Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Belgium
Belgium: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 24,000 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Belgium, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Belgium stood at 24,000. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Belgium peaked at 110,000 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 24,000, in 2020.
Belgium ranks 96th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 91,600 | — |
| 1986 | 96,200 | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 100,800 | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 105,400 | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 110,000 | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 106,000 | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 101,000 | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 79,000 | -21.8% |
| 1993 | 70,000 | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 53,000 | -24.3% |
| 1995 | 47,200 | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 46,300 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 44,450 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 43,700 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 41,750 | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 39,300 | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 39,400 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 39,200 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 40,800 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 36,000 | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 37,000 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 40,000 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 39,000 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 39,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 39,482 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 35,736 | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 34,050 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 30,700 | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 37,500 | +22.1% |
| 2014 | 37,600 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 36,350 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 33,800 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 32,000 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 31,500 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 26,000 | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 24,000 | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 100,800 | 91,600 | 110,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 63,240 | 41,750 | 106,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,918 | 36,000 | 40,800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,524 | 26,000 | 37,600 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More public sector data for Belgium
- Arms imports 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 43.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -92.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 721.97 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0128 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 8.56 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 393.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Belgium?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Belgium was 24,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 110,000 in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,000 in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Belgium ranks 96th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium 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.