Military personnel, gaps filled in Angola
Angola: Military personnel, gaps filled was 107,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, gaps filled in Angola, 1975–2022
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More reference data data for Angola
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.163 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8877 (2050)
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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.