Military personnel, gaps filled in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Military personnel, gaps filled was 0 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Military personnel, gaps filled in Costa Rica, 1920–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, gaps filled in Costa Rica stood at 0 people. That is the lowest value across all 103 years on record.
Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Costa Rica peaked at 10,000 people in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1927.
Costa Rica ranks 169th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military personnel, gaps filled in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 1,000 people | — |
| 1921 | 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 500 people | -50.0% |
| 1927 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 1928 | 0 people | — |
| 1929 | 0 people | — |
| 1930 | 0 people | — |
| 1931 | 0 people | — |
| 1932 | 0 people | — |
| 1933 | 0 people | — |
| 1934 | 0 people | — |
| 1935 | 0 people | — |
| 1936 | 0 people | — |
| 1937 | 0 people | — |
| 1938 | 0 people | — |
| 1939 | 0 people | — |
| 1940 | 250 people | — |
| 1941 | 500 people | +100.0% |
| 1942 | 750 people | +50.0% |
| 1943 | 1,000 people | +33.3% |
| 1944 | 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 1950 | 0 people | — |
| 1951 | 0 people | — |
| 1952 | 0 people | — |
| 1953 | 0 people | — |
| 1954 | 0 people | — |
| 1955 | 0 people | — |
| 1956 | 0 people | — |
| 1957 | 0 people | — |
| 1958 | 0 people | — |
| 1959 | 0 people | — |
| 1960 | 0 people | — |
| 1961 | 0 people | — |
| 1962 | 0 people | — |
| 1963 | 2,000 people | — |
| 1964 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3,000 people | +50.0% |
| 1977 | 5,000 people | +66.7% |
| 1978 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6,000 people | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 6,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7,000 people | +16.7% |
| 1984 | 8,000 people | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10,000 people | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6,667 people | -33.3% |
| 2001 | 3,333 people | -50.0% |
| 2002 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 people | — |
| 2004 | 0 people | — |
| 2005 | 0 people | — |
| 2006 | 0 people | — |
| 2007 | 0 people | — |
| 2008 | 0 people | — |
| 2009 | 0 people | — |
| 2010 | 0 people | — |
| 2011 | 0 people | — |
| 2012 | 0 people | — |
| 2013 | 0 people | — |
| 2014 | 0 people | — |
| 2015 | 0 people | — |
| 2016 | 0 people | — |
| 2017 | 0 people | — |
| 2018 | 0 people | — |
| 2019 | 0 people | — |
| 2020 | 0 people | — |
| 2021 | 0 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 18,500 people. (64 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,000 people. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 650 people | 0 people | 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 10 |
| 1940s | 750 people | 0 people | 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,400 people | 0 people | 2,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,100 people | 2,000 people | 6,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,300 people | 6,000 people | 8,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,600 people | 8,000 people | 10,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,000 people | 0 people | 6,667 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 169 Andorra 0 people
- 169 Antigua and Barbuda 0 people
- 169 Dominica 0 people
- 169 Micronesia (country) 0 people
- 169 Grenada 0 people compare
- 169 Iceland 0 people
- 169 Kiribati 0 people
- 169 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 people
- 169 Saint Lucia 0 people
- 169 Liechtenstein 0 people
- 169 Luxembourg 0 people compare
- 169 Monaco 0 people
- 169 Maldives 0 people
- 169 Marshall Islands 0 people
- 169 Mauritius 0 people compare
- 169 Nauru 0 people
- 169 Panama 0 people compare
- 169 Palau 0 people
- 169 Solomon Islands 0 people
- 169 San Marino 0 people
- 169 Seychelles 0 people compare
- 169 Tuvalu 0 people
- 169 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 people
- 169 Vanuatu 0 people
- 169 Samoa 0 people
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, gaps filled in Costa Rica?
- Military personnel, gaps filled in Costa Rica was 0 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 10,000 people in 1997.
- What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1927.
- How does Costa Rica rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.