Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Djibouti
Djibouti: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 13,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Djibouti, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Djibouti is 13,000, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Djibouti peaked at 13,450 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3,000, in 1985.
Djibouti ranks 121st of 173 countries on this measure, 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 Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3,000 | — |
| 1986 | 3,250 | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 3,500 | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 3,750 | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 4,000 | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3,000 | -25.0% |
| 1992 | 8,000 | +166.7% |
| 1993 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12,600 | +57.5% |
| 1996 | 12,600 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12,600 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12,600 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12,600 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12,600 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12,600 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12,300 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 12,300 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11,000 | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 13,000 | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 12,500 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 12,000 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 12,950 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 12,950 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12,950 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12,950 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12,950 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12,950 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12,950 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13,100 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 13,000 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 13,450 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 13,000 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,500 | 3,000 | 4,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 9,400 | 3,000 | 12,600 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,425 | 11,000 | 13,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,025 | 12,950 | 13,450 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Djibouti
- Arms imports 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 40.63 current USD per person (2008)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0363 current USD per US$ of GDP (2008)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 5.09 % change on previous year (2008)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 36.27 million current USD (2008)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Djibouti?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Djibouti was 13,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 13,450 in 2018.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,000 in 1985.
- How does Djibouti rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Djibouti ranks 121st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.