Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Other small states
Other small states: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 61,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Other small states, 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Other small states stood at 61,000.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Other small states peaked at 67,700 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38,000, in 1992.
Other small states ranks 42nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Other small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 38,000 | — |
| 1993 | 43,783 | +15.2% |
| 1994 | 49,567 | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 55,350 | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 56,550 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 53,920 | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 60,830 | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 61,200 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 56,500 | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 60,330 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 61,330 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 59,060 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 61,223 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 61,080 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 61,060 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 61,080 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 61,080 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 61,700 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 67,700 | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 63,000 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 65,270 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 64,000 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 61,000 | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52,400 | 38,000 | 61,200 | 8 |
| 2000s | 59,305 | 56,500 | 61,330 | 4 |
| 2010s | 62,719 | 61,060 | 67,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,000 | 61,000 | 61,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More public sector data for Other small states
- Arms imports 104.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -84.9 % change on previous year (2012)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 104.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 235.91 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 3.05 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 378.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Other small states?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Other small states was 61,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 67,700 in 2016.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,000 in 1992.
- How does Other small states rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Other small states ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.