Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Singapore
Singapore: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 59,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Singapore, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Singapore recorded 59,000 for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020.
That represents a change of down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Singapore peaked at 181,000 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 55,000, in 1985.
That places Singapore 65th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 55,000 | — |
| 1986 | 55,250 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 55,500 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 55,750 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 56,000 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 56,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 56,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 56,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 56,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 56,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 65,500 | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 65,500 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 178,000 | +171.8% |
| 1998 | 180,500 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 181,000 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 168,500 | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 154,500 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 156,800 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 168,800 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 165,000 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 167,000 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 167,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 167,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 167,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 147,500 | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 147,500 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 147,600 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 147,600 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 147,600 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 147,600 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 147,600 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 147,600 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 81,000 | -45.1% |
| 2018 | 59,000 | -27.2% |
| 2019 | 59,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 59,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55,500 | 55,000 | 56,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 95,050 | 56,000 | 181,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 162,910 | 147,500 | 168,800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 123,210 | 59,000 | 147,600 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,000 | 59,000 | 59,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 62 Uzbekistan 68,000 compare
- 63 United Arab Emirates 63,000 compare
- 64 Australia 60,000 compare
- 66 Turkmenistan 57,000 compare
- 67 South Sudan 53,000 compare
- 68 Portugal 52,000 compare
More public sector data for Singapore
- Arms imports 348.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 57.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -27.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 348.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,495 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0263 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 15.06 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 672,702 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Singapore?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Singapore was 59,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 181,000 in 1999.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,000 in 1985.
- How does Singapore rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Singapore ranks 65th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.