Military personnel, gaps filled in Cameroon

Cameroon: Military personnel, gaps filled was 25,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
25,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
88th
of 194 countries
All-time high
25,000 people
in 2020
All-time low
1,000 people
in 1960
Years of data
63
1960–2022

Military personnel, gaps filled in Cameroon, 1960–2022

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k196019912022

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 25,000 people for military personnel, gaps filled in 2022. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 78.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Cameroon peaked at 25,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,000 people, in 1960.

That places Cameroon 88th 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 Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Military personnel, gaps filled in Cameroon, 1960 to 2022.
Year people Change
1960 1,000 people
1961 4,000 people +300.0%
1962 5,000 people +25.0%
1963 8,000 people +60.0%
1964 6,000 people -25.0%
1965 8,000 people +33.3%
1966 8,000 people +0.0%
1967 8,000 people +0.0%
1968 7,000 people -12.5%
1969 8,000 people +14.3%
1970 8,000 people +0.0%
1971 8,000 people +0.0%
1972 8,000 people +0.0%
1973 8,000 people +0.0%
1974 10,000 people +25.0%
1975 10,000 people +0.0%
1976 10,000 people +0.0%
1977 11,000 people +10.0%
1978 11,000 people +0.0%
1979 11,000 people +0.0%
1980 11,000 people +0.0%
1981 14,000 people +27.3%
1982 14,000 people +0.0%
1983 15,000 people +7.1%
1984 15,000 people +0.0%
1985 15,000 people +0.0%
1986 15,000 people +0.0%
1987 15,000 people +0.0%
1988 21,000 people +40.0%
1989 21,000 people +0.0%
1990 23,000 people +9.5%
1991 24,000 people +4.3%
1992 12,000 people -50.0%
1993 12,000 people +0.0%
1994 12,000 people +0.0%
1995 22,000 people +83.3%
1996 15,000 people -31.8%
1997 13,000 people -13.3%
1998 15,000 people +15.4%
1999 15,000 people +0.0%
2000 7,000 people -53.3%
2001 22,000 people +214.3%
2002 23,000 people +4.5%
2003 23,000 people +0.0%
2004 23,000 people +0.0%
2005 23,000 people +0.0%
2006 23,000 people +0.0%
2007 14,000 people -39.1%
2008 14,000 people +0.0%
2009 14,000 people +0.0%
2010 14,000 people +0.0%
2011 14,000 people +0.0%
2012 14,000 people +0.0%
2013 14,000 people +0.0%
2014 14,000 people +0.0%
2015 14,000 people +0.0%
2016 14,000 people +0.0%
2017 14,000 people +0.0%
2018 14,000 people +0.0%
2019 15,000 people +7.1%
2020 25,000 people +66.7%
2021 25,000 people +0.0%
2022 25,000 people +0.0%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 25,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15,500 people, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 25,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,000 people, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6,300 people 1,000 people 8,000 people 10
1970s 9,500 people 8,000 people 11,000 people 10
1980s 15,600 people 11,000 people 21,000 people 10
1990s 16,300 people 12,000 people 24,000 people 10
2000s 18,600 people 7,000 people 23,000 people 10
2010s 14,100 people 14,000 people 15,000 people 10
2020s 25,000 people 25,000 people 25,000 people 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is military personnel, gaps filled in Cameroon?
Military personnel, gaps filled in Cameroon was 25,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 25,000 people in 2020.
What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 1,000 people in 1960.
How does Cameroon rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
Cameroon ranks 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon 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.