Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Norway
Norway: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 25,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Norway, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Norway is 25,000, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Norway peaked at 51,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16,000, in 2006.
That places Norway 94th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 37,000 | — |
| 1986 | 38,500 | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 40,000 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 41,500 | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 43,000 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 51,000 | +18.6% |
| 1991 | 41,000 | -19.6% |
| 1992 | 36,000 | -12.2% |
| 1993 | 32,000 | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 33,000 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 30,700 | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 30,700 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 34,300 | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 28,870 | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 31,000 | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 27,000 | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 26,700 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 26,600 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 26,600 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25,000 | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 47,000 | +88.0% |
| 2006 | 16,000 | -66.0% |
| 2007 | 19,000 | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 19,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26,450 | +39.2% |
| 2010 | 24,450 | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 24,450 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25,800 | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 25,800 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25,800 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24,950 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 23,950 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 23,000 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 23,250 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 23,000 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 25,000 | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40,000 | 37,000 | 43,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 34,857 | 28,870 | 51,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,935 | 16,000 | 47,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,445 | 23,000 | 25,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Norway
- Arms imports 349.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 62.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 74.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 349.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,873 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0208 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 18.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 10.44 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 549.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Norway?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Norway was 25,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 51,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,000 in 2006.
- How does Norway rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Norway ranks 94th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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.