Military personnel, gaps filled in South Sudan
South Sudan: Military personnel, gaps filled was 53,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, gaps filled in South Sudan, 2012–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, gaps filled in South Sudan is 53,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in South Sudan peaked at 210,000 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 53,000 people, in 2021.
That places South Sudan 60th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Military personnel, gaps filled in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 140,000 people | — |
| 2013 | 210,000 people | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 210,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 185,000 people | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 185,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 185,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 185,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 185,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 185,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 53,000 people | -71.4% |
| 2022 | 53,000 people | +0.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 53,000 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 33,000 people, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 53,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,000 people, 3.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 185,625 people | 140,000 people | 210,000 people | 8 |
| 2020s | 97,000 people | 53,000 people | 185,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3667 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 19,422 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 684.53 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 325.82 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 8,797 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 6.36 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 577.67 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 944.75 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, gaps filled in South Sudan?
- Military personnel, gaps filled in South Sudan was 53,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 210,000 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,000 people in 2021.
- How does South Sudan rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
- South Sudan ranks 60th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.