Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Cyprus
Cyprus: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 13,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Cyprus, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Cyprus is 13,000, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 18.8% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Cyprus peaked at 16,000 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10,000, in 1985.
That places Cyprus 121st 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 Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 10,000 | — |
| 1986 | 11,000 | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 10,000 | -28.6% |
| 1991 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11,333 | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 12,667 | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 14,000 | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10,500 | -25.0% |
| 1998 | 10,620 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 10,750 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 10,800 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 10,800 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10,100 | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 10,100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11,000 | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 10,750 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 10,750 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10,750 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10,750 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10,750 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12,750 | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 12,750 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12,750 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12,750 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12,750 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12,750 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15,750 | +23.5% |
| 2017 | 16,000 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13,000 | -18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12,000 | 10,000 | 14,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 11,387 | 10,000 | 14,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,655 | 10,100 | 11,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,025 | 12,750 | 16,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More public sector data for Cyprus
- Arms imports 115.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 84.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -63.33 % change on previous year (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 115.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 440.4 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0159 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 7.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 598.19 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,190 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Cyprus?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Cyprus was 13,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 16,000 in 2017.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,000 in 1985.
- How does Cyprus rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Cyprus ranks 121st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.