Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Australia
Australia: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 60,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Australia, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Australia recorded 60,000 for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Australia peaked at 70,400 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 50,900, in 2002.
Australia ranks 64th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 70,400 | — |
| 1986 | 70,300 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 70,200 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 70,100 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 70,000 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 68,000 | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 68,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 68,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 68,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 65,000 | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 57,100 | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 58,800 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 58,400 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 58,400 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 56,200 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 51,600 | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 51,700 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 50,900 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 53,600 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 52,000 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 53,000 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 51,000 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 55,000 | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 55,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 56,552 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 56,552 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 57,050 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 56,200 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 56,750 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 56,750 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 57,800 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 57,800 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 58,000 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 58,100 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 59,000 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 60,000 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70,200 | 70,000 | 70,400 | 5 |
| 1990s | 62,590 | 56,200 | 68,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53,035 | 50,900 | 56,552 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,400 | 56,200 | 59,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 62 Uzbekistan 68,000 compare
- 63 United Arab Emirates 63,000 compare
- 65 Singapore 59,000 compare
- 66 Turkmenistan 57,000 compare
- 67 South Sudan 53,000 compare
More public sector data for Australia
- Arms imports 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 36.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 159.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,244 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0192 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 33.82 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 49.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Australia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Australia was 60,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 70,400 in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,900 in 2002.
- How does Australia rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Australia ranks 64th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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.