Armed forces personnel in Brunei
Brunei: Armed forces personnel was 8,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel in Brunei, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel in Brunei stood at 8,000.
That represents a change of down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Brunei peaked at 12,100 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4,000, in 1989.
That places Brunei 140th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 4,100 | — |
| 1989 | 4,000 | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5,000 | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 9,000 | +80.0% |
| 1996 | 9,100 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 9,050 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 9,050 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8,750 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 8,800 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 9,700 | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 10,700 | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 10,700 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10,000 | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 11,000 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 9,000 | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 9,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9,250 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 9,250 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9,250 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9,250 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9,250 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9,250 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9,250 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12,100 | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 8,000 | -33.9% |
| 2018 | 8,200 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 8,000 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 8,000 is below the median for high income countries, which is 25,000, 32% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 8,000 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 146,500, 5% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +80.0% | 5,000 | 9,000 |
| 2017 | -33.9% | 12,100 | 8,000 |
| 2016 | +30.8% | 9,250 | 12,100 |
| 1994 | +25.0% | 4,000 | 5,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,050 | 4,000 | 4,100 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6,595 | 4,000 | 9,100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,715 | 8,800 | 11,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,180 | 8,000 | 12,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More reference data data for Brunei
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6707 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3375 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.089 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Brunei?
- Armed forces personnel in Brunei was 8,000 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 12,100 in 2016.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 in 1989.
- How does Brunei rank for armed forces personnel?
- Brunei ranks 140th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Armed forces personnel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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