Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Burundi
Burundi: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 31,000 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Burundi, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Burundi stood at 31,000.
The figure is down 39.2% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Burundi peaked at 82,000 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5,200, in 1985.
Burundi ranks 87th 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 Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 5,200 | — |
| 1986 | 6,650 | +27.9% |
| 1987 | 8,100 | +21.8% |
| 1988 | 9,550 | +17.9% |
| 1989 | 11,000 | +15.2% |
| 1990 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 17,000 | +30.8% |
| 1995 | 14,600 | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 22,000 | +50.7% |
| 1997 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 43,500 | +97.7% |
| 1999 | 45,500 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 45,500 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 51,000 | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 51,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 56,000 | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 81,000 | +44.6% |
| 2005 | 82,000 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 66,500 | -18.9% |
| 2007 | 51,000 | -23.3% |
| 2008 | 51,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 51,050 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 51,050 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 51,050 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 51,000 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 51,050 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 51,050 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 41,000 | -19.7% |
| 2016 | 51,050 | +24.5% |
| 2017 | 31,000 | -39.3% |
| 2018 | 51,050 | +64.7% |
| 2019 | 51,000 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 31,000 | -39.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 31,000 is below the median for low income countries, which is 35,000, 89% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 31,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16,000, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Burundi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +97.7% | 22,000 | 43,500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,100 | 5,200 | 11,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 21,460 | 12,000 | 45,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 58,605 | 45,500 | 82,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,030 | 31,000 | 51,050 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,000 | 31,000 | 31,000 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Burundi?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Burundi was 31,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 82,000 in 2005.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,200 in 1985.
- How does Burundi rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Burundi ranks 87th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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.