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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Argentina

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Argentina in 2022 — 72,000 people. Ranked 52 in the world out of 189. Since 1841, the indicator has risen by 928.6%.

2022 72,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 52of 189
Period maximum 175,000 people1982
Period minimum 2,000 people1849

Trend over time

1841–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Argentina, 1841–2022050,000100,000150,000200,000184118601879189819171936195519741993201220221841: 7,000 people1851: 5,000 people1854: 4,000 people1857: 6,000 people1860: 5,000 people1863: 12,000 people1866: 15,000 people1869: 15,000 people1872: 6,000 people1875: 7,000 people1878: 10,000 people1881: 9,000 people1884: 9,000 people1887: 10,000 people1890: 8,000 people1893: 11,000 people1896: 19,000 people1899: 18,000 people1902: 24,000 people1905: 24,000 people1908: 18,000 people1911: 30,000 people1914: 30,000 people1917: 30,000 people1920: 29,000 people1923: 34,000 people1926: 37,000 people1929: 38,000 people1932: 43,000 people1935: 44,000 people1938: 59,000 people1947: 62,000 people1950: 62,000 people1953: 71,000 people1956: 148,000 people1959: 145,000 people1962: 129,000 people1965: 155,000 people1968: 160,000 people1971: 140,000 people1974: 150,000 people1977: 155,000 people1980: 155,000 people1983: 175,000 people1986: 104,000 people1989: 95,000 people1992: 65,000 people1995: 65,000 people1998: 73,000 people2001: 70,000 people2004: 71,000 people2007: 72,000 people2010: 73,000 people2013: 73,000 people2016: 74,000 people2019: 74,000 people2022: 72,000 people
Change over the period: +65,000 (+928.57%) Average annual rate: 1.3 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Argentina 72,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 1.49M people
South America computed 1.08M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.23M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 72,000 +0 +0%
2021 72,000 −2,000 −2.7%
2020 74,000 +0 +0%
2019 74,000 +0 +0%
2018 74,000 +0 +0%
2017 74,000 +0 +0%
2016 74,000 +0 +0%
2015 74,000 +1,000 +1.37%
2014 73,000 +0 +0%
2013 73,000 +0 +0%
2012 73,000 +0 +0%
2011 73,000 +0 +0%
2010 73,000 −3,000 −3.95%
2009 76,000 +0 +0%
2008 76,000 +4,000 +5.56%
2007 72,000 +1,000 +1.41%
2006 71,000 +0 +0%
2005 71,000 +0 +0%
2004 71,000 +0 +0%
2003 71,000 +2,000 +2.9%
2002 69,000 −1,000 −1.43%
2001 70,000 −1,000 −1.41%
2000 71,000 −2,000 −2.74%
1999 73,000 +0 +0%
1998 73,000 +8,000 +12.31%
1997 65,000 +0 +0%
1996 65,000 +0 +0%
1995 65,000 −4,000 −5.8%
1994 69,000 +4,000 +6.15%
1993 65,000 +0 +0%
1992 65,000 −5,000 −7.14%
1991 70,000 −15,000 −17.65%
1990 85,000 −10,000 −10.53%
1989 95,000 +0 +0%
1988 95,000 −23,000 −19.49%
1987 118,000 +14,000 +13.46%
1986 104,000 −25,000 −19.38%
1985 129,000 −45,000 −25.86%
1984 174,000 −1,000 −0.57%
1983 175,000 +0 +0%
1982 175,000 +20,000 +12.9%
1981 155,000 +0 +0%
1980 155,000 +0 +0%
1979 155,000 +0 +0%
1978 155,000 +0 +0%
1977 155,000 +0 +0%
1976 155,000 −5,000 −3.13%
1975 160,000 +10,000 +6.67%
1974 150,000 −10,000 −6.25%
1973 160,000 +20,000 +14.29%
1972 140,000 +0 +0%
1971 140,000 +0 +0%
1970 140,000 −20,000 −12.5%
1969 160,000 +0 +0%
1968 160,000 +0 +0%
1967 160,000 +0 +0%
1966 160,000 +5,000 +3.23%
1965 155,000 +0 +0%
1964 155,000 +0 +0%
1963 155,000 +26,000 +20.16%
1962 129,000 +2,000 +1.57%
1961 127,000 −3,000 −2.31%
1960 130,000 −15,000 −10.34%
1959 145,000 +0 +0%
1958 145,000 −2,000 −1.36%
1957 147,000 −1,000 −0.68%
1956 148,000 +0 +0%
1955 148,000 +77,000 +108.45%
1954 71,000 +0 +0%
1953 71,000 +9,000 +14.52%
1952 62,000 +0 +0%
1951 62,000 +0 +0%
1950 62,000 +0 +0%
1949 62,000 +0 +0%
1948 62,000 +0 +0%
1947 62,000 +0 +0%
1946 62,000 — —
1939 61,000 +2,000 +3.39%
1938 59,000 +2,000 +3.51%
1937 57,000 +13,000 +29.55%
1936 44,000 +0 +0%
1935 44,000 +0 +0%
1934 44,000 +1,000 +2.33%
1933 43,000 +0 +0%
1932 43,000 +1,000 +2.38%
1931 42,000 +4,000 +10.53%
1930 38,000 +0 +0%
1929 38,000 +1,000 +2.7%
1928 37,000 +0 +0%
1927 37,000 +0 +0%
1926 37,000 +0 +0%
1925 37,000 −1,000 −2.63%
1924 38,000 +4,000 +11.76%
1923 34,000 +5,000 +17.24%
1922 29,000 −1,000 −3.33%
1921 30,000 +1,000 +3.45%
1920 29,000 +1,000 +3.57%
1919 28,000 −3,000 −9.68%
1918 31,000 +1,000 +3.33%
1917 30,000 +0 +0%
1916 30,000 +0 +0%
1915 30,000 +0 +0%
1914 30,000 +0 +0%
1913 30,000 +0 +0%
1912 30,000 +0 +0%
1911 30,000 +1,000 +3.45%
1910 29,000 +2,000 +7.41%
1909 27,000 +9,000 +50%
1908 18,000 −6,000 −25%
1907 24,000 +0 +0%
1906 24,000 +0 +0%
1905 24,000 +0 +0%
1904 24,000 +0 +0%
1903 24,000 +0 +0%
1902 24,000 +6,000 +33.33%
1901 18,000 +0 +0%
1900 18,000 +0 +0%
1899 18,000 −25,000 −58.14%
1898 43,000 +23,000 +115%
1897 20,000 +1,000 +5.26%
1896 19,000 +4,000 +26.67%
1895 15,000 +5,000 +50%
1894 10,000 −1,000 −9.09%
1893 11,000 +1,000 +10%
1892 10,000 +2,000 +25%
1891 8,000 +0 +0%
1890 8,000 −2,000 −20%
1889 10,000 +0 +0%
1888 10,000 +0 +0%
1887 10,000 −2,000 −16.67%
1886 12,000 +3,000 +33.33%
1885 9,000 +0 +0%
1884 9,000 +1,000 +12.5%
1883 8,000 −2,000 −20%
1882 10,000 +1,000 +11.11%
1881 9,000 +0 +0%
1880 9,000 +1,000 +12.5%
1879 8,000 −2,000 −20%
1878 10,000 +0 +0%
1877 10,000 +0 +0%
1876 10,000 +3,000 +42.86%
1875 7,000 +0 +0%
1874 7,000 +0 +0%
1873 7,000 +1,000 +16.67%
1872 6,000 −3,000 −33.33%
1871 9,000 −6,000 −40%
1870 15,000 +0 +0%
1869 15,000 +0 +0%
1868 15,000 +0 +0%
1867 15,000 +0 +0%
1866 15,000 +0 +0%
1865 15,000 +3,000 +25%
1864 12,000 +0 +0%
1863 12,000 +6,000 +100%
1862 6,000 +1,000 +20%
1861 5,000 +0 +0%
1860 5,000 +0 +0%
1859 5,000 +0 +0%
1858 5,000 −1,000 −16.67%
1857 6,000 +1,000 +20%
1856 5,000 +2,000 +66.67%
1855 3,000 −1,000 −25%
1854 4,000 −2,000 −33.33%
1853 6,000 −1,000 −14.29%
1852 7,000 +2,000 +40%
1851 5,000 +1,000 +25%
1850 4,000 +2,000 +100%
1849 2,000 — —
1841 7,000 — —

South America, 2022

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

BR Brazil 367,000 CO Colombia 256,000 VE Venezuela 123,000 PE Peru 81,000 AR Argentina 72,000 CL Chile 69,000 EC Ecuador 41,000 BO Bolivia 34,000 UY Uruguay 21,000 PY Paraguay 14,000 GY Guyana 3,000 SR Suriname 2,000
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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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