Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 522,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Viet Nam, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Viet Nam stood at 522,000.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Viet Nam peaked at 1.25 million in 1989 and was at its lowest, 495,000, in 2005.
Viet Nam ranks 12th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.03 million | — |
| 1986 | 1.08 million | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 1.14 million | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 1.19 million | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 1.25 million | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 1.05 million | -16.0% |
| 1991 | 1.04 million | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 857,000 | -17.6% |
| 1993 | 857,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 700,000 | -18.3% |
| 1995 | 622,000 | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 622,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 557,000 | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 524,000 | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 524,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 524,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 524,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 524,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 524,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 509,500 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 495,000 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 495,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 495,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 495,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 495,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 522,000 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 522,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 522,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 522,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 522,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 522,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 522,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 522,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 522,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 522,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 522,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.14 million | 1.03 million | 1.25 million | 5 |
| 1990s | 735,300 | 524,000 | 1.05 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 508,050 | 495,000 | 524,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 522,000 | 522,000 | 522,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 522,000 | 522,000 | 522,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More public sector data for Viet Nam
- Arms imports 58.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5743 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 5.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 58.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 57.15 current USD per person (2018)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0177 current USD per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.4 % change on previous year (2018)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.50 billion current USD (2018)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 175.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Viet Nam?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Viet Nam was 522,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 million in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 495,000 in 2005.
- How does Viet Nam rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Viet Nam ranks 12th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.