Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Yemen
Yemen: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 40,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Yemen, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Yemen is 40,000, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Yemen peaked at 146,300 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 20,000, in 2014.
That places Yemen 81st out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 64,100 | — |
| 1986 | 63,575 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 63,050 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 62,525 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 62,000 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 127,000 | +104.8% |
| 1991 | 127,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 64,000 | -49.6% |
| 1993 | 64,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 69,000 | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 69,500 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 112,000 | +61.2% |
| 1997 | 146,300 | +30.6% |
| 1998 | 136,300 | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 136,300 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 136,300 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 124,000 | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 136,500 | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 136,700 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 136,000 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 138,000 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 138,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 138,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 138,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 137,900 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 137,900 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 137,900 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 137,900 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 137,900 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20,000 | -85.5% |
| 2015 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 40,000 | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 20,000 | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 40,000 | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 40,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63,050 | 62,000 | 64,100 | 5 |
| 1990s | 105,140 | 64,000 | 146,300 | 10 |
| 2000s | 135,940 | 124,000 | 138,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71,160 | 20,000 | 137,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More public sector data for Yemen
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0262 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 50 % change on previous year (2018)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 56.73 current USD per person (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.01 % change on previous year (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.71 billion current USD (2014)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Yemen?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Yemen was 40,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 146,300 in 1997.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,000 in 2014.
- How does Yemen rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Yemen ranks 81st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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.