Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Cambodia
Cambodia: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 191,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Cambodia, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 191,000 for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Cambodia peaked at 360,500 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 35,000, in 1985.
Cambodia ranks 33rd of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 35,000 | — |
| 1986 | 51,000 | +45.7% |
| 1987 | 67,000 | +31.4% |
| 1988 | 83,000 | +23.9% |
| 1989 | 99,000 | +19.3% |
| 1990 | 112,000 | +13.1% |
| 1991 | 112,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 135,000 | +20.5% |
| 1993 | 102,000 | -24.4% |
| 1994 | 70,000 | -31.4% |
| 1995 | 308,500 | +340.7% |
| 1996 | 307,700 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 360,500 | +17.2% |
| 1998 | 359,000 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 359,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 360,000 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 207,000 | -42.5% |
| 2002 | 192,000 | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 192,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 192,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 191,000 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 191,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 191,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 191,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 191,300 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 191,300 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 191,300 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 191,300 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 191,300 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 191,300 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 191,300 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 191,300 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 191,000 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 191,300 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 191,000 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 191,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67,000 | 35,000 | 99,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 222,570 | 70,000 | 360,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 209,830 | 191,000 | 360,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 191,240 | 191,000 | 191,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 191,000 | 191,000 | 191,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More public sector data for Cambodia
- Arms imports 54.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 68.75 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 54.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 40.85 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0155 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 7.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 720.54 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 305.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Cambodia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Cambodia was 191,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 360,500 in 1997.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,000 in 1985.
- How does Cambodia rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Cambodia ranks 33rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.