Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Moldova
Moldova: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 6,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Moldova, 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Moldova is 6,000, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Moldova peaked at 15,300 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 6,000, in 2019.
Moldova ranks 145th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 9,000 | — |
| 1993 | 13,000 | +44.4% |
| 1994 | 11,000 | -15.4% |
| 1995 | 15,300 | +39.1% |
| 1996 | 15,300 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14,430 | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 14,450 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 14,050 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 12,900 | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 11,600 | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 10,600 | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 10,300 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 9,000 | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 10,000 | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 8,000 | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 9,000 | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 8,000 | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 7,733 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 7,733 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7,750 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 7,750 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7,750 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7,750 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7,550 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 7,550 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7,000 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 6,150 | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 6,000 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 6,000 | +0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 6,000 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64,000, 9% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 6,000 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,500, 23% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Moldova 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 | +44.4% | 9,000 | 13,000 |
| 1995 | +39.1% | 11,000 | 15,300 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,316 | 9,000 | 15,300 | 8 |
| 2000s | 9,713 | 7,733 | 12,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,298 | 6,000 | 7,750 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Moldova?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Moldova was 6,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 15,300 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,000 in 2019.
- How does Moldova rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Moldova ranks 145th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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.