Armed forces personnel in Eritrea
Eritrea: Armed forces personnel was 202,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
202,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
31st
of 173 countries
All-time high
202,000
in 2003
All-time low
46,000
in 1997
Years of data
27
1993–2020
Armed forces personnel in Eritrea, 1993–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 202,000 for armed forces personnel in 2020. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Eritrea peaked at 202,000 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 46,000, in 1997.
That places Eritrea 31st out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 55,000 | — |
| 1994 | 55,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 55,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 55,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 46,000 | -16.4% |
| 1998 | 47,100 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 200,000 | +324.6% |
| 2000 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 171,900 | -14.1% |
| 2002 | 172,200 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 202,000 | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 201,000 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 202,000 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 202,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 202,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 201,750 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 201,750 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 201,750 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 201,750 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 201,750 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 201,750 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 201,750 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 201,750 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 202,000 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 201,750 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 202,000 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 202,000 | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 202,000 is above the median for low income countries, which is 35,000, 5.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 202,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16,000, 12.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73,300 | 46,000 | 200,000 | 7 |
| 2000s | 194,983 | 171,900 | 202,000 | 9 |
| 2010s | 201,800 | 201,750 | 202,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 202,000 | 202,000 | 202,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1781 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Eritrea?
- Armed forces personnel in Eritrea was 202,000 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 202,000 in 2003.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,000 in 1997.
- How does Eritrea rank for armed forces personnel?
- Eritrea ranks 31st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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