Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 63,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates is 63,000, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates peaked at 71,000 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 41,500, in 2002.
United Arab Emirates ranks 63rd of 173 countries on this measure, 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 43,000 | — |
| 1986 | 43,000 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 43,000 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 43,000 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 43,000 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 66,000 | +53.5% |
| 1991 | 66,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 55,000 | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 55,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 60,000 | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 71,000 | +18.3% |
| 1996 | 65,500 | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 65,500 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 65,500 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 65,500 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 66,000 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 66,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 41,500 | -37.1% |
| 2003 | 50,500 | +21.7% |
| 2004 | 50,000 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 51,000 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 51,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 51,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 51,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 51,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 51,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 51,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 51,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63,000 | +23.5% |
| 2014 | 63,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 63,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 63,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 63,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 63,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 63,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 63,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43,000 | 43,000 | 43,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 63,500 | 55,000 | 71,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 52,900 | 41,500 | 66,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,400 | 51,000 | 63,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,000 | 63,000 | 63,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 62 Uzbekistan 68,000 compare
- 64 Australia 60,000 compare
- 65 Singapore 59,000 compare
- 66 Turkmenistan 57,000 compare
More public sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Arms imports 932.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 84.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 932.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,823 current USD per person (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0535 current USD per US$ of GDP (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 22.76 billion current USD (2014)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 13,348 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates was 63,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 71,000 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,500 in 2002.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 63rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.