Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Eritrea
Eritrea: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 202,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Eritrea, 1993–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Eritrea is 202,000, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Eritrea peaked at 202,000 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 46,000, in 1997.
That places Eritrea 31st out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 55,000 | — |
| 1994 | 55,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 55,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 55,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 46,000 | -16.4% |
| 1998 | 47,100 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 200,000 | +324.6% |
| 2000 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 171,900 | -14.1% |
| 2002 | 172,200 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 202,000 | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 201,000 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 202,000 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 202,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 202,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 202,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 201,750 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 201,750 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 201,750 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 201,750 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 201,750 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 201,750 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 201,750 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 201,750 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 202,000 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 201,750 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 202,000 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 202,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73,300 | 46,000 | 200,000 | 7 |
| 2000s | 195,685 | 171,900 | 202,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 201,800 | 201,750 | 202,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 202,000 | 202,000 | 202,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More public sector data for Eritrea
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2007)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2007)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2007)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 23.75 % change on previous year (2005)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2007)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 72.81 current USD per person (2003)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.2087 current USD per US$ of GDP (2003)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 20.44 % change on previous year (2003)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 181.58 million current USD (2003)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 33.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Eritrea?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Eritrea was 202,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 202,000 in 2003.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,000 in 1997.
- How does Eritrea rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Eritrea ranks 31st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.