Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 129,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 129,000, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 137,000 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 37,000, in 1992.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 47th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 53,700 | — |
| 1986 | 54,275 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 54,850 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 55,425 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 56,000 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 55,000 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 53,000 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 37,000 | -30.2% |
| 1993 | 37,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 45,000 | +21.6% |
| 1995 | 137,000 | +204.4% |
| 1996 | 137,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 129,000 | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 129,100 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 129,100 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 129,100 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 129,100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 129,100 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 129,100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 129,000 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 129,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 129,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 129,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 129,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 129,100 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 129,100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 129,100 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 129,100 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 129,100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 129,100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 129,100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 129,100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 129,000 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 129,100 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 129,000 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 129,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54,850 | 53,700 | 56,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 88,820 | 37,000 | 137,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 129,050 | 129,000 | 129,100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 129,080 | 129,000 | 129,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 129,000 | 129,000 | 129,000 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Arms imports 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9009 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 133.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 3.43 current USD per person (2013)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0019 current USD per US$ of GDP (2013)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 11.56 % change on previous year (2013)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 22.68 million current USD (2013)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 129,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 137,000 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,000 in 1992.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 47th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.