Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Estonia
Estonia: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 7,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Estonia, 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Estonia recorded 7,000 for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020.
The figure is up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Estonia peaked at 8,100 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3,000, in 1992.
Estonia ranks 142nd of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3,000 | — |
| 1993 | 5,000 | +66.7% |
| 1994 | 4,000 | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 5,500 | +37.5% |
| 1996 | 5,500 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,300 | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 7,140 | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 7,600 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 7,600 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7,300 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 8,100 | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 8,100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6,000 | -25.9% |
| 2005 | 8,000 | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 7,000 | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,450 | -22.1% |
| 2010 | 5,750 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 5,750 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5,750 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5,750 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5,750 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6,400 | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 6,400 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6,000 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 6,700 | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 7,000 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,505 | 3,000 | 7,600 | 8 |
| 2000s | 7,155 | 5,450 | 8,100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,125 | 5,750 | 7,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Estonia
- Arms imports 63.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 45.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 152 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 63.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,051 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0334 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.44 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 585.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Estonia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Estonia was 7,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,100 in 2002.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,000 in 1992.
- How does Estonia rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Estonia ranks 142nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.