Military personnel, gaps filled in Eritrea
Eritrea: Military personnel, gaps filled was 302,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, gaps filled in Eritrea, 1993–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 302,000 people for military personnel, gaps filled in 2022. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.5% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Eritrea peaked at 302,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45,000 people, in 1995.
That places Eritrea 18th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Military personnel, gaps filled in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 55,000 people | — |
| 1994 | 55,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 45,000 people | -18.2% |
| 1996 | 45,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 55,000 people | +22.2% |
| 1998 | 100,000 people | +81.8% |
| 1999 | 215,000 people | +115.0% |
| 2000 | 200,000 people | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 172,000 people | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 172,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 202,000 people | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 202,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 202,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 202,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 202,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 202,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 202,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 202,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 202,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 202,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 202,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 202,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 202,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 202,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 202,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 202,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 202,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 202,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 202,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 302,000 people | +49.5% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 302,000 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 33,000 people, 9.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 302,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,000 people, 21.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81,429 people | 45,000 people | 215,000 people | 7 |
| 2000s | 195,800 people | 172,000 people | 202,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 202,000 people | 202,000 people | 202,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 235,333 people | 202,000 people | 302,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1781 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, gaps filled in Eritrea?
- Military personnel, gaps filled in Eritrea was 302,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 302,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,000 people in 1995.
- How does Eritrea rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Eritrea ranks 18th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.