Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Jamaica
Jamaica: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 6,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Jamaica, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 6,000 for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 112.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Jamaica peaked at 6,000 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,000, in 2004.
That places Jamaica 145th out of 173 countries 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2,100 | — |
| 1986 | 2,325 | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 2,550 | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 2,775 | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 3,000 | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,500 | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 3,500 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3,470 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 3,470 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3,020 | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 3,000 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,000 | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 3,000 | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,830 | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 2,830 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,830 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,830 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,830 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,450 | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 3,450 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,950 | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 4,000 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 5,950 | +48.8% |
| 2019 | 6,000 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 6,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,550 | 2,100 | 3,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 3,196 | 3,000 | 3,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,883 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,812 | 2,830 | 6,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Jamaica
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 92.46 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0119 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 13.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 262.51 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 923.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Jamaica?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Jamaica was 6,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 6,000 in 2019.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 in 2004.
- How does Jamaica rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Jamaica ranks 145th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.