Military personnel, gaps filled in Namibia
Namibia: Military personnel, gaps filled was 10,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, gaps filled in Namibia, 1990–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 10,000 people for military personnel, gaps filled in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Namibia peaked at 10,000 people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,000 people, in 1998.
Namibia ranks 123rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Military personnel, gaps filled in Namibia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 8,000 people | -20.0% |
| 1992 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3,000 people | -62.5% |
| 1999 | 3,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9,000 people | +200.0% |
| 2001 | 9,000 people | +0.0% |
| 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 | 9,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10,000 people | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10,000 people | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 10,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15,500 people, 65% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 10,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,000 people, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,200 people | 3,000 people | 10,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,000 people | 9,000 people | 9,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,200 people | 9,000 people | 10,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,000 people | 10,000 people | 10,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, gaps filled in Namibia?
- Military personnel, gaps filled in Namibia was 10,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,000 people in 1990.
- What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,000 people in 1998.
- How does Namibia rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Namibia ranks 123rd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.