Military personnel, gaps filled in Angola

Angola: Military personnel, gaps filled was 107,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
107,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 194 countries
All-time high
150,000 people
in 1991
All-time low
30,000 people
in 1975
Years of data
48
1975–2022

Military personnel, gaps filled in Angola, 1975–2022

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.

Analysis

Angola recorded 107,000 people for military personnel, gaps filled in 2022.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Angola peaked at 150,000 people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 30,000 people, in 1975.

Angola ranks 44th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

Military personnel, gaps filled in Angola, year by year

Annual values for Military personnel, gaps filled in Angola, 1975 to 2022.
Year people Change
1975 30,000 people
1976 35,000 people +16.7%
1977 47,000 people +34.3%
1978 47,000 people +0.0%
1979 47,000 people +0.0%
1980 47,000 people +0.0%
1981 53,000 people +12.8%
1982 54,000 people +1.9%
1983 54,000 people +0.0%
1984 60,000 people +11.1%
1985 66,000 people +10.0%
1986 70,000 people +6.1%
1987 74,000 people +5.7%
1988 107,000 people +44.6%
1989 107,000 people +0.0%
1990 115,000 people +7.5%
1991 150,000 people +30.4%
1992 128,000 people -14.7%
1993 128,000 people +0.0%
1994 120,000 people -6.2%
1995 100,000 people -16.7%
1996 95,000 people -5.0%
1997 95,000 people +0.0%
1998 100,000 people +5.3%
1999 100,000 people +0.0%
2000 108,000 people +8.0%
2001 130,000 people +20.4%
2002 100,000 people -23.1%
2003 120,000 people +20.0%
2004 114,000 people -5.0%
2005 108,000 people -5.3%
2006 108,000 people +0.0%
2007 107,000 people -0.9%
2008 100,000 people -6.5%
2009 107,000 people +7.0%
2010 107,000 people +0.0%
2011 107,000 people +0.0%
2012 107,000 people +0.0%
2013 107,000 people +0.0%
2014 107,000 people +0.0%
2015 107,000 people +0.0%
2016 107,000 people +0.0%
2017 107,000 people +0.0%
2018 107,000 people +0.0%
2019 107,000 people +0.0%
2020 107,000 people +0.0%
2021 107,000 people +0.0%
2022 107,000 people +0.0%

Angola compared with similar countries

  • Angola's 107,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15,500 people, 6.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Angola's 107,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,000 people, 7.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Military personnel, gaps filled in Angola 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.

YearChange FromTo
1988 +44.6% 74,000 people 107,000 people
1977 +34.3% 35,000 people 47,000 people
1991 +30.4% 115,000 people 150,000 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 41,200 people 30,000 people 47,000 people 5
1980s 69,200 people 47,000 people 107,000 people 10
1990s 113,100 people 95,000 people 150,000 people 10
2000s 110,200 people 100,000 people 130,000 people 10
2010s 107,000 people 107,000 people 107,000 people 10
2020s 107,000 people 107,000 people 107,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 41 Venezuela 123,000 people compare
  2. 42 Poland 114,000 people compare
  3. 43 Malaysia 113,000 people compare
  4. 45 Sudan 104,000 people compare
  5. 46 Jordan 101,000 people compare
  6. 47 Afghanistan 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is military personnel, gaps filled in Angola?
Military personnel, gaps filled in Angola was 107,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 150,000 people in 1991.
What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 30,000 people in 1975.
How does Angola rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
Angola ranks 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Angola data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Military personnel with 103 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.

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Indicator
Military personnel, gaps filled
Unit
people
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 15,868 data points, 1816–2022
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Military personnel with 103 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.