Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Guinea
Guinea: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 13,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Guinea, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Guinea recorded 13,000 for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Guinea peaked at 19,300 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9,900, in 1985.
Guinea ranks 121st 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 9,900 | — |
| 1986 | 11,175 | +12.9% |
| 1987 | 12,450 | +11.4% |
| 1988 | 13,725 | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 15,000 | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12,000 | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 19,300 | +60.8% |
| 1996 | 19,300 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 19,300 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 19,300 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 19,300 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 19,300 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 17,300 | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 19,300 | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 12,300 | -36.3% |
| 2004 | 11,000 | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 13,000 | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 16,000 | +23.1% |
| 2007 | 19,000 | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 19,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19,300 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 19,300 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12,300 | -36.3% |
| 2012 | 12,300 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12,300 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12,300 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12,300 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12,300 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13,000 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 12,700 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 13,000 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12,450 | 9,900 | 15,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 16,850 | 12,000 | 19,300 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,550 | 11,000 | 19,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,180 | 12,300 | 19,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More public sector data for Guinea
- Arms imports 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4066 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 500 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 38.12 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0225 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 11.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 562.46 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 4.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Guinea?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Guinea was 13,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 19,300 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,900 in 1985.
- How does Guinea rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Guinea ranks 121st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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.