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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Bolivia

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Bolivia in 2022 — 34,000 people. Ranked 74 in the world out of 189. Since 1848, the indicator has risen by 100%.

2022 34,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 74of 189
Period maximum 46,000 people2007
Period minimum 1,000 people1887

Trend over time

1848–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Bolivia, 1848–2022020,00040,00060,000184818661884190219201938195619741992201020221848: 17,000 people1851: 16,000 people1854: 15,000 people1857: 3,000 people1860: 2,000 people1863: 2,000 people1866: 2,000 people1869: 2,000 people1872: 4,000 people1875: 3,000 people1878: 3,000 people1881: 3,000 people1884: 2,000 people1887: 1,000 people1890: 1,000 people1893: 2,000 people1896: 3,000 people1899: 2,000 people1902: 3,000 people1905: 3,000 people1908: 3,000 people1911: 3,000 people1914: 5,000 people1917: 5,000 people1920: 4,000 people1923: 4,000 people1926: 8,000 people1929: 8,000 people1932: 7,000 people1935: 42,000 people1938: 10,000 people1941: 10,000 people1945: 10,000 people1948: 9,000 people1951: 9,000 people1954: 9,000 people1957: 17,000 people1960: 12,000 people1963: 13,000 people1966: 25,000 people1969: 20,000 people1972: 17,000 people1975: 20,000 people1978: 20,000 people1981: 26,000 people1984: 28,000 people1987: 30,000 people1990: 30,000 people1993: 32,000 people1996: 33,000 people1999: 33,000 people2002: 32,000 people2005: 32,000 people2008: 46,000 people2011: 46,000 people2014: 46,000 people2017: 34,000 people2020: 34,000 people2022: 34,000 people
Change over the period: +17,000 (+100%) Average annual rate: 0.4 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Bolivia 34,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 1.49M people
South America computed 1.08M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 6.55M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Bolivia, by year Bolivia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 34,000 +0 +0%
2021 34,000 +0 +0%
2020 34,000 +0 +0%
2019 34,000 +0 +0%
2018 34,000 +0 +0%
2017 34,000 +0 +0%
2016 34,000 −12,000 −26.09%
2015 46,000 +0 +0%
2014 46,000 +0 +0%
2013 46,000 +0 +0%
2012 46,000 +0 +0%
2011 46,000 +0 +0%
2010 46,000 +0 +0%
2009 46,000 +0 +0%
2008 46,000 +0 +0%
2007 46,000 +13,000 +39.39%
2006 33,000 +1,000 +3.13%
2005 32,000 +0 +0%
2004 32,000 +0 +0%
2003 32,000 +0 +0%
2002 32,000 +0 +0%
2001 32,000 +0 +0%
2000 32,000 −1,000 −3.03%
1999 33,000 +0 +0%
1998 33,000 +0 +0%
1997 33,000 +0 +0%
1996 33,000 +5,000 +17.86%
1995 28,000 +0 +0%
1994 28,000 −4,000 −12.5%
1993 32,000 +0 +0%
1992 32,000 −1,000 −3.03%
1991 33,000 +3,000 +10%
1990 30,000 +0 +0%
1989 30,000 +2,000 +7.14%
1988 28,000 −2,000 −6.67%
1987 30,000 +0 +0%
1986 30,000 +2,000 +7.14%
1985 28,000 +0 +0%
1984 28,000 +1,000 +3.7%
1983 27,000 +1,000 +3.85%
1982 26,000 +0 +0%
1981 26,000 +2,000 +8.33%
1980 24,000 +4,000 +20%
1979 20,000 +0 +0%
1978 20,000 +0 +0%
1977 20,000 −2,000 −9.09%
1976 22,000 +2,000 +10%
1975 20,000 +2,000 +11.11%
1974 18,000 +0 +0%
1973 18,000 +1,000 +5.88%
1972 17,000 +0 +0%
1971 17,000 +0 +0%
1970 17,000 −3,000 −15%
1969 20,000 +3,000 +17.65%
1968 17,000 −3,000 −15%
1967 20,000 −5,000 −20%
1966 25,000 +9,000 +56.25%
1965 16,000 +3,000 +23.08%
1964 13,000 +0 +0%
1963 13,000 −5,000 −27.78%
1962 18,000 +0 +0%
1961 18,000 +6,000 +50%
1960 12,000 +0 +0%
1959 12,000 +0 +0%
1958 12,000 −5,000 −29.41%
1957 17,000 +0 +0%
1956 17,000 +5,000 +41.67%
1955 12,000 +3,000 +33.33%
1954 9,000 +0 +0%
1953 9,000 +0 +0%
1952 9,000 +0 +0%
1951 9,000 +0 +0%
1950 9,000 +0 +0%
1949 9,000 +0 +0%
1948 9,000 +0 +0%
1947 9,000 +0 +0%
1946 9,000 −1,000 −10%
1945 10,000 +0 +0%
1944 10,000 — —
1942 10,000 +0 +0%
1941 10,000 +0 +0%
1940 10,000 +0 +0%
1939 10,000 +0 +0%
1938 10,000 +0 +0%
1937 10,000 +0 +0%
1936 10,000 −32,000 −76.19%
1935 42,000 +19,000 +82.61%
1934 23,000 +3,000 +15%
1933 20,000 +13,000 +185.71%
1932 7,000 +0 +0%
1931 7,000 −1,000 −12.5%
1930 8,000 +0 +0%
1929 8,000 +0 +0%
1928 8,000 +0 +0%
1927 8,000 +0 +0%
1926 8,000 +4,000 +100%
1925 4,000 +0 +0%
1924 4,000 +0 +0%
1923 4,000 +0 +0%
1922 4,000 +0 +0%
1921 4,000 +0 +0%
1920 4,000 +0 +0%
1919 4,000 −1,000 −20%
1918 5,000 +0 +0%
1917 5,000 +0 +0%
1916 5,000 +0 +0%
1915 5,000 +0 +0%
1914 5,000 +2,000 +66.67%
1913 3,000 +0 +0%
1912 3,000 +0 +0%
1911 3,000 +0 +0%
1910 3,000 +0 +0%
1909 3,000 +0 +0%
1908 3,000 +0 +0%
1907 3,000 +1,000 +50%
1906 2,000 −1,000 −33.33%
1905 3,000 +0 +0%
1904 3,000 +0 +0%
1903 3,000 +0 +0%
1902 3,000 +0 +0%
1901 3,000 +0 +0%
1900 3,000 +1,000 +50%
1899 2,000 +0 +0%
1898 2,000 +0 +0%
1897 2,000 −1,000 −33.33%
1896 3,000 +2,000 +200%
1895 1,000 +0 +0%
1894 1,000 −1,000 −50%
1893 2,000 +0 +0%
1892 2,000 +1,000 +100%
1891 1,000 +0 +0%
1890 1,000 +0 +0%
1889 1,000 +0 +0%
1888 1,000 +0 +0%
1887 1,000 −1,000 −50%
1886 2,000 +0 +0%
1885 2,000 +0 +0%
1884 2,000 −1,000 −33.33%
1883 3,000 +0 +0%
1882 3,000 +0 +0%
1881 3,000 +0 +0%
1880 3,000 −4,000 −57.14%
1879 7,000 +4,000 +133.33%
1878 3,000 +0 +0%
1877 3,000 +0 +0%
1876 3,000 +0 +0%
1875 3,000 +0 +0%
1874 3,000 −1,000 −25%
1873 4,000 +0 +0%
1872 4,000 +2,000 +100%
1871 2,000 +0 +0%
1870 2,000 +0 +0%
1869 2,000 −1,000 −33.33%
1868 3,000 +1,000 +50%
1867 2,000 +0 +0%
1866 2,000 +0 +0%
1865 2,000 +0 +0%
1864 2,000 +0 +0%
1863 2,000 +0 +0%
1862 2,000 +0 +0%
1861 2,000 +0 +0%
1860 2,000 +0 +0%
1859 2,000 −1,000 −33.33%
1858 3,000 +0 +0%
1857 3,000 −11,000 −78.57%
1856 14,000 −1,000 −6.67%
1855 15,000 +0 +0%
1854 15,000 +0 +0%
1853 15,000 −1,000 −6.25%
1852 16,000 +0 +0%
1851 16,000 +0 +0%
1850 16,000 −1,000 −5.88%
1849 17,000 +0 +0%
1848 17,000 — —

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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