Military personnel, gaps filled in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Military personnel, gaps filled was 7,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
7,000 people
Change on year
down 36.4%
World rank
137th
of 194 countries
All-time high
11,000 people
in 2003
All-time low
0 people
in 1960
Years of data
63
1960–2022

Military personnel, gaps filled in Burkina Faso, 1960–2022

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 7,000 people for military personnel, gaps filled in 2022.

That represents a change of down 36.4% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Burkina Faso peaked at 11,000 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1960.

Burkina Faso ranks 137th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Military personnel, gaps filled in Burkina Faso, 1960 to 2022.
Year people Change
1960 0 people
1961 0 people
1962 0 people
1963 2,000 people
1964 3,000 people +50.0%
1965 3,000 people +0.0%
1966 3,000 people +0.0%
1967 3,000 people +0.0%
1968 3,000 people +0.0%
1969 4,000 people +33.3%
1970 4,000 people +0.0%
1971 4,000 people +0.0%
1972 5,000 people +25.0%
1973 5,000 people +0.0%
1974 5,000 people +0.0%
1975 5,000 people +0.0%
1976 10,000 people +100.0%
1977 6,000 people -40.0%
1978 6,000 people +0.0%
1979 4,000 people -33.3%
1980 5,000 people +25.0%
1981 8,000 people +60.0%
1982 9,000 people +12.5%
1983 9,000 people +0.0%
1984 9,000 people +0.0%
1985 9,000 people +0.0%
1986 9,000 people +0.0%
1987 9,000 people +0.0%
1988 8,000 people -11.1%
1989 8,000 people +0.0%
1990 10,000 people +25.0%
1991 10,000 people +0.0%
1992 9,000 people -10.0%
1993 9,000 people +0.0%
1994 9,000 people +0.0%
1995 9,000 people +0.0%
1996 9,000 people +0.0%
1997 9,000 people +0.0%
1998 9,000 people +0.0%
1999 9,000 people +0.0%
2000 7,000 people -22.2%
2001 10,000 people +42.9%
2002 10,000 people +0.0%
2003 11,000 people +10.0%
2004 11,000 people +0.0%
2005 11,000 people +0.0%
2006 11,000 people +0.0%
2007 11,000 people +0.0%
2008 11,000 people +0.0%
2009 11,000 people +0.0%
2010 11,000 people +0.0%
2011 11,000 people +0.0%
2012 11,000 people +0.0%
2013 11,000 people +0.0%
2014 11,000 people +0.0%
2015 11,000 people +0.0%
2016 11,000 people +0.0%
2017 11,000 people +0.0%
2018 11,000 people +0.0%
2019 11,000 people +0.0%
2020 11,000 people +0.0%
2021 11,000 people +0.0%
2022 7,000 people -36.4%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 7,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 33,000 people, 21% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 7,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,000 people, 50% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,100 people 0 people 4,000 people 10
1970s 5,400 people 4,000 people 10,000 people 10
1980s 8,300 people 5,000 people 9,000 people 10
1990s 9,200 people 9,000 people 10,000 people 10
2000s 10,400 people 7,000 people 11,000 people 10
2010s 11,000 people 11,000 people 11,000 people 10
2020s 9,667 people 7,000 people 11,000 people 3

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  4. 137 Latvia 7,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is military personnel, gaps filled in Burkina Faso?
Military personnel, gaps filled in Burkina Faso was 7,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 11,000 people in 2003.
What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1960.
How does Burkina Faso rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
Burkina Faso ranks 137th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso 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
Last refreshed

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.