Armed forces personnel in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Armed forces personnel was 4,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Guinea-Bissau, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 4,000 for armed forces personnel in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 14,200 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4,000, in 2017.
That places Guinea-Bissau 149th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 8,550 | — |
| 1989 | 10,000 | +17.0% |
| 1990 | 12,000 | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7,000 | -36.4% |
| 1995 | 9,200 | +31.4% |
| 1996 | 9,300 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 9,250 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 9,250 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9,300 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 9,300 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11,300 | +21.5% |
| 2002 | 11,300 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14,200 | +25.7% |
| 2004 | 9,000 | -36.6% |
| 2005 | 9,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6,000 | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 6,458 | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 6,458 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6,450 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 6,450 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6,450 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6,450 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4,450 | -31.0% |
| 2016 | 4,450 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4,000 | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 4,450 | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 4,000 | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 4,000 is below the median for low income countries, which is 35,000, 11% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 4,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16,000, 25% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -36.6% | 14,200 | 9,000 |
| 1994 | -36.4% | 11,000 | 7,000 |
| 2008 | -33.3% | 9,000 | 6,000 |
| 1995 | +31.4% | 7,000 | 9,200 |
| 2015 | -31.0% | 6,450 | 4,450 |
| 2003 | +25.7% | 11,300 | 14,200 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9,275 | 8,550 | 10,000 | 2 |
| 1990s | 9,930 | 7,000 | 12,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,456 | 6,000 | 14,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,361 | 4,000 | 6,458 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 148 Trinidad and Tobago 5,000 compare
- 149 Fiji 4,000 compare
- 149 Gambia 4,000 compare
- 149 Papua New Guinea 4,000 compare
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Guinea-Bissau?
- Armed forces personnel in Guinea-Bissau was 4,000 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 14,200 in 2003.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 in 2017.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for armed forces personnel?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 149th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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