Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 21,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Kyrgyzstan, 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 21,000 for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 21,000 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7,000, in 1995.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 104th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 12,000 | — |
| 1993 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 7,000 | -46.2% |
| 1996 | 12,000 | +71.4% |
| 1997 | 14,200 | +18.3% |
| 1998 | 14,200 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12,200 | -14.1% |
| 2000 | 14,000 | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15,900 | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 15,900 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17,000 | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 18,000 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 21,000 | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20,400 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 20,400 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20,400 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20,400 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20,400 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20,400 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20,400 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20,400 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21,000 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 20,900 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 21,000 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 21,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23,000, 91% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 21,000 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,500, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Kyrgyzstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +71.4% | 7,000 | 12,000 |
| 1995 | -46.2% | 13,000 | 7,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,075 | 7,000 | 14,200 | 8 |
| 2000s | 17,820 | 14,000 | 21,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,570 | 20,400 | 21,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,000 | 21,000 | 21,000 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Kyrgyzstan?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Kyrgyzstan was 21,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 21,000 in 2006.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,000 in 1995.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 104th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.