Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Belarus
Belarus: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 158,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Belarus, 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Belarus stood at 158,000.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Belarus peaked at 192,900 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 65,000, in 1994.
That places Belarus 38th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 102,000 | — |
| 1993 | 115,000 | +12.7% |
| 1994 | 65,000 | -43.5% |
| 1995 | 106,400 | +63.7% |
| 1996 | 93,500 | -12.1% |
| 1997 | 89,800 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 91,000 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 103,900 | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 91,100 | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 192,900 | +111.7% |
| 2002 | 189,800 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 182,900 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 182,000 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 183,000 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 183,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 183,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 183,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 182,940 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 182,940 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 158,000 | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 158,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 158,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 158,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 158,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 155,350 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 155,000 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 155,350 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 155,000 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 158,000 | +1.9% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 158,000 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64,000, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 158,000 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,500, 6.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Belarus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +111.7% | 91,100 | 192,900 |
| 1995 | +63.7% | 65,000 | 106,400 |
| 1994 | -43.5% | 115,000 | 65,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95,825 | 65,000 | 115,000 | 8 |
| 2000s | 175,364 | 91,100 | 192,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 159,364 | 155,000 | 182,940 | 10 |
| 2020s | 158,000 | 158,000 | 158,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 35 Germany 183,000 compare
- 36 Israel 178,000 compare
- 37 Afghanistan 165,000 compare
- 38 Peru 158,000 compare
- 40 Philippines 157,000 compare
- 41 United Kingdom 153,000 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Belarus?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Belarus was 158,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 192,900 in 2001.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,000 in 1994.
- How does Belarus rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Belarus ranks 38th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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.