Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Paraguay

Paraguay: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 29,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
29,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
88th
of 173 countries
All-time high
35,000
in 1996
All-time low
14,400
in 1985
Years of data
36
1985–2020

Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Paraguay, 1985–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1985200220201985: 14.4k1986: 14.8k1987: 15.2k1988: 15.6k1989: 16.0k1990: 16.0k1991: 16.0k1992: 16.0k1993: 16.0k1994: 16.0k1995: 28.3k1996: 35.0k1997: 35.0k1998: 35.0k1999: 35.0k2000: 35.0k2001: 33.4k2002: 33.4k2003: 33.4k2004: 24.0k2005: 25.0k2006: 26.0k2007: 26.0k2008: 26.0k2009: 25.4k2010: 25.4k2011: 25.4k2012: 25.4k2013: 25.4k2014: 25.4k2015: 25.4k2016: 25.4k2017: 27.0k2018: 28.9k2019: 29.0k2020: 29.0k

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

Annual values for Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Paraguay, 1985 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 85 Cameroon 34,000 compare
  2. 86 Serbia 32,000 compare
  3. 87 Burundi 31,000 compare
  4. 89 Panama 28,000 compare
  5. 89 Tanzania, United Republic of 28,000 compare
  6. 91 Côte d'Ivoire 27,000 compare
  7. 91 Czechia 27,000 compare

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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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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.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 7,420 data points, 1985–2020
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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.