Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Sudan
Sudan: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 144,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Sudan, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Sudan is 144,000, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Sudan peaked at 264,300 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 56,600, in 1985.
That places Sudan 43rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 56,600 | — |
| 1986 | 58,700 | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 60,800 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 62,900 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 65,000 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 65,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 65,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 82,000 | +26.2% |
| 1993 | 82,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 82,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 133,500 | +62.8% |
| 1996 | 104,000 | -22.1% |
| 1997 | 94,700 | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 109,700 | +15.8% |
| 1999 | 109,700 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 119,500 | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 124,000 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 124,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 114,500 | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 121,000 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 123,000 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 125,000 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 127,000 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 127,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 126,800 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 126,800 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 264,300 | +108.4% |
| 2012 | 264,300 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 264,300 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 264,300 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 264,300 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 124,300 | -53.0% |
| 2017 | 124,000 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 124,300 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 124,000 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 144,000 | +16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60,800 | 56,600 | 65,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 92,760 | 65,000 | 133,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 123,180 | 114,500 | 127,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 194,490 | 124,000 | 264,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 144,000 | 144,000 | 144,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 40 Philippines 157,000 compare
- 41 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 153,000 compare
- 42 Greece 147,000 compare
- 44 Ethiopia 138,000 compare
- 45 Malaysia 136,000 compare
- 46 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 134,000 compare
More public sector data for Sudan
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0396 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 -66.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 7.81 current USD per person (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.011 current USD per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -59.84 % change on previous year (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 375.21 million current USD (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 3.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Sudan?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Sudan was 144,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 264,300 in 2011.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,600 in 1985.
- How does Sudan rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Sudan ranks 43rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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.