Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Lebanon
Lebanon: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 80,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Lebanon, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Lebanon is 80,000, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Lebanon peaked at 85,100 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 17,400, in 1985.
Lebanon ranks 56th 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 Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 17,400 | — |
| 1986 | 17,550 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 17,700 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 17,850 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 18,000 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 36,000 | +100.0% |
| 1991 | 36,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 37,000 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 37,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 50,000 | +35.1% |
| 1995 | 62,800 | +25.6% |
| 1996 | 67,400 | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 73,600 | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 68,100 | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 80,900 | +18.8% |
| 2000 | 76,600 | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 84,800 | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 84,800 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 85,100 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 85,000 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 85,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 76,000 | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 76,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 76,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 79,100 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 79,100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80,000 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 80,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80,000 | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 80,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23,000, 3.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 80,000 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 80,000, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Lebanon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +100.0% | 18,000 | 36,000 |
| 1994 | +35.1% | 37,000 | 50,000 |
| 1995 | +25.6% | 50,000 | 62,800 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17,700 | 17,400 | 18,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 54,880 | 36,000 | 80,900 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80,840 | 76,000 | 85,100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79,910 | 79,100 | 80,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 53 Argentina 103,000 compare
- 54 South Africa 89,000 compare
- 55 Azerbaijan 82,000 compare
- 57 Cuba 76,000 compare
- 58 Canada 72,000 compare
- 59 Bolivia 71,000 compare
- 59 Dominican Republic 71,000 compare
- 59 Kazakhstan 71,000 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Lebanon?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Lebanon was 80,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 85,100 in 2003.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,400 in 1985.
- How does Lebanon rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Lebanon ranks 56th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.