Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Brazil
Brazil: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 762,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Brazil, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Brazil is 762,000, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Brazil peaked at 762,000 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 276,000, in 1985.
Brazil ranks 8th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 276,000 | — |
| 1986 | 286,750 | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 297,500 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 308,250 | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 319,000 | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 295,000 | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 295,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 296,000 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 296,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 296,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 680,600 | +129.9% |
| 1996 | 680,600 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 700,300 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 698,850 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 676,600 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 673,200 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 673,200 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 673,200 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 673,200 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 687,000 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 673,000 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 754,000 | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 721,000 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 721,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 713,480 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 713,480 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 713,480 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 713,480 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 713,480 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 729,500 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 729,500 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 729,500 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 730,000 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 761,500 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 762,000 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 762,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 297,500 | 276,000 | 319,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 491,495 | 295,000 | 700,300 | 10 |
| 2000s | 696,228 | 673,000 | 754,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 729,592 | 713,480 | 762,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 762,000 | 762,000 | 762,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 5 United States of America 1.40 million compare
- 6 Pakistan 943,000 compare
- 7 Egypt 836,000 compare
- 9 Indonesia 676,000 compare
- 10 Iran, Islamic Republic of 650,000 compare
- 11 Republic of Korea 569,000 compare
More public sector data for Brazil
- Arms imports 435.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 135.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 435.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 98.81 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0096 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 20.95 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 22.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Brazil?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Brazil was 762,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 762,000 in 2019.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 276,000 in 1985.
- How does Brazil rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Brazil ranks 8th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.