Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Paraguay
Paraguay: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 29,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Paraguay, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Paraguay stood at 29,000.
That represents a change of up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Paraguay peaked at 35,000 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 14,400, in 1985.
Paraguay ranks 88th of 173 countries on this measure, 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 14,400 | — |
| 1986 | 14,800 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 15,200 | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 15,600 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 16,000 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 28,300 | +76.9% |
| 1996 | 35,000 | +23.7% |
| 1997 | 35,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 35,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 35,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 35,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 33,400 | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 33,400 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33,400 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24,000 | -28.1% |
| 2005 | 25,000 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 26,000 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25,450 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 25,450 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25,450 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25,450 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25,450 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25,450 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25,450 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25,450 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27,000 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 28,950 | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 29,000 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 29,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15,200 | 14,400 | 16,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 24,830 | 16,000 | 35,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,765 | 24,000 | 35,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,310 | 25,450 | 29,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,000 | 29,000 | 29,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More public sector data for Paraguay
- Arms imports 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.748 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2013)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 59.74 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0093 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 413.97 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 12.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Paraguay?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Paraguay was 29,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 35,000 in 1996.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,400 in 1985.
- How does Paraguay rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Paraguay ranks 88th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.