Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Slovakia
Slovakia: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 18,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Slovakia, 1993–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 18,000 for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Slovakia peaked at 51,000 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 15,799, in 2010.
Slovakia ranks 110th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 33,000 | — |
| 1994 | 47,000 | +42.4% |
| 1995 | 51,000 | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 46,600 | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 45,150 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 48,050 | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 47,480 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 41,200 | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 37,700 | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 30,900 | -18.0% |
| 2003 | 22,000 | -28.8% |
| 2004 | 20,000 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17,000 | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16,531 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 15,799 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 15,850 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 15,850 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15,850 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15,850 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15,850 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15,850 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16,000 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 15,850 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 16,000 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 18,000 | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,469 | 33,000 | 51,000 | 7 |
| 2000s | 23,933 | 16,531 | 41,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,875 | 15,799 | 16,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Slovakia
- Arms imports 298.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 54.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0021 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 893.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 298.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 525.49 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0202 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.85 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 623.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Slovakia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Slovakia was 18,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 51,000 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,799 in 2010.
- How does Slovakia rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Slovakia ranks 110th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.