Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Thailand
Thailand: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 455,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Thailand, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Thailand stood at 455,000.
The figure is up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Thailand peaked at 474,550 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 235,300, in 1985.
That places Thailand 16th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 235,300 | — |
| 1986 | 247,225 | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 259,150 | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 271,075 | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 283,000 | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 283,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 283,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 283,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 295,000 | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 290,000 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 420,500 | +45.0% |
| 1996 | 393,500 | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 337,000 | -14.4% |
| 1998 | 377,000 | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 377,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 416,600 | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 410,000 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 419,000 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 427,200 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 419,000 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 421,000 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 420,000 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 420,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 421,000 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 419,560 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 419,560 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 474,550 | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 453,550 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 453,550 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 453,550 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 454,550 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 454,550 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 455,000 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 454,850 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 455,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 455,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 259,150 | 235,300 | 283,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 333,900 | 283,000 | 420,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 419,336 | 410,000 | 427,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 452,871 | 419,560 | 474,550 | 10 |
| 2020s | 455,000 | 455,000 | 455,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More public sector data for Thailand
- Arms imports 73.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.02 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 -74.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 73.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 77.06 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.52 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 569.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Thailand?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Thailand was 455,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 474,550 in 2011.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 235,300 in 1985.
- How does Thailand rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Thailand ranks 16th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.