Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Colombia
Colombia: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 428,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Colombia, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Colombia stood at 428,000.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Colombia peaked at 481,200 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 66,200, in 1985.
Colombia ranks 17th 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 66,200 | — |
| 1986 | 72,400 | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 78,600 | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 84,800 | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 91,000 | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 110,000 | +20.9% |
| 1991 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 139,000 | +26.4% |
| 1993 | 139,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 146,000 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 233,400 | +59.9% |
| 1996 | 233,300 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 233,300 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 233,300 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 231,000 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 247,000 | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 262,600 | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 262,600 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 304,600 | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 336,000 | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 336,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 398,000 | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 411,000 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 411,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 441,828 | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 441,828 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 440,224 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 440,224 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 455,750 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 455,750 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 481,100 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 481,100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 481,000 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 481,200 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 481,000 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 428,000 | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78,600 | 66,200 | 91,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 180,830 | 110,000 | 233,400 | 10 |
| 2000s | 341,063 | 247,000 | 441,828 | 10 |
| 2010s | 463,918 | 440,224 | 481,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 428,000 | 428,000 | 428,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More public sector data for Colombia
- Arms imports 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3593 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 533.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 285.45 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0359 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 40.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 15.10 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Colombia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Colombia was 428,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 481,200 in 2018.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,200 in 1985.
- How does Colombia rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Colombia ranks 17th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.