Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Liberia
Liberia: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 2,000 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Liberia, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Liberia stood at 2,000. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Liberia peaked at 22,000 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2,000, in 1992.
That places Liberia 156th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 6,800 | — |
| 1986 | 6,850 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 6,900 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 6,950 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 7,000 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 8,000 | +14.3% |
| 1991 | 5,000 | -37.5% |
| 1992 | 2,000 | -60.0% |
| 1993 | 8,333 | +316.7% |
| 1994 | 14,667 | +76.0% |
| 1995 | 21,000 | +43.2% |
| 1996 | 22,000 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14,000 | -36.4% |
| 1999 | 5,300 | -62.1% |
| 2000 | 15,000 | +183.0% |
| 2001 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,000 | -86.7% |
| 2007 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,040 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 2,040 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,050 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 2,050 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,050 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,050 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,050 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,050 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,000 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 2,100 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 2,000 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 2,000 is below the median for low income countries, which is 35,000, 6% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 2,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16,000, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +316.7% | 2,000 | 8,333 |
| 2000 | +183.0% | 5,300 | 15,000 |
| 2006 | -86.7% | 15,000 | 2,000 |
| 1994 | +76.0% | 8,333 | 14,667 |
| 1999 | -62.1% | 14,000 | 5,300 |
| 1992 | -60.0% | 5,000 | 2,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6,900 | 6,800 | 7,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 12,230 | 2,000 | 22,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,804 | 2,000 | 15,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,044 | 2,000 | 2,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Liberia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Liberia was 2,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 22,000 in 1996.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 in 1992.
- How does Liberia rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Liberia ranks 156th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.