Military personnel, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Military personnel, gaps filled was 4,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau, 1974–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau stood at 4,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 12,000 people in 1981 and was at its lowest, 4,000 people, in 1980.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 148th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Military personnel, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 5,000 people | — |
| 1975 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6,000 people | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 6,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5,000 people | -16.7% |
| 1980 | 4,000 people | -20.0% |
| 1981 | 12,000 people | +200.0% |
| 1982 | 9,000 people | -25.0% |
| 1983 | 9,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 11,000 people | +22.2% |
| 1985 | 11,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 11,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 11,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 10,000 people | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 12,000 people | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 12,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 11,000 people | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 11,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7,000 people | -36.4% |
| 1995 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9,000 people | +28.6% |
| 2002 | 9,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6,000 people | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 6,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4,000 people | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 4,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 33,000 people, 12% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 4,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,000 people, 29% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,333 people | 5,000 people | 6,000 people | 6 |
| 1980s | 9,800 people | 4,000 people | 12,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,800 people | 7,000 people | 12,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,500 people | 6,000 people | 9,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,200 people | 4,000 people | 6,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,000 people | 4,000 people | 4,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau?
- Military personnel, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau was 4,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 12,000 people in 1981.
- What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 people in 1980.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.