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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Albania

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Albania in 2022 — 8,000 people. Ranked 132 in the world out of 189. Since 1914, the indicator has risen by 300%.

2022 8,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 132of 189
Period maximum 65,000 people1949
Period minimum 2,000 people1914

Trend over time

1914–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Albania, 1914–2022020,00040,00060,00080,000191419251936194719581969198019912002201320221914: 2,000 people1916: 2,000 people1918: 3,000 people1920: 4,000 people1922: 5,000 people1924: 8,000 people1926: 8,000 people1928: 10,000 people1930: 11,000 people1932: 13,000 people1934: 13,000 people1936: 9,000 people1938: 9,000 people1944: 60,000 people1946: 60,000 people1948: 60,000 people1950: 60,000 people1952: 61,000 people1954: 41,000 people1956: 37,000 people1958: 31,000 people1960: 27,000 people1962: 50,000 people1964: 52,000 people1966: 52,000 people1968: 52,000 people1970: 52,000 people1972: 52,000 people1974: 53,000 people1976: 52,000 people1978: 45,000 people1980: 46,000 people1982: 42,000 people1984: 41,000 people1986: 42,000 people1988: 42,000 people1990: 48,000 people1992: 65,000 people1994: 65,000 people1996: 52,000 people1998: 20,000 people2000: 54,000 people2002: 27,000 people2004: 22,000 people2006: 22,000 people2008: 11,000 people2010: 14,000 people2012: 14,000 people2014: 14,000 people2016: 8,000 people2018: 8,000 people2020: 8,000 people2022: 8,000 people
Change over the period: +6,000 (+300%) Average annual rate: 1.29 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Albania

Albania 8,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 4.15M people
Southern Europe computed 526,000 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.23M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Albania, by year Albania All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 8,000 +0 +0%
2021 8,000 +0 +0%
2020 8,000 +0 +0%
2019 8,000 +0 +0%
2018 8,000 +0 +0%
2017 8,000 +0 +0%
2016 8,000 +0 +0%
2015 8,000 −6,000 −42.86%
2014 14,000 +0 +0%
2013 14,000 +0 +0%
2012 14,000 +0 +0%
2011 14,000 +0 +0%
2010 14,000 +0 +0%
2009 14,000 +3,000 +27.27%
2008 11,000 +0 +0%
2007 11,000 −11,000 −50%
2006 22,000 +0 +0%
2005 22,000 +0 +0%
2004 22,000 +0 +0%
2003 22,000 −5,000 −18.52%
2002 27,000 +0 +0%
2001 27,000 −27,000 −50%
2000 54,000 +36,000 +200%
1999 18,000 −2,000 −10%
1998 20,000 −32,000 −61.54%
1997 52,000 +0 +0%
1996 52,000 +0 +0%
1995 52,000 −13,000 −20%
1994 65,000 +0 +0%
1993 65,000 +0 +0%
1992 65,000 +25,000 +62.5%
1991 40,000 −8,000 −16.67%
1990 48,000 +8,000 +20%
1989 40,000 −2,000 −4.76%
1988 42,000 +0 +0%
1987 42,000 +0 +0%
1986 42,000 +2,000 +5%
1985 40,000 −1,000 −2.44%
1984 41,000 −1,000 −2.38%
1983 42,000 +0 +0%
1982 42,000 +1,000 +2.44%
1981 41,000 −5,000 −10.87%
1980 46,000 +1,000 +2.22%
1979 45,000 +0 +0%
1978 45,000 +0 +0%
1977 45,000 −7,000 −13.46%
1976 52,000 +0 +0%
1975 52,000 −1,000 −1.89%
1974 53,000 +1,000 +1.92%
1973 52,000 +0 +0%
1972 52,000 +0 +0%
1971 52,000 +0 +0%
1970 52,000 +0 +0%
1969 52,000 +0 +0%
1968 52,000 +0 +0%
1967 52,000 +0 +0%
1966 52,000 +0 +0%
1965 52,000 +0 +0%
1964 52,000 +0 +0%
1963 52,000 +2,000 +4%
1962 50,000 +0 +0%
1961 50,000 +23,000 +85.19%
1960 27,000 +0 +0%
1959 27,000 −4,000 −12.9%
1958 31,000 −2,000 −6.06%
1957 33,000 −4,000 −10.81%
1956 37,000 −2,000 −5.13%
1955 39,000 −2,000 −4.88%
1954 41,000 −12,000 −22.64%
1953 53,000 −8,000 −13.11%
1952 61,000 +6,000 +10.91%
1951 55,000 −5,000 −8.33%
1950 60,000 −5,000 −7.69%
1949 65,000 +5,000 +8.33%
1948 60,000 +0 +0%
1947 60,000 +0 +0%
1946 60,000 +0 +0%
1945 60,000 +0 +0%
1944 60,000 — —
1939 9,000 +0 +0%
1938 9,000 +0 +0%
1937 9,000 +0 +0%
1936 9,000 +0 +0%
1935 9,000 −4,000 −30.77%
1934 13,000 +0 +0%
1933 13,000 +0 +0%
1932 13,000 +2,000 +18.18%
1931 11,000 +0 +0%
1930 11,000 +0 +0%
1929 11,000 +1,000 +10%
1928 10,000 +2,000 +25%
1927 8,000 +0 +0%
1926 8,000 +0 +0%
1925 8,000 +0 +0%
1924 8,000 +0 +0%
1923 8,000 +3,000 +60%
1922 5,000 +2,000 +66.67%
1921 3,000 −1,000 −25%
1920 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1919 3,000 +0 +0%
1918 3,000 +1,000 +50%
1917 2,000 +0 +0%
1916 2,000 +0 +0%
1915 2,000 +0 +0%
1914 2,000 — —

Southern Europe, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IT Italy 161,000 GR Greece 132,000 ES Spain 124,000 RS Serbia 28,000 PT Portugal 27,000 HR Croatia 17,000 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 11,000 AL Albania 8,000 MK North Macedonia 8,000 SI Slovenia 6,000 MT Malta 2,000 ME Montenegro 2,000 AD Andorra 0 MC Monaco 0 SM San Marino 0
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About the indicator

The number of military personnel on active duty. The series was assembled by the Correlates of War project and continued with data of the International Institute for Strategic Studies; unlike the World Bank series, which begins in 1985, it reaches 1816 and makes military buildup over two centuries visible — including both world wars.

Important: Over two hundred years borders and the composition of countries changed, so the series before the middle of the 20th century refers to the territory of the time: comparing adjacent years is reliable, comparing 1830 with 2020 only loosely so.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.

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