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% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 202,000 is above the median for low income countries, which is 35,000, 5.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 202,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16,000, 12.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1962)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1962)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
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.