Military personnel, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Military personnel, gaps filled was 4,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
4,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
148th
of 194 countries
All-time high
12,000 people
in 1981
All-time low
4,000 people
in 1980
Years of data
49
1974–2022

Military personnel, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau, 1974–2022

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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

Annual values for Military personnel, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau, 1974 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 145 Gabon 5,000 people compare
  2. 145 Moldova 5,000 people compare
  3. 145 Trinidad and Tobago 5,000 people compare
  4. 148 Fiji 4,000 people compare
  5. 148 Gambia 4,000 people compare
  6. 148 Papua New Guinea 4,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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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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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.