Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 4,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea stood at 4,000.
That represents a change of up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4,400 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,900, in 2012.
Papua New Guinea ranks 149th 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3,200 | — |
| 1986 | 3,150 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 3,100 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 3,050 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 3,000 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 4,000 | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,800 | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 3,700 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 4,300 | +16.2% |
| 1998 | 4,300 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4,300 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4,400 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 4,400 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3,100 | -29.5% |
| 2003 | 3,100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3,000 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3,100 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 3,100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3,100 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,900 | -38.7% |
| 2013 | 1,900 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,900 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,900 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,600 | +89.5% |
| 2017 | 4,000 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 3,600 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 4,000 | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,100 | 3,000 | 3,200 | 5 |
| 1990s | 4,040 | 3,700 | 4,300 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,310 | 3,000 | 4,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,900 | 1,900 | 4,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 148 Trinidad and Tobago 5,000 compare
- 149 Fiji 4,000 compare
- 149 Gambia 4,000 compare
- 149 Guinea-Bissau 4,000 compare
More public sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Arms imports 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.8663 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 600 % change on previous year (1997)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 8.6 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.003 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 91.01 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 19.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea was 4,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4,400 in 2000.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,900 in 2012.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 149th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.