Military personnel, gaps filled in Kenya

Kenya: Military personnel, gaps filled was 24,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
24,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
91st
of 194 countries
All-time high
25,000 people
in 1998
All-time low
3,000 people
in 1963
Years of data
60
1963–2022

Military personnel, gaps filled in Kenya, 1963–2022

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k196319922022

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for military personnel, gaps filled in Kenya is 24,000 people, measured in 2022.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Kenya peaked at 25,000 people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3,000 people, in 1963.

That places Kenya 91st out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.

Military personnel, gaps filled in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Military personnel, gaps filled in Kenya, 1963 to 2022.
Year people Change
1963 3,000 people
1964 15,000 people +400.0%
1965 16,000 people +6.7%
1966 17,000 people +6.2%
1967 16,000 people -5.9%
1968 8,000 people -50.0%
1969 7,000 people -12.5%
1970 7,000 people +0.0%
1971 7,000 people +0.0%
1972 7,000 people +0.0%
1973 8,000 people +14.3%
1974 9,000 people +12.5%
1975 9,000 people +0.0%
1976 9,000 people +0.0%
1977 13,000 people +44.4%
1978 13,000 people +0.0%
1979 13,000 people +0.0%
1980 13,000 people +0.0%
1981 17,000 people +30.8%
1982 19,000 people +11.8%
1983 18,000 people -5.3%
1984 19,000 people +5.6%
1985 19,000 people +0.0%
1986 20,000 people +5.3%
1987 21,000 people +5.0%
1988 20,000 people -4.8%
1989 20,000 people +0.0%
1990 20,000 people +0.0%
1991 20,000 people +0.0%
1992 24,000 people +20.0%
1993 24,000 people +0.0%
1994 22,000 people -8.3%
1995 22,000 people +0.0%
1996 24,000 people +9.1%
1997 24,000 people +0.0%
1998 25,000 people +4.2%
1999 24,000 people -4.0%
2000 22,000 people -8.3%
2001 24,000 people +9.1%
2002 24,000 people +0.0%
2003 24,000 people +0.0%
2004 24,000 people +0.0%
2005 24,000 people +0.0%
2006 24,000 people +0.0%
2007 24,000 people +0.0%
2008 24,000 people +0.0%
2009 24,000 people +0.0%
2010 24,000 people +0.0%
2011 24,000 people +0.0%
2012 24,000 people +0.0%
2013 24,000 people +0.0%
2014 24,000 people +0.0%
2015 24,000 people +0.0%
2016 24,000 people +0.0%
2017 24,000 people +0.0%
2018 24,000 people +0.0%
2019 24,000 people +0.0%
2020 24,000 people +0.0%
2021 24,000 people +0.0%
2022 24,000 people +0.0%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 24,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15,500 people, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 24,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,000 people, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11,714 people 3,000 people 17,000 people 7
1970s 9,500 people 7,000 people 13,000 people 10
1980s 18,600 people 13,000 people 21,000 people 10
1990s 22,900 people 20,000 people 25,000 people 10
2000s 23,800 people 22,000 people 24,000 people 10
2010s 24,000 people 24,000 people 24,000 people 10
2020s 24,000 people 24,000 people 24,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 88 Cameroon 25,000 people compare
  2. 88 Norway 25,000 people compare
  3. 88 El Salvador 25,000 people compare
  4. 92 Austria 23,000 people compare
  5. 92 Belgium 23,000 people compare
  6. 92 Lithuania 23,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is military personnel, gaps filled in Kenya?
Military personnel, gaps filled in Kenya was 24,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 25,000 people in 1998.
What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 3,000 people in 1963.
How does Kenya rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
Kenya ranks 91st out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya 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
Last refreshed

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.