Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 138,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Ethiopia, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Ethiopia stood at 138,000.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Ethiopia peaked at 352,500 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 120,000, in 1991.
That places Ethiopia 44th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 217,000 | — |
| 1986 | 225,250 | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 233,500 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 241,750 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 250,000 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 250,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 120,000 | -52.0% |
| 1992 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 325,500 | +171.2% |
| 2000 | 352,500 | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 252,500 | -28.4% |
| 2002 | 252,500 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 162,400 | -35.7% |
| 2004 | 182,000 | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 183,000 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 160,500 | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 138,000 | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 138,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 138,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 138,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 138,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 138,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 138,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 138,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 138,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 138,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 138,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 138,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 138,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 138,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 233,500 | 217,000 | 250,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 153,550 | 120,000 | 325,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 195,940 | 138,000 | 352,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 138,000 | 138,000 | 138,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 138,000 | 138,000 | 138,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 41 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 153,000 compare
- 42 Greece 147,000 compare
- 43 Sudan 144,000 compare
- 45 Malaysia 136,000 compare
- 46 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 134,000 compare
- 47 Lao People's Democratic Republic 129,000 compare
More public sector data for Ethiopia
- Arms imports 48.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3635 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -95.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 48.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 6.98 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0062 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -34.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 921.66 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Ethiopia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Ethiopia was 138,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 352,500 in 2000.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 120,000 in 1991.
- How does Ethiopia rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Ethiopia ranks 44th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.