Military personnel, gaps filled in Belarus
Belarus: Military personnel, gaps filled was 48,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, gaps filled in Belarus, 1992–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 48,000 people for military personnel, gaps filled in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Belarus peaked at 115,000 people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 45,000 people, in 2018.
Belarus ranks 63rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Military personnel, gaps filled in Belarus, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 102,000 people | — |
| 1993 | 115,000 people | +12.7% |
| 1994 | 75,000 people | -34.8% |
| 1995 | 75,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 75,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 77,000 people | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 79,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 81,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 83,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 83,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 80,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 73,000 people | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 73,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 73,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 73,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 73,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63,000 people | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 73,000 people | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 73,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 73,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48,000 people | -34.2% |
| 2014 | 48,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 48,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 45,000 people | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 45,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 45,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 48,000 people | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 48,000 people | +0.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 48,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,000 people, 2.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 48,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23,000 people, 2.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84,875 people | 75,000 people | 115,000 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 74,700 people | 63,000 people | 83,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,900 people | 45,000 people | 73,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,000 people | 45,000 people | 48,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More reference data data for Belarus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3462 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.96 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, gaps filled in Belarus?
- Military personnel, gaps filled in Belarus was 48,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 115,000 people in 1993.
- What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,000 people in 2018.
- How does Belarus rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Belarus ranks 63rd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.