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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Costa Rica

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Costa Rica in 2022 — 0 people. Ranked 164 in the world out of 189. Since 1920, the indicator has fallen by 100%.

2022 0 people
World rank 164of 189
Period maximum 10,000 people1997
Period minimum 0 people1927

Trend over time

1920–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Costa Rica, 1920–202202,5005,0007,50010,00019201931194219531964197519861997200820191920: 1,000 people1922: 1,000 people1924: 1,000 people1927: 0 people1929: 0 people1931: 0 people1933: 0 people1935: 0 people1937: 0 people1939: 0 people1944: 1,000 people1946: 1,000 people1948: 1,000 people1950: 0 people1952: 0 people1954: 0 people1956: 0 people1958: 0 people1960: 0 people1962: 0 people1964: 2,000 people1966: 2,000 people1968: 2,000 people1970: 2,000 people1972: 2,000 people1974: 2,000 people1976: 3,000 people1978: 5,000 people1980: 6,000 people1982: 6,000 people1984: 8,000 people1986: 8,000 people1988: 8,000 people1990: 8,000 people1992: 8,000 people1994: 8,000 people1996: 8,000 people1998: 10,000 people2002: 0 people2004: 0 people2006: 0 people2008: 0 people2010: 0 people2012: 0 people2014: 0 people2016: 0 people2018: 0 people2020: 0 people2022: 0 people
Change over the period: −1,000 (−100%)

Comparison, 2022

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

Costa Rica 0 people
World computed 20.79M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 1.49M people
Central America computed 288,000 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.23M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 0 +0 —
2021 0 +0 —
2020 0 +0 —
2019 0 +0 —
2018 0 +0 —
2017 0 +0 —
2016 0 +0 —
2015 0 +0 —
2014 0 +0 —
2013 0 +0 —
2012 0 +0 —
2011 0 +0 —
2010 0 +0 —
2009 0 +0 —
2008 0 +0 —
2007 0 +0 —
2006 0 +0 —
2005 0 +0 —
2004 0 +0 —
2003 0 +0 —
2002 0 — —
1999 10,000 +0 +0%
1998 10,000 +0 +0%
1997 10,000 +2,000 +25%
1996 8,000 +0 +0%
1995 8,000 +0 +0%
1994 8,000 +0 +0%
1993 8,000 +0 +0%
1992 8,000 +0 +0%
1991 8,000 +0 +0%
1990 8,000 +0 +0%
1989 8,000 +0 +0%
1988 8,000 +0 +0%
1987 8,000 +0 +0%
1986 8,000 +0 +0%
1985 8,000 +0 +0%
1984 8,000 +1,000 +14.29%
1983 7,000 +1,000 +16.67%
1982 6,000 +0 +0%
1981 6,000 +0 +0%
1980 6,000 +0 +0%
1979 6,000 +1,000 +20%
1978 5,000 +0 +0%
1977 5,000 +2,000 +66.67%
1976 3,000 +1,000 +50%
1975 2,000 +0 +0%
1974 2,000 +0 +0%
1973 2,000 +0 +0%
1972 2,000 +0 +0%
1971 2,000 +0 +0%
1970 2,000 +0 +0%
1969 2,000 +0 +0%
1968 2,000 +0 +0%
1967 2,000 +0 +0%
1966 2,000 +0 +0%
1965 2,000 +0 +0%
1964 2,000 +0 +0%
1963 2,000 +2,000 —
1962 0 +0 —
1961 0 +0 —
1960 0 +0 —
1959 0 +0 —
1958 0 +0 —
1957 0 +0 —
1956 0 +0 —
1955 0 +0 —
1954 0 +0 —
1953 0 +0 —
1952 0 +0 —
1951 0 +0 —
1950 0 +0 —
1949 0 −1,000 −100%
1948 1,000 +0 +0%
1947 1,000 +0 +0%
1946 1,000 +0 +0%
1945 1,000 +0 +0%
1944 1,000 +0 +0%
1943 1,000 — —
1939 0 +0 —
1938 0 +0 —
1937 0 +0 —
1936 0 +0 —
1935 0 +0 —
1934 0 +0 —
1933 0 +0 —
1932 0 +0 —
1931 0 +0 —
1930 0 +0 —
1929 0 +0 —
1928 0 +0 —
1927 0 — —
1925 1,000 +0 +0%
1924 1,000 +0 +0%
1923 1,000 +0 +0%
1922 1,000 +0 +0%
1921 1,000 +0 +0%
1920 1,000 — —

Central America, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MX Mexico 216,000 SV El Salvador 25,000 GT Guatemala 18,000 HN Honduras 15,000 NI Nicaragua 12,000 BZ Belize 2,000 CR Costa Rica 0 PA Panama 0
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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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