Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Barbados

Barbados: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 1,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
163rd
of 173 countries
All-time high
1,000
in 1985
All-time low
600
in 1995
Years of data
27
1985–2020

Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Barbados, 1985–2020

02004006008001.0k1985200220201985: 1.0k1995: 6001996: 6001997: 6001998: 6101999: 6102000: 6002001: 6002002: 6002003: 6002004: 6102005: 6102006: 6102007: 6102008: 1.0k2009: 6102010: 6102011: 6102012: 6102013: 6102014: 6102015: 6102016: 6102017: 1.0k2018: 6102019: 1.0k2020: 1.0k

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Barbados recorded 1,000 for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 63.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Barbados peaked at 1,000 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 600, in 1995.

Barbados ranks 163rd of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Barbados, 1985 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1985 1,000
1995 600 -40.0%
1996 600 +0.0%
1997 600 +0.0%
1998 610 +1.7%
1999 610 +0.0%
2000 600 -1.6%
2001 600 +0.0%
2002 600 +0.0%
2003 600 +0.0%
2004 610 +1.7%
2005 610 +0.0%
2006 610 +0.0%
2007 610 +0.0%
2008 1,000 +63.9%
2009 610 -39.0%
2010 610 +0.0%
2011 610 +0.0%
2012 610 +0.0%
2013 610 +0.0%
2014 610 +0.0%
2015 610 +0.0%
2016 610 +0.0%
2017 1,000 +63.9%
2018 610 -39.0%
2019 1,000 +63.9%
2020 1,000 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1,000 1,000 1,000 1
1990s 604 600 610 5
2000s 645 600 1,000 10
2010s 688 610 1,000 10
2020s 1,000 1,000 1,000 1

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 163 Cape Verde 1,000 compare
  2. 163 Equatorial Guinea 1,000 compare
  3. 163 Haiti 1,000 compare
  4. 163 Luxembourg 1,000 compare
  5. 163 Sao Tome and Principe 1,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Barbados?
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Barbados was 1,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 1,000 in 1985.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 600 in 1995.
How does Barbados rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
Barbados ranks 163rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 63.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados 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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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.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 7,420 data points, 1985–2020
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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.