Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Oman
Oman: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 47,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Oman, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Oman recorded 47,000 for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Oman peaked at 47,900 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 29,000, in 1989.
That places Oman 71st 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 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 29,200 | — |
| 1986 | 29,150 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 29,100 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 29,050 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 29,000 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 32,000 | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 29,000 | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 35,000 | +20.7% |
| 1993 | 35,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 35,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 47,900 | +36.9% |
| 1996 | 47,900 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 47,900 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 47,900 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 47,900 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 47,900 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 47,800 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 46,100 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 46,100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 45,000 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 46,000 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 47,000 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 47,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 47,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 47,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 47,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 47,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 47,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 47,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 47,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 47,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 47,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 46,600 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 47,000 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 47,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29,100 | 29,000 | 29,200 | 5 |
| 1990s | 40,550 | 29,000 | 47,900 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,690 | 45,000 | 47,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,960 | 46,600 | 47,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Oman
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.7922 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,134 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0559 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.99 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 12.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Oman?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Oman was 47,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 47,900 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,000 in 1989.
- How does Oman rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Oman ranks 71st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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.