Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Myanmar
Myanmar: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 463,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Myanmar, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 463,000 for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020.
That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Myanmar peaked at 595,000 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 186,000, in 1985.
That places Myanmar 14th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 186,000 | — |
| 1986 | 189,500 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 193,000 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 196,500 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 200,000 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 230,000 | +15.0% |
| 1991 | 286,000 | +24.3% |
| 1992 | 286,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 322,000 | +12.6% |
| 1994 | 322,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 371,300 | +15.3% |
| 1996 | 406,300 | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 429,050 | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 434,850 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 429,050 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 429,100 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 444,300 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 544,300 | +22.5% |
| 2003 | 595,000 | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 482,250 | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 483,000 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 513,000 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 513,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 513,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 513,250 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 513,250 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 513,250 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 513,250 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 513,250 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 513,250 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 513,250 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 513,250 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 513,000 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 513,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 513,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 463,000 | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 193,000 | 186,000 | 200,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 351,655 | 230,000 | 434,850 | 10 |
| 2000s | 503,020 | 429,100 | 595,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 513,175 | 513,000 | 513,250 | 10 |
| 2020s | 463,000 | 463,000 | 463,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More public sector data for Myanmar
- Arms imports 222.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 73.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 222.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 91.95 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0677 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 100.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.01 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 196.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Myanmar?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Myanmar was 463,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 595,000 in 2003.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 186,000 in 1985.
- How does Myanmar rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Myanmar ranks 14th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.