Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 1.41 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 1.41 million, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 1.82 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 793,330, in 1985.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 793,330 | — |
| 1986 | 846,998 | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 900,665 | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 954,332 | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 1.01 million | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 1.02 million | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 853,000 | -16.4% |
| 1992 | 821,000 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 859,000 | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 799,000 | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 1.57 million | +96.5% |
| 1996 | 1.60 million | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.60 million | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.58 million | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.75 million | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 1.82 million | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.25 million | -31.1% |
| 2002 | 1.38 million | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 1.32 million | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.18 million | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 1.21 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.23 million | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.24 million | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.28 million | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.45 million | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 1.49 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.63 million | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 1.64 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.63 million | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.63 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.64 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.53 million | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 1.51 million | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.49 million | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.60 million | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 1.41 million | -12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 900,665 | 793,330 | 1.01 million | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.25 million | 799,000 | 1.75 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 million | 1.18 million | 1.82 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 million | 1.49 million | 1.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 million | 1.41 million | 1.41 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More public sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Arms imports 387.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4116 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 -31.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 387.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 14.3 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0117 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 13.44 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 28.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 1.41 million in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 793,330 in 1985.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.