Armed forces personnel since 1816 in ASEAN in 2022 — 2,064,000 people. Since 1953, the indicator has risen by 700%.
1953–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: ASEAN
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.06M | +0 | +0% |
| 2021 | 2.06M | −47,000 | −2.23% |
| 2020 | 2.11M | −22,000 | −1.03% |
| 2019 | 2.13M | +21,000 | +0.99% |
| 2018 | 2.11M | +0 | +0% |
| 2017 | 2.11M | +0 | +0% |
| 2016 | 2.11M | +0 | +0% |
| 2015 | 2.11M | +0 | +0% |
| 2014 | 2.11M | +0 | +0% |
| 2013 | 2.11M | +149,000 | +7.59% |
| 2012 | 1.96M | +27,000 | +1.39% |
| 2011 | 1.94M | +5,000 | +0.26% |
| 2010 | 1.93M | +13,000 | +0.68% |
| 2009 | 1.92M | +1,000 | +0.05% |
| 2008 | 1.92M | +30,000 | +1.59% |
| 2007 | 1.89M | −2,000 | −0.11% |
| 2006 | 1.89M | −81,000 | −4.11% |
| 2005 | 1.97M | −30,000 | −1.5% |
| 2004 | 2M | −31,000 | −1.53% |
| 2003 | 2.03M | +73,000 | +3.73% |
| 2002 | 1.96M | +85,000 | +4.54% |
| 2001 | 1.87M | +11,000 | +0.59% |
| 2000 | 1.86M | +59,000 | +3.27% |
| 1999 | 1.8M | −110,000 | −5.75% |
| 1998 | 1.91M | −12,000 | −0.62% |
| 1997 | 1.93M | −14,000 | −0.72% |
| 1996 | 1.94M | −5,000 | −0.26% |
| 1995 | 1.94M | −43,000 | −2.16% |
| 1994 | 1.99M | −179,000 | −8.26% |
| 1993 | 2.17M | −10,000 | −0.46% |
| 1992 | 2.18M | −171,000 | −7.29% |
| 1991 | 2.35M | +35,000 | +1.51% |
| 1990 | 2.31M | −148,000 | −6.02% |
| 1989 | 2.46M | +47,000 | +1.95% |
| 1988 | 2.41M | +33,000 | +1.39% |
| 1987 | 2.38M | +0 | +0% |
| 1986 | 2.38M | +280,000 | +13.33% |
| 1985 | 2.1M | −198,000 | −8.62% |
| 1984 | 2.3M | +265,000 | +13.03% |
| 1983 | 2.03M | −85,000 | −4.01% |
| 1982 | 2.12M | +22,000 | +1.05% |
| 1981 | 2.1M | +155,000 | +7.99% |
| 1980 | 1.94M | +228,000 | +13.31% |
| 1979 | 1.71M | −78,000 | −4.36% |
| 1978 | 1.79M | +93,000 | +5.48% |
| 1977 | 1.7M | +3,000 | +0.18% |
| 1976 | 1.7M | +25,000 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.67M | −157,000 | −8.59% |
| 1974 | 1.83M | +15,000 | +0.83% |
| 1973 | 1.81M | +5,000 | +0.28% |
| 1972 | 1.81M | +212,000 | +13.29% |
| 1971 | 1.6M | +158,000 | +11% |
| 1970 | 1.44M | −3,000 | −0.21% |
| 1969 | 1.44M | +88,000 | +6.51% |
| 1968 | 1.35M | +60,000 | +4.64% |
| 1967 | 1.29M | +148,000 | +12.94% |
| 1966 | 1.14M | +27,000 | +2.42% |
| 1965 | 1.12M | +32,000 | +2.95% |
| 1964 | 1.09M | +53,000 | +5.14% |
| 1963 | 1.03M | −22,000 | −2.09% |
| 1962 | 1.05M | +33,000 | +3.23% |
| 1961 | 1.02M | +147,000 | +16.82% |
| 1960 | 874,000 | +37,000 | +4.42% |
| 1959 | 837,000 | +40,000 | +5.02% |
| 1958 | 797,000 | +41,000 | +5.42% |
| 1957 | 756,000 | +118,000 | +18.5% |
| 1956 | 638,000 | +76,000 | +13.52% |
| 1955 | 562,000 | +66,000 | +13.31% |
| 1954 | 496,000 | +238,000 | +92.25% |
| 1953 | 258,000 | — | — |
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.
The number of active-duty military personnel and paramilitary forces.
Defense Armed forces as a share of the populationWhat share of a country’s population military personnel make up — a measure of how militarized a society is.
Defense Military expenditure in dollarsThe absolute volume of defense spending in current US dollars.
Defense Military expenditure (% of GDP)The share of GDP a country spends on defense.
Defense Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.