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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Brazil

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Brazil in 2022 — 367,000 people. Ranked 14 in the world out of 189. Since 1826, the indicator has risen by 1,938.9%.

2022 367,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 14of 189
Period maximum 541,000 people1987
Period minimum 12,000 people1835

Trend over time

1826–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Brazil, 1826–20220200,000400,000600,000182618461866188619061926194619661986200620221826: 18,000 people1830: 18,000 people1834: 14,000 people1838: 15,000 people1842: 22,000 people1846: 20,000 people1850: 20,000 people1854: 27,000 people1858: 26,000 people1862: 18,000 people1866: 77,000 people1870: 73,000 people1874: 34,000 people1878: 22,000 people1882: 18,000 people1886: 21,000 people1890: 22,000 people1894: 40,000 people1898: 30,000 people1902: 24,000 people1906: 33,000 people1910: 31,000 people1914: 25,000 people1918: 54,000 people1922: 53,000 people1926: 57,000 people1930: 57,000 people1934: 97,000 people1938: 97,000 people1946: 119,000 people1950: 231,000 people1954: 231,000 people1958: 229,000 people1962: 185,000 people1966: 325,000 people1970: 375,000 people1974: 435,000 people1978: 450,000 people1982: 460,000 people1986: 527,000 people1990: 295,000 people1994: 296,000 people1998: 296,000 people2002: 288,000 people2006: 287,000 people2010: 328,000 people2014: 318,000 people2018: 335,000 people2022: 367,000 people
Change over the period: +349,000 (+1,938.89%) Average annual rate: 1.55 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Brazil 367,000 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 — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 367,000 +0 +0%
2021 367,000 +0 +0%
2020 367,000 +32,000 +9.55%
2019 335,000 +0 +0%
2018 335,000 +0 +0%
2017 335,000 +0 +0%
2016 335,000 +17,000 +5.35%
2015 318,000 +0 +0%
2014 318,000 +0 +0%
2013 318,000 +0 +0%
2012 318,000 +0 +0%
2011 318,000 −10,000 −3.05%
2010 328,000 +2,000 +0.61%
2009 326,000 −42,000 −11.41%
2008 368,000 +80,000 +27.78%
2007 288,000 +1,000 +0.35%
2006 287,000 −16,000 −5.28%
2005 303,000 +8,000 +2.71%
2004 295,000 +7,000 +2.43%
2003 288,000 +0 +0%
2002 288,000 +0 +0%
2001 288,000 +0 +0%
2000 288,000 −12,000 −4%
1999 300,000 +4,000 +1.35%
1998 296,000 +0 +0%
1997 296,000 +0 +0%
1996 296,000 +0 +0%
1995 296,000 +0 +0%
1994 296,000 +0 +0%
1993 296,000 +0 +0%
1992 296,000 +1,000 +0.34%
1991 295,000 +0 +0%
1990 295,000 −24,000 −7.52%
1989 319,000 +0 +0%
1988 319,000 −222,000 −41.04%
1987 541,000 +14,000 +2.66%
1986 527,000 +31,000 +6.25%
1985 496,000 +37,000 +8.06%
1984 459,000 −1,000 −0.22%
1983 460,000 +0 +0%
1982 460,000 +10,000 +2.22%
1981 450,000 +0 +0%
1980 450,000 +0 +0%
1979 450,000 +0 +0%
1978 450,000 +0 +0%
1977 450,000 +0 +0%
1976 450,000 −5,000 −1.1%
1975 455,000 +20,000 +4.6%
1974 435,000 +15,000 +3.57%
1973 420,000 +10,000 +2.44%
1972 410,000 +35,000 +9.33%
1971 375,000 +0 +0%
1970 375,000 +15,000 +4.17%
1969 360,000 +20,000 +5.88%
1968 340,000 +10,000 +3.03%
1967 330,000 +5,000 +1.54%
1966 325,000 +5,000 +1.56%
1965 320,000 +5,000 +1.59%
1964 315,000 +10,000 +3.28%
1963 305,000 +120,000 +64.86%
1962 185,000 +5,000 +2.78%
1961 180,000 −61,000 −25.31%
1960 241,000 +6,000 +2.55%
1959 235,000 +6,000 +2.62%
1958 229,000 +116,000 +102.65%
1957 113,000 +6,000 +5.61%
1956 107,000 +0 +0%
1955 107,000 −124,000 −53.68%
1954 231,000 +0 +0%
1953 231,000 +0 +0%
1952 231,000 +0 +0%
1951 231,000 +0 +0%
1950 231,000 +0 +0%
1949 231,000 +100,000 +76.34%
1948 131,000 +0 +0%
1947 131,000 +12,000 +10.08%
1946 119,000 — —
1942 105,000 — —
1940 103,000 +10,000 +10.75%
1939 93,000 −4,000 −4.12%
1938 97,000 −1,000 −1.02%
1937 98,000 +2,000 +2.08%
1936 96,000 −1,000 −1.03%
1935 97,000 +0 +0%
1934 97,000 +33,000 +51.56%
1933 64,000 −7,000 −9.86%
1932 71,000 +14,000 +24.56%
1931 57,000 +0 +0%
1930 57,000 +0 +0%
1929 57,000 +9,000 +18.75%
1928 48,000 −4,000 −7.69%
1927 52,000 −5,000 −8.77%
1926 57,000 −3,000 −5%
1925 60,000 +2,000 +3.45%
1924 58,000 +4,000 +7.41%
1923 54,000 +1,000 +1.89%
1922 53,000 −2,000 −3.64%
1921 55,000 −1,000 −1.79%
1920 56,000 −8,000 −12.5%
1919 64,000 +10,000 +18.52%
1918 54,000 +29,000 +116%
1917 25,000 +0 +0%
1916 25,000 +0 +0%
1915 25,000 +0 +0%
1914 25,000 −6,000 −19.35%
1913 31,000 +0 +0%
1912 31,000 +0 +0%
1911 31,000 +0 +0%
1910 31,000 +2,000 +6.9%
1909 29,000 +3,000 +11.54%
1908 26,000 +4,000 +18.18%
1907 22,000 −11,000 −33.33%
1906 33,000 +14,000 +73.68%
1905 19,000 −13,000 −40.63%
1904 32,000 +8,000 +33.33%
1903 24,000 +0 +0%
1902 24,000 +2,000 +9.09%
1901 22,000 +1,000 +4.76%
1900 21,000 −2,000 −8.7%
1899 23,000 −7,000 −23.33%
1898 30,000 −6,000 −16.67%
1897 36,000 +0 +0%
1896 36,000 +4,000 +12.5%
1895 32,000 −8,000 −20%
1894 40,000 +2,000 +5.26%
1893 38,000 +0 +0%
1892 38,000 −1,000 −2.56%
1891 39,000 +17,000 +77.27%
1890 22,000 +0 +0%
1889 22,000 +2,000 +10%
1888 20,000 −1,000 −4.76%
1887 21,000 +0 +0%
1886 21,000 +0 +0%
1885 21,000 +1,000 +5%
1884 20,000 +0 +0%
1883 20,000 +2,000 +11.11%
1882 18,000 +0 +0%
1881 18,000 −2,000 −10%
1880 20,000 −1,000 −4.76%
1879 21,000 −1,000 −4.55%
1878 22,000 −1,000 −4.35%
1877 23,000 +1,000 +4.55%
1876 22,000 −2,000 −8.33%
1875 24,000 −10,000 −29.41%
1874 34,000 +1,000 +3.03%
1873 33,000 +2,000 +6.45%
1872 31,000 +1,000 +3.33%
1871 30,000 −43,000 −58.9%
1870 73,000 +0 +0%
1869 73,000 +0 +0%
1868 73,000 −1,000 −1.35%
1867 74,000 −3,000 −3.9%
1866 77,000 +42,000 +120%
1865 35,000 +16,000 +84.21%
1864 19,000 +2,000 +11.76%
1863 17,000 −1,000 −5.56%
1862 18,000 −2,000 −10%
1861 20,000 −1,000 −4.76%
1860 21,000 −5,000 −19.23%
1859 26,000 +0 +0%
1858 26,000 +0 +0%
1857 26,000 −1,000 −3.7%
1856 27,000 +0 +0%
1855 27,000 +0 +0%
1854 27,000 +0 +0%
1853 27,000 +4,000 +17.39%
1852 23,000 +3,000 +15%
1851 20,000 +0 +0%
1850 20,000 +0 +0%
1849 20,000 +0 +0%
1848 20,000 +0 +0%
1847 20,000 +0 +0%
1846 20,000 −3,000 −13.04%
1845 23,000 −3,000 −11.54%
1844 26,000 +2,000 +8.33%
1843 24,000 +2,000 +9.09%
1842 22,000 +3,000 +15.79%
1841 19,000 +2,000 +11.76%
1840 17,000 +2,000 +13.33%
1839 15,000 +0 +0%
1838 15,000 +0 +0%
1837 15,000 +0 +0%
1836 15,000 +3,000 +25%
1835 12,000 −2,000 −14.29%
1834 14,000 −1,000 −6.67%
1833 15,000 −2,000 −11.76%
1832 17,000 −1,000 −5.56%
1831 18,000 +0 +0%
1830 18,000 +0 +0%
1829 18,000 +0 +0%
1828 18,000 +0 +0%
1827 18,000 +0 +0%
1826 18,000 — —

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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