Military personnel, gaps filled in Cyprus

Cyprus: Military personnel, gaps filled was 12,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
12,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
116th
of 194 countries
All-time high
20,000 people
in 1965
All-time low
1,000 people
in 1960
Years of data
63
1960–2022

Military personnel, gaps filled in Cyprus, 1960–2022

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196019912022

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2022, military personnel, gaps filled in Cyprus stood at 12,000 people.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Cyprus peaked at 20,000 people in 1965 and was at its lowest, 1,000 people, in 1960.

Cyprus ranks 116th 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 Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for Military personnel, gaps filled in Cyprus, 1960 to 2022.
Year people Change
1960 1,000 people
1961 1,000 people +0.0%
1962 1,000 people +0.0%
1963 1,000 people +0.0%
1964 8,000 people +700.0%
1965 20,000 people +150.0%
1966 16,000 people -20.0%
1967 15,000 people -6.2%
1968 14,000 people -6.7%
1969 13,000 people -7.1%
1970 13,000 people +0.0%
1971 11,000 people -15.4%
1972 12,000 people +9.1%
1973 11,000 people -8.3%
1974 11,000 people +0.0%
1975 20,000 people +81.8%
1976 18,000 people -10.0%
1977 10,000 people -44.4%
1978 10,000 people +0.0%
1979 15,000 people +50.0%
1980 16,000 people +6.7%
1981 16,000 people +0.0%
1982 17,000 people +6.2%
1983 10,000 people -41.2%
1984 10,000 people +0.0%
1985 13,000 people +30.0%
1986 13,000 people +0.0%
1987 13,000 people +0.0%
1988 13,000 people +0.0%
1989 14,000 people +7.7%
1990 10,000 people -28.6%
1991 10,000 people +0.0%
1992 10,000 people +0.0%
1993 10,000 people +0.0%
1994 10,000 people +0.0%
1995 10,000 people +0.0%
1996 10,000 people +0.0%
1997 10,000 people +0.0%
1998 12,000 people +20.0%
1999 14,000 people +16.7%
2000 10,000 people -28.6%
2001 10,000 people +0.0%
2002 10,000 people +0.0%
2003 10,000 people +0.0%
2004 10,000 people +0.0%
2005 10,000 people +0.0%
2006 10,000 people +0.0%
2007 10,000 people +0.0%
2008 10,000 people +0.0%
2009 10,000 people +0.0%
2010 10,000 people +0.0%
2011 10,000 people +0.0%
2012 12,000 people +20.0%
2013 12,000 people +0.0%
2014 12,000 people +0.0%
2015 12,000 people +0.0%
2016 12,000 people +0.0%
2017 12,000 people +0.0%
2018 15,000 people +25.0%
2019 15,000 people +0.0%
2020 15,000 people +0.0%
2021 12,000 people -20.0%
2022 12,000 people +0.0%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 12,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 18,500 people, 65% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 12,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23,000 people, 52% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9,000 people 1,000 people 20,000 people 10
1970s 13,100 people 10,000 people 20,000 people 10
1980s 13,500 people 10,000 people 17,000 people 10
1990s 10,600 people 10,000 people 14,000 people 10
2000s 10,000 people 10,000 people 10,000 people 10
2010s 12,200 people 10,000 people 15,000 people 10
2020s 13,000 people 12,000 people 15,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 115 Togo 13,000 people compare
  2. 116 Benin 12,000 people compare
  3. 116 Nicaragua 12,000 people compare
  4. 119 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11,000 people compare
  5. 119 Kyrgyzstan 11,000 people compare
  6. 119 Mozambique 11,000 people compare
  7. 119 Malawi 11,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is military personnel, gaps filled in Cyprus?
Military personnel, gaps filled in Cyprus was 12,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 20,000 people in 1965.
What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 1,000 people in 1960.
How does Cyprus rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
Cyprus ranks 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cyprus 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
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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.