Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 317,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Sri Lanka, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 317,000 for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Sri Lanka peaked at 317,000 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21,600, in 1985.
Sri Lanka ranks 22nd 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 21,600 | — |
| 1986 | 21,700 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 21,800 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 21,900 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 22,000 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 110,000 | +400.0% |
| 1992 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 235,500 | +114.1% |
| 1996 | 225,200 | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 227,200 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 225,200 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 218,300 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 203,600 | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 209,600 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 246,500 | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 240,900 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 239,000 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 200,000 | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 213,000 | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 213,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 213,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 223,100 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 223,100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 223,100 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 223,100 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 223,100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 223,100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 265,200 | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 305,200 | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 317,000 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 317,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 317,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 317,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21,800 | 21,600 | 22,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 159,340 | 22,000 | 235,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 220,170 | 200,000 | 246,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 263,690 | 223,100 | 317,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 317,000 | 317,000 | 317,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More public sector data for Sri Lanka
- Arms imports 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4107 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 80 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 60.84 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0134 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.33 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 80.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Sri Lanka?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Sri Lanka was 317,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 317,000 in 2017.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,600 in 1985.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Sri Lanka ranks 22nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.