991.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,500 in 1985.
- How does Angola rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Angola ranks 49th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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.