Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Lithuania
Lithuania: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 37,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Lithuania, 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Lithuania is 37,000, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Lithuania peaked at 39,550 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8,900, in 1995.
That places Lithuania 82nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 10,000 | — |
| 1993 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8,900 | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 9,900 | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 10,050 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 15,030 | +49.6% |
| 1999 | 16,030 | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 16,600 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 17,200 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 27,300 | +58.7% |
| 2003 | 27,300 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 28,000 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 29,000 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 24,000 | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 24,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25,240 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 25,240 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23,350 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 23,350 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21,950 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 27,400 | +24.8% |
| 2015 | 28,330 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 29,650 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 34,000 | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 39,550 | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 37,000 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 37,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,239 | 8,900 | 16,030 | 8 |
| 2000s | 24,264 | 16,600 | 29,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,982 | 21,950 | 39,550 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,000 | 37,000 | 37,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More public sector data for Lithuania
- Arms imports 51.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 17.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -54.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 51.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 909.7 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0307 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 21.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.63 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,773 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Lithuania?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Lithuania was 37,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 39,550 in 2018.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,900 in 1995.
- How does Lithuania rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Lithuania ranks 82nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.