Military personnel, gaps filled in Liberia
Liberia: Military personnel, gaps filled was 2,000 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Military personnel, gaps filled in Liberia, 1920–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, gaps filled in Liberia is 2,000 people, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Liberia peaked at 15,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,000 people, in 1933.
That places Liberia 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military personnel, gaps filled in Liberia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 2,000 people | — |
| 1921 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 6,000 people | +200.0% |
| 1931 | 6,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 5,000 people | -16.7% |
| 1933 | 1,000 people | -80.0% |
| 1934 | 4,000 people | +300.0% |
| 1935 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 1,000 people | -75.0% |
| 1939 | 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 5,000 people | +400.0% |
| 1941 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 2,000 people | -60.0% |
| 1957 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 4,000 people | +100.0% |
| 1959 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 3,000 people | -25.0% |
| 1961 | 2,000 people | -33.3% |
| 1962 | 3,000 people | +50.0% |
| 1963 | 4,000 people | +33.3% |
| 1964 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5,000 people | +25.0% |
| 1969 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6,000 people | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 6,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4,000 people | -33.3% |
| 1978 | 7,000 people | +75.0% |
| 1979 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5,000 people | -28.6% |
| 1982 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6,000 people | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 6,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7,000 people | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 8,000 people | +14.3% |
| 1991 | 5,000 people | -37.5% |
| 1992 | 2,000 people | -60.0% |
| 1993 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5,000 people | +150.0% |
| 2000 | 15,000 people | +200.0% |
| 2001 | 15,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,000 people | -86.7% |
| 2008 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 2,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 33,000 people, 6% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 2,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,000 people, 14% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2,000 people | 2,000 people | 2,000 people | 10 |
| 1930s | 3,600 people | 1,000 people | 6,000 people | 10 |
| 1940s | 5,000 people | 5,000 people | 5,000 people | 10 |
| 1950s | 4,200 people | 2,000 people | 5,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 3,800 people | 2,000 people | 5,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,800 people | 4,000 people | 7,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,000 people | 5,000 people | 7,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,400 people | 2,000 people | 8,000 people | 5 |
| 2000s | 11,100 people | 2,000 people | 15,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,000 people | 2,000 people | 2,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,000 people | 2,000 people | 2,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 152 Guyana 3,000 people compare
- 152 Eswatini 3,000 people compare
- 154 Bahamas 2,000 people compare
- 154 Belize 2,000 people compare
- 154 Lesotho 2,000 people compare
- 154 Malta 2,000 people compare
- 154 Montenegro 2,000 people compare
- 154 Suriname 2,000 people compare
- 154 East Timor 2,000 people compare
More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, gaps filled in Liberia?
- Military personnel, gaps filled in Liberia was 2,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 15,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 people in 1933.
- How does Liberia rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Liberia ranks 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.