Armed forces personnel since 1816 in the CIS in 2022 — 1,457,000 people. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 32.8%.
1992–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: CIS
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.46M | +287,000 | +24.53% |
| 2021 | 1.17M | +1,000 | +0.09% |
| 2020 | 1.17M | +0 | +0% |
| 2019 | 1.17M | +0 | +0% |
| 2018 | 1.17M | +66,000 | +5.98% |
| 2017 | 1.1M | +33,000 | +3.08% |
| 2016 | 1.07M | +27,000 | +2.59% |
| 2015 | 1.04M | −74,000 | −6.62% |
| 2014 | 1.12M | −4,000 | −0.36% |
| 2013 | 1.12M | −165,000 | −12.83% |
| 2012 | 1.29M | −90,000 | −6.54% |
| 2011 | 1.38M | +20,000 | +1.47% |
| 2010 | 1.36M | +15,000 | +1.12% |
| 2009 | 1.34M | −10,000 | −0.74% |
| 2008 | 1.35M | −9,000 | −0.66% |
| 2007 | 1.36M | −4,000 | −0.29% |
| 2006 | 1.36M | −9,000 | −0.66% |
| 2005 | 1.37M | +42,000 | +3.16% |
| 2004 | 1.33M | +44,000 | +3.42% |
| 2003 | 1.29M | −33,000 | −2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.32M | +7,000 | +0.53% |
| 2001 | 1.31M | −35,000 | −2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.35M | +146,000 | +12.15% |
| 1999 | 1.2M | −13,000 | −1.07% |
| 1998 | 1.22M | −354,000 | −22.56% |
| 1997 | 1.57M | −41,000 | −2.55% |
| 1996 | 1.61M | −77,000 | −4.56% |
| 1995 | 1.69M | +52,000 | +3.18% |
| 1994 | 1.64M | −130,000 | −7.37% |
| 1993 | 1.77M | −404,000 | −18.63% |
| 1992 | 2.17M | — | — |
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.
Defense Arms exportsTransfers of major conventional weapons abroad, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV).