Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 4.71 million in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Post-demographic dividend, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Post-demographic dividend stood at 4.71 million. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 6.84 million in 1989 and was at its lowest, 4.71 million, in 2020.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 16th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 6.33 million | — |
| 1986 | 6.46 million | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 6.58 million | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 6.71 million | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 6.84 million | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 6.72 million | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 6.58 million | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 6.83 million | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 6.53 million | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 6.35 million | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 6.74 million | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 6.69 million | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 6.41 million | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 6.40 million | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 6.26 million | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 5.89 million | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 5.83 million | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 5.87 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.78 million | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 5.50 million | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 5.75 million | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 5.37 million | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 5.37 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.36 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 5.23 million | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 5.25 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.08 million | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 5.02 million | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 4.84 million | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 4.83 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 4.83 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.84 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.75 million | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 4.72 million | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 4.75 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.71 million | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.58 million | 6.33 million | 6.84 million | 5 |
| 1990s | 6.55 million | 6.26 million | 6.83 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.59 million | 5.23 million | 5.89 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.89 million | 4.72 million | 5.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.71 million | 4.71 million | 4.71 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More public sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Arms imports 15.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 13.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 33.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 15.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,472 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0261 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.66 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 365.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Post-demographic dividend?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Post-demographic dividend was 4.71 million in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 6.84 million in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.71 million in 2020.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.