Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Ecuador
Ecuador: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 42,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Ecuador, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Ecuador is 42,000, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Ecuador peaked at 59,800 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 40,750, in 2014.
Ecuador ranks 77th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 42,500 | — |
| 1986 | 43,375 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 44,250 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 45,125 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 46,000 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 53,000 | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 53,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 57,000 | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 57,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 57,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 57,400 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 57,400 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 57,370 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 57,370 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 57,370 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 57,800 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 59,800 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 59,800 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 59,800 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 46,270 | -22.6% |
| 2005 | 47,270 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 57,400 | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 58,400 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 58,400 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 58,983 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 58,983 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 58,983 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 58,500 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 58,983 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 40,750 | -30.9% |
| 2015 | 40,750 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 40,750 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41,000 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 41,250 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 42,000 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 42,000 | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 42,000 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64,000, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 42,000 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28,500, 1.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -30.9% | 58,983 | 40,750 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44,250 | 42,500 | 46,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 56,391 | 53,000 | 57,400 | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,392 | 46,270 | 59,800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,195 | 40,750 | 58,983 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,000 | 42,000 | 42,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 75 Chad 45,000 compare
- 76 Guatemala 43,000 compare
- 77 El Salvador 42,000 compare
- 79 Mali 41,000 compare
- 79 Netherlands 41,000 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Ecuador?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Ecuador was 42,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 59,800 in 2001.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,750 in 2014.
- How does Ecuador rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Ecuador ranks 77th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.