Military personnel, gaps filled in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Military personnel, gaps filled was 255,000 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Military personnel, gaps filled in Sri Lanka, 1948–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, gaps filled in Sri Lanka is 255,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Sri Lanka peaked at 255,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1948.
Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military personnel, gaps filled in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 0 people | — |
| 1949 | 1,000 people | — |
| 1950 | 2,000 people | +100.0% |
| 1951 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 1,000 people | -50.0% |
| 1956 | 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 2,000 people | +100.0% |
| 1958 | 3,000 people | +50.0% |
| 1959 | 4,000 people | +33.3% |
| 1960 | 6,000 people | +50.0% |
| 1961 | 10,000 people | +66.7% |
| 1962 | 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 11,000 people | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 9,000 people | -18.2% |
| 1965 | 9,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 10,000 people | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 16,000 people | +60.0% |
| 1973 | 18,000 people | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 18,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 18,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 18,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 18,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 13,000 people | -27.8% |
| 1979 | 18,000 people | +38.5% |
| 1980 | 18,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 18,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 18,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 16,000 people | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 17,000 people | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 22,000 people | +29.4% |
| 1986 | 22,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 22,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 22,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 22,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 22,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 110,000 people | +400.0% |
| 1992 | 110,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 110,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 110,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 110,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 110,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 110,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 110,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 115,000 people | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 121,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 158,000 people | +30.6% |
| 2003 | 152,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 132,000 people | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 111,000 people | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 111,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 151,000 people | +36.0% |
| 2008 | 151,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 151,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 161,000 people | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 161,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 161,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 161,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 161,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 161,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 161,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 203,000 people | +26.1% |
| 2018 | 243,000 people | +19.7% |
| 2019 | 255,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 255,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 255,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 255,000 people | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 255,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,000 people, 11.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 255,000 people is above the median for South Asia, which is 130,000 people, 2.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 500 people | 0 people | 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1950s | 2,100 people | 1,000 people | 4,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 9,500 people | 6,000 people | 11,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 15,700 people | 10,000 people | 18,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,700 people | 16,000 people | 22,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 100,200 people | 22,000 people | 110,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 135,300 people | 111,000 people | 158,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 182,800 people | 161,000 people | 255,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 255,000 people | 255,000 people | 255,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, gaps filled in Sri Lanka?
- Military personnel, gaps filled in Sri Lanka was 255,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 255,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1948.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Sri Lanka ranks 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.