Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in New Zealand
New Zealand: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 10,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in New Zealand, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 10,000 for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in New Zealand peaked at 12,400 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 8,000, in 2004.
New Zealand ranks 131st of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 12,400 | — |
| 1986 | 12,300 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 12,200 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 12,100 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 12,000 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10,000 | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 10,100 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 9,870 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 9,550 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 9,550 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9,530 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 9,200 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 9,200 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8,700 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 8,600 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 8,000 | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 9,000 | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 9,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9,673 | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 9,673 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8,550 | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 8,550 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8,500 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 8,500 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8,950 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 9,000 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 9,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9,400 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 9,000 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 10,000 | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12,200 | 12,000 | 12,400 | 5 |
| 1990s | 10,260 | 9,530 | 11,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,937 | 8,000 | 9,673 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,912 | 8,500 | 9,673 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 128 Burkina Faso 11,000 compare
- 128 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11,000 compare
- 128 Mozambique 11,000 compare
- 131 Central African Republic 10,000 compare
- 131 Costa Rica 10,000 compare
- 131 Niger 10,000 compare
- 131 Togo 10,000 compare
More public sector data for New Zealand
- Arms imports 200.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 37.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -50.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 200.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 566.83 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0115 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 3.00 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,538 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in New Zealand?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in New Zealand was 10,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 12,400 in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,000 in 2004.
- How does New Zealand rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- New Zealand ranks 131st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.