Military personnel in Panama

Panama: Military personnel was 0 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0
World rank
169th
of 194 countries
All-time high
14,000
in 1989
All-time low
0
in 1920
Years of data
101
1920–2022

Military personnel in Panama, 1920–2022

05.0k10.0k15.0k192019712022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Panama recorded 0 for military personnel in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 101 years on record.

Over the whole period, military personnel in Panama peaked at 14,000 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1920.

That places Panama 169th 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 in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Military personnel in Panama, 1920 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1920 0 —
1921 0 —
1922 0 —
1923 0 —
1924 0 —
1925 0 —
1926 0 —
1927 0 —
1928 0 —
1929 0 —
1930 0 —
1931 0 —
1932 0 —
1933 0 —
1934 0 —
1935 0 —
1936 0 —
1937 0 —
1938 0 —
1939 0 —
1940 0 —
1941 0 —
1942 0 —
1943 0 —
1944 0 —
1945 0 —
1946 0 —
1947 0 —
1948 0 —
1949 0 —
1950 0 —
1951 0 —
1952 0 —
1953 0 —
1954 0 —
1955 0 —
1956 0 —
1957 0 —
1958 0 —
1959 0 —
1960 0 —
1961 0 —
1962 0 —
1963 3,000 —
1964 3,000 +0.0%
1965 4,000 +33.3%
1966 4,000 +0.0%
1967 4,000 +0.0%
1968 5,000 +25.0%
1969 5,000 +0.0%
1970 5,000 +0.0%
1971 7,000 +40.0%
1972 7,000 +0.0%
1973 7,000 +0.0%
1974 8,000 +14.3%
1975 8,000 +0.0%
1976 8,000 +0.0%
1977 8,000 +0.0%
1978 8,000 +0.0%
1979 8,000 +0.0%
1980 8,000 +0.0%
1981 9,000 +12.5%
1982 10,000 +11.1%
1983 10,000 +0.0%
1984 11,000 +10.0%
1985 12,000 +9.1%
1986 12,000 +0.0%
1987 12,000 +0.0%
1988 11,000 -8.3%
1989 14,000 +27.3%
1990 11,000 -21.4%
1991 12,000 +9.1%
1992 11,000 -8.3%
1993 11,000 +0.0%
1994 11,000 +0.0%
1995 12,000 +9.1%
1996 12,000 +0.0%
1997 12,000 +0.0%
1998 13,000 +8.3%
1999 13,000 +0.0%
2002 0 -100.0%
2003 0 —
2004 0 —
2005 0 —
2006 0 —
2007 0 —
2008 0 —
2009 0 —
2010 0 —
2011 0 —
2012 0 —
2013 0 —
2014 0 —
2015 0 —
2016 0 —
2017 0 —
2018 0 —
2019 0 —
2020 0 —
2021 0 —
2022 0 —

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 18,500. (64 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 0 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,000. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 0 0 0 10
1930s 0 0 0 10
1940s 0 0 0 10
1950s 0 0 0 10
1960s 2,800 0 5,000 10
1970s 7,400 5,000 8,000 10
1980s 10,900 8,000 14,000 10
1990s 11,800 11,000 13,000 10
2000s 0 0 0 8
2010s 0 0 0 10
2020s 0 0 0 3

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 169 Andorra 0
  2. 169 Antigua and Barbuda 0
  3. 169 Costa Rica 0 compare
  4. 169 Dominica 0
  5. 169 Grenada 0 compare
  6. 169 Iceland 0
  7. 169 Kiribati 0
  8. 169 Liechtenstein 0
  9. 169 Luxembourg 0 compare
  10. 169 Maldives 0
  11. 169 Marshall Islands 0
  12. 169 Mauritius 0 compare
  13. 169 Micronesia (country) 0
  14. 169 Monaco 0
  15. 169 Nauru 0
  16. 169 Palau 0
  17. 169 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
  18. 169 Saint Lucia 0
  19. 169 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
  20. 169 Samoa 0
  21. 169 San Marino 0
  22. 169 Seychelles 0 compare
  23. 169 Solomon Islands 0
  24. 169 Tuvalu 0
  25. 169 Vanuatu 0

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Frequently asked questions

What is military personnel in Panama?
Military personnel in Panama was 0 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest military personnel recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 14,000 in 1989.
What is the lowest military personnel recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1920.
How does Panama rank for military personnel?
Panama ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Military personnel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Military personnel
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
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