Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Peru
Peru: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 158,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Peru, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Peru is 158,000, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Peru peaked at 203,000 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 110,000, in 1989.
Peru ranks 38th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 128,000 | — |
| 1986 | 123,500 | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 119,000 | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 114,500 | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 110,000 | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 125,000 | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 123,000 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 112,000 | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 112,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 112,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 177,600 | +58.6% |
| 1996 | 193,600 | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 203,000 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 203,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 193,000 | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 193,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 177,000 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 187,000 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 177,000 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 157,000 | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 157,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 198,000 | +26.1% |
| 2007 | 198,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 191,000 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 192,000 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 192,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 192,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 192,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 192,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 158,000 | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 158,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 158,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 158,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 158,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 158,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 158,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 119,000 | 110,000 | 128,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 155,420 | 112,000 | 203,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 182,700 | 157,000 | 198,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 171,600 | 158,000 | 192,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 158,000 | 158,000 | 158,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 35 Germany 183,000 compare
- 36 Israel 178,000 compare
- 37 Afghanistan 165,000 compare
- 38 Belarus 158,000 compare
- 40 Philippines 157,000 compare
- 41 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 153,000 compare
More public sector data for Peru
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1169 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -81.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 74.97 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0088 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -22.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.57 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 17.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Peru?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Peru was 158,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 203,000 in 1997.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 110,000 in 1989.
- How does Peru rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Peru ranks 38th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.