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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Chile

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Chile in 2022 — 69,000 people. Ranked 54 in the world out of 189. Since 1839, the indicator has risen by 2,200%.

2022 69,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 54of 189
Period maximum 127,000 people1986
Period minimum 2,000 people1842

Trend over time

1839–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Chile, 1839–2022050,000100,000150,000183918581877189619151934195319721991201020221839: 3,000 people1842: 2,000 people1845: 2,000 people1848: 2,000 people1851: 3,000 people1854: 4,000 people1857: 4,000 people1860: 4,000 people1863: 4,000 people1866: 4,000 people1869: 5,000 people1872: 5,000 people1875: 5,000 people1878: 5,000 people1881: 14,000 people1884: 14,000 people1887: 8,000 people1890: 10,000 people1893: 8,000 people1896: 12,000 people1899: 22,000 people1902: 19,000 people1905: 13,000 people1908: 22,000 people1911: 26,000 people1914: 27,000 people1917: 27,000 people1920: 30,000 people1923: 28,000 people1926: 27,000 people1929: 25,000 people1932: 20,000 people1935: 24,000 people1938: 23,000 people1947: 35,000 people1950: 39,000 people1953: 50,000 people1956: 42,000 people1959: 41,000 people1962: 63,000 people1965: 70,000 people1968: 70,000 people1971: 70,000 people1974: 90,000 people1977: 111,000 people1980: 116,000 people1983: 126,000 people1986: 127,000 people1989: 95,000 people1992: 92,000 people1995: 102,000 people1998: 100,000 people2001: 88,000 people2004: 78,000 people2007: 76,000 people2010: 61,000 people2013: 59,000 people2016: 65,000 people2019: 77,000 people2022: 69,000 people
Change over the period: +66,000 (+2,200%) Average annual rate: 1.73 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Chile 69,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 1.49M people
South America computed 1.08M people
High-income countries computed 5.91M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Chile, by year Chile All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 69,000 +0 +0%
2021 69,000 −8,000 −10.39%
2020 77,000 +0 +0%
2019 77,000 +0 +0%
2018 77,000 +12,000 +18.46%
2017 65,000 +0 +0%
2016 65,000 +4,000 +6.56%
2015 61,000 +0 +0%
2014 61,000 +2,000 +3.39%
2013 59,000 +0 +0%
2012 59,000 +0 +0%
2011 59,000 −2,000 −3.28%
2010 61,000 +0 +0%
2009 61,000 −4,000 −6.15%
2008 65,000 −11,000 −14.47%
2007 76,000 −2,000 −2.56%
2006 78,000 +0 +0%
2005 78,000 +0 +0%
2004 78,000 +1,000 +1.3%
2003 77,000 −3,000 −3.75%
2002 80,000 −8,000 −9.09%
2001 88,000 +1,000 +1.15%
2000 87,000 −1,000 −1.14%
1999 88,000 −12,000 −12%
1998 100,000 −2,000 −1.96%
1997 102,000 +0 +0%
1996 102,000 +0 +0%
1995 102,000 +0 +0%
1994 102,000 +10,000 +10.87%
1993 92,000 +0 +0%
1992 92,000 +2,000 +2.22%
1991 90,000 −5,000 −5.26%
1990 95,000 +0 +0%
1989 95,000 −1,000 −1.04%
1988 96,000 −31,000 −24.41%
1987 127,000 +0 +0%
1986 127,000 +3,000 +2.42%
1985 124,000 +1,000 +0.81%
1984 123,000 −3,000 −2.38%
1983 126,000 +10,000 +8.62%
1982 116,000 +0 +0%
1981 116,000 +0 +0%
1980 116,000 +5,000 +4.5%
1979 111,000 +0 +0%
1978 111,000 +0 +0%
1977 111,000 +0 +0%
1976 111,000 +1,000 +0.91%
1975 110,000 +20,000 +22.22%
1974 90,000 +15,000 +20%
1973 75,000 +0 +0%
1972 75,000 +5,000 +7.14%
1971 70,000 +0 +0%
1970 70,000 +0 +0%
1969 70,000 +0 +0%
1968 70,000 +0 +0%
1967 70,000 +5,000 +7.69%
1966 65,000 −5,000 −7.14%
1965 70,000 +0 +0%
1964 70,000 −5,000 −6.67%
1963 75,000 +12,000 +19.05%
1962 63,000 +0 +0%
1961 63,000 +22,000 +53.66%
1960 41,000 +0 +0%
1959 41,000 +1,000 +2.5%
1958 40,000 −1,000 −2.44%
1957 41,000 −1,000 −2.38%
1956 42,000 +0 +0%
1955 42,000 −13,000 −23.64%
1954 55,000 +5,000 +10%
1953 50,000 +10,000 +25%
1952 40,000 +1,000 +2.56%
1951 39,000 +0 +0%
1950 39,000 +1,000 +2.63%
1949 38,000 +2,000 +5.56%
1948 36,000 +1,000 +2.86%
1947 35,000 +1,000 +2.94%
1946 34,000 — —
1939 24,000 +1,000 +4.35%
1938 23,000 −3,000 −11.54%
1937 26,000 +2,000 +8.33%
1936 24,000 +0 +0%
1935 24,000 +4,000 +20%
1934 20,000 −2,000 −9.09%
1933 22,000 +2,000 +10%
1932 20,000 −1,000 −4.76%
1931 21,000 −2,000 −8.7%
1930 23,000 −2,000 −8%
1929 25,000 −2,000 −7.41%
1928 27,000 −3,000 −10%
1927 30,000 +3,000 +11.11%
1926 27,000 +4,000 +17.39%
1925 23,000 −2,000 −8%
1924 25,000 −3,000 −10.71%
1923 28,000 −3,000 −9.68%
1922 31,000 +0 +0%
1921 31,000 +1,000 +3.33%
1920 30,000 +1,000 +3.45%
1919 29,000 +2,000 +7.41%
1918 27,000 +0 +0%
1917 27,000 +0 +0%
1916 27,000 +0 +0%
1915 27,000 +0 +0%
1914 27,000 −6,000 −18.18%
1913 33,000 −1,000 −2.94%
1912 34,000 +8,000 +30.77%
1911 26,000 +2,000 +8.33%
1910 24,000 +0 +0%
1909 24,000 +2,000 +9.09%
1908 22,000 +1,000 +4.76%
1907 21,000 +9,000 +75%
1906 12,000 −1,000 −7.69%
1905 13,000 +0 +0%
1904 13,000 −7,000 −35%
1903 20,000 +1,000 +5.26%
1902 19,000 −4,000 −17.39%
1901 23,000 +2,000 +9.52%
1900 21,000 −1,000 −4.55%
1899 22,000 +0 +0%
1898 22,000 +9,000 +69.23%
1897 13,000 +1,000 +8.33%
1896 12,000 +0 +0%
1895 12,000 +4,000 +50%
1894 8,000 +0 +0%
1893 8,000 −1,000 −11.11%
1892 9,000 +0 +0%
1891 9,000 −1,000 −10%
1890 10,000 +2,000 +25%
1889 8,000 +0 +0%
1888 8,000 +0 +0%
1887 8,000 +0 +0%
1886 8,000 −2,000 −20%
1885 10,000 −4,000 −28.57%
1884 14,000 −2,000 −12.5%
1883 16,000 +0 +0%
1882 16,000 +2,000 +14.29%
1881 14,000 +9,000 +180%
1880 5,000 +0 +0%
1879 5,000 +0 +0%
1878 5,000 +0 +0%
1877 5,000 +1,000 +25%
1876 4,000 −1,000 −20%
1875 5,000 +0 +0%
1874 5,000 +0 +0%
1873 5,000 +0 +0%
1872 5,000 −1,000 −16.67%
1871 6,000 +0 +0%
1870 6,000 +1,000 +20%
1869 5,000 +1,000 +25%
1868 4,000 +0 +0%
1867 4,000 +0 +0%
1866 4,000 +0 +0%
1865 4,000 +0 +0%
1864 4,000 +0 +0%
1863 4,000 +0 +0%
1862 4,000 +0 +0%
1861 4,000 +0 +0%
1860 4,000 +0 +0%
1859 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1858 3,000 −1,000 −25%
1857 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1856 3,000 −1,000 −25%
1855 4,000 +0 +0%
1854 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1853 3,000 +0 +0%
1852 3,000 +0 +0%
1851 3,000 +0 +0%
1850 3,000 +0 +0%
1849 3,000 +1,000 +50%
1848 2,000 −1,000 −33.33%
1847 3,000 +1,000 +50%
1846 2,000 +0 +0%
1845 2,000 +0 +0%
1844 2,000 +0 +0%
1843 2,000 +0 +0%
1842 2,000 −1,000 −33.33%
1841 3,000 +0 +0%
1840 3,000 +0 +0%
1839 3,000 — —

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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