Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in High income
High income: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 7.00 million in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in High income, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in High income is 7.00 million, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in High income peaked at 9.53 million in 1995 and was at its lowest, 6.99 million, in 2018.
That places High income 10th out of 43 groups 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 High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 7.61 million | — |
| 1986 | 7.73 million | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 7.84 million | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 7.95 million | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 8.06 million | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 7.87 million | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 7.83 million | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 9.41 million | +20.1% |
| 1993 | 8.93 million | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 8.71 million | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 9.53 million | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 9.20 million | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 9.31 million | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 9.18 million | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 8.80 million | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 8.40 million | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 8.14 million | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 8.12 million | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 7.93 million | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 7.81 million | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 8.08 million | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 7.72 million | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 7.77 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 7.75 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 7.62 million | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 7.59 million | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.36 million | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 7.36 million | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.18 million | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 7.05 million | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 7.21 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 7.18 million | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.02 million | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 6.99 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 7.00 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.00 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.84 million | 7.61 million | 8.06 million | 5 |
| 1990s | 8.88 million | 7.83 million | 9.53 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.93 million | 7.62 million | 8.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.19 million | 6.99 million | 7.59 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.00 million | 7.00 million | 7.00 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near High income
More public sector data for High income
- Arms imports 17.59 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 12.4 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 16.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 17.59 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,385 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0272 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.96 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 292.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in High income?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in High income was 7.00 million in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 9.53 million in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.99 million in 2018.
- How does High income rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- High income ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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.