Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 71,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Kazakhstan, 1993–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 71,000 for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020.
That represents a change of down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Kazakhstan peaked at 101,000 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15,000, in 1993.
Kazakhstan ranks 59th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 15,000 | — |
| 1994 | 18,000 | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 74,500 | +313.9% |
| 1996 | 74,500 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 69,600 | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 89,600 | +28.7% |
| 1999 | 100,300 | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 98,500 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 98,500 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 94,500 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 100,300 | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 99,000 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 101,000 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 81,000 | -19.8% |
| 2007 | 81,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 81,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 80,500 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 80,500 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 70,500 | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 70,500 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 70,500 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 70,500 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 70,500 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 70,500 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 71,000 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 71,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 71,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 71,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63,071 | 15,000 | 100,300 | 7 |
| 2000s | 91,530 | 80,500 | 101,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71,650 | 70,500 | 80,500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,000 | 71,000 | 71,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 56 Lebanon 80,000 compare
- 57 Cuba 76,000 compare
- 58 Canada 72,000 compare
- 59 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 71,000 compare
- 59 Dominican Republic 71,000 compare
- 62 Uzbekistan 68,000 compare
More public sector data for Kazakhstan
- Arms imports 550.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 26.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 340 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 550.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 58.71 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0041 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.21 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 46.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Kazakhstan?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Kazakhstan was 71,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 101,000 in 2005.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,000 in 1993.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Kazakhstan ranks 59th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.