Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Chile
Chile: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 114,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Chile, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Chile stood at 114,000.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Chile peaked at 130,000 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 90,000, in 1991.
That places Chile 51st out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 101,000 | — |
| 1986 | 99,500 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 98,000 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 96,500 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 95,000 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 95,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 90,000 | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 92,000 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 92,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 102,000 | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 130,000 | +27.5% |
| 1996 | 120,900 | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 125,500 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 124,000 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 122,500 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 116,500 | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 122,200 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 117,300 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 114,100 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 116,000 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 116,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 103,000 | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 103,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 103,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 103,771 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 103,771 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 103,750 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 106,100 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 106,100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 109,450 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 109,450 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 121,900 | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 122,000 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 122,200 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 122,000 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 114,000 | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98,000 | 95,000 | 101,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 109,390 | 90,000 | 130,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 111,487 | 103,000 | 122,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 112,672 | 103,750 | 122,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 114,000 | 114,000 | 114,000 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Chile
- Arms imports 14.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.7083 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 55.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 14.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 258.31 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 -6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.11 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 12.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Chile?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Chile was 114,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 130,000 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,000 in 1991.
- How does Chile rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Chile ranks 51st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.