Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Japan
Japan: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 261,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Japan, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Japan stood at 261,000.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Japan peaked at 272,000 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 233,000, in 1994.
That places Japan 27th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 243,000 | — |
| 1986 | 244,000 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 245,000 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 246,000 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 247,000 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 250,000 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 250,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 242,000 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 242,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 233,000 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 251,500 | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 247,500 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 247,600 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 254,600 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 254,600 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 248,700 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 252,100 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 252,100 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 252,100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 251,000 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 272,000 | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 252,000 | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 242,000 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 242,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 260,382 | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 260,382 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 260,086 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 259,800 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 259,800 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 259,800 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 259,800 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 260,890 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 261,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 261,150 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 261,000 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 261,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 245,000 | 243,000 | 247,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 247,280 | 233,000 | 254,600 | 10 |
| 2000s | 252,438 | 242,000 | 272,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 260,371 | 259,800 | 261,150 | 10 |
| 2020s | 261,000 | 261,000 | 261,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 24 Ukraine 298,000 compare
- 25 Saudi Arabia 282,000 compare
- 26 Syrian Arab Republic 269,000 compare
- 28 Morocco 246,000 compare
- 29 Bangladesh 227,000 compare
- 30 Nigeria 223,000 compare
More public sector data for Japan
- Arms imports 977.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 7.88 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 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 977.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 445.85 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0132 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 55.27 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Japan?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Japan was 261,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 272,000 in 2005.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 233,000 in 1994.
- How does Japan rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Japan ranks 27th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.