Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 2.56 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 2.56 million for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 2.61 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.19 million, in 1985.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 43 groups 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.19 million | — |
| 1986 | 1.25 million | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 1.32 million | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 1.38 million | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 1.44 million | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 1.44 million | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.42 million | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.30 million | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 1.30 million | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.24 million | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 1.92 million | +55.0% |
| 1996 | 1.95 million | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.94 million | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.91 million | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.89 million | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.91 million | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.92 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.93 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.96 million | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.92 million | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.92 million | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.15 million | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 2.25 million | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 2.24 million | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 2.29 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 2.29 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.29 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.31 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.32 million | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.46 million | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 2.48 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.49 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.57 million | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.61 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.60 million | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.56 million | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.32 million | 1.19 million | 1.44 million | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.63 million | 1.24 million | 1.95 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.05 million | 1.91 million | 2.29 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 million | 2.29 million | 2.61 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.56 million | 2.56 million | 2.56 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More public sector data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Arms imports 611.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9814 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 64.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 611.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 106.17 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0105 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 66.10 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 19.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 2.56 million in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 million in 1985.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.