Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 525,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 525,000 for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 1.14 million in 1995 and was at its lowest, 465,900, in 2011.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 40th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 763,000 | — |
| 1986 | 776,250 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 789,500 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 802,750 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 816,000 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 662,000 | -18.9% |
| 1991 | 700,000 | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 755,000 | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 829,000 | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 839,000 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.14 million | +35.8% |
| 1996 | 1.06 million | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 1.03 million | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.02 million | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 981,920 | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 945,000 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 777,800 | -17.7% |
| 2002 | 717,800 | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 663,800 | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 595,000 | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 601,000 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 544,000 | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 532,000 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 522,000 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 493,193 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 488,712 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 465,900 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 519,910 | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 515,860 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 522,010 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 521,590 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 510,860 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 498,000 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 516,745 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 508,000 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 525,000 | +3.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Central Europe and the Baltics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +35.8% | 839,000 | 1.14 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 789,500 | 763,000 | 816,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 902,005 | 662,000 | 1.14 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 639,159 | 493,193 | 945,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 506,759 | 465,900 | 522,010 | 10 |
| 2020s | 525,000 | 525,000 | 525,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 37 Afghanistan 165,000 compare
- 38 Belarus 158,000 compare
- 38 Peru 158,000 compare
- 40 Philippines 157,000 compare
- 41 United Kingdom 153,000 compare
- 42 Greece 147,000 compare
- 43 Sudan 144,000 compare
More public sector data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Arms imports 2.91 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 29.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 21.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 2.91 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 711.87 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0289 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 34.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 71.23 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2,166 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Central Europe and the Baltics was 525,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 million in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 465,900 in 2011.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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.