Military personnel, gaps filled in Benin
Benin: Military personnel, gaps filled was 12,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, gaps filled in Benin, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
Benin recorded 12,000 people for military personnel, gaps filled in 2022. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 71.4% on the previous year and up 140.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Benin peaked at 12,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1960.
That places Benin 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Military personnel, gaps filled in Benin, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 people | — |
| 1961 | 0 people | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 people | — |
| 1963 | 2,000 people | +100.0% |
| 1964 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3,000 people | +50.0% |
| 1968 | 3,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2,000 people | -33.3% |
| 1970 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,000 people | +50.0% |
| 1974 | 3,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2,000 people | -33.3% |
| 1978 | 4,000 people | +100.0% |
| 1979 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6,000 people | +50.0% |
| 1982 | 6,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4,000 people | -33.3% |
| 1987 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5,000 people | +25.0% |
| 1989 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6,000 people | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 7,000 people | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8,000 people | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5,000 people | -37.5% |
| 2001 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7,000 people | +40.0% |
| 2014 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12,000 people | +71.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 12,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15,500 people, 77% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 12,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,000 people, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,700 people | 0 people | 3,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,800 people | 2,000 people | 4,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,200 people | 4,000 people | 6,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,600 people | 6,000 people | 8,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,000 people | 5,000 people | 5,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,400 people | 5,000 people | 7,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,667 people | 7,000 people | 12,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 115 Togo 13,000 people compare
- 116 Cyprus 12,000 people compare
- 116 Nicaragua 12,000 people compare
- 119 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11,000 people compare
- 119 Kyrgyzstan 11,000 people compare
- 119 Mozambique 11,000 people compare
- 119 Malawi 11,000 people compare
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, gaps filled in Benin?
- Military personnel, gaps filled in Benin was 12,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 12,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Benin ranks 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.