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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — all countries

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Croatia

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Croatia in 2022 — 17,000 people. Ranked 103 in the world out of 189. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 83.5%.

2022 17,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 103of 189
Period maximum 201,000 people2005
Period minimum 15,000 people2019

Trend over time

1992–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Croatia, 1992–20220100,000200,000300,000199219951998200120042007201020132016201920221992: 103,000 people1993: 80,000 people1994: 70,000 people1995: 60,000 people1996: 58,000 people1997: 58,000 people1998: 58,000 people1999: 60,000 people2000: 61,000 people2001: 58,000 people2002: 51,000 people2003: 21,000 people2004: 111,000 people2005: 201,000 people2006: 21,000 people2007: 21,000 people2008: 18,000 people2009: 19,000 people2010: 19,000 people2011: 19,000 people2012: 19,000 people2013: 19,000 people2014: 17,000 people2015: 17,000 people2016: 17,000 people2017: 16,000 people2018: 16,000 people2019: 15,000 people2020: 15,000 people2021: 17,000 people2022: 17,000 people
Change over the period: −86,000 (−83.5%) Average annual rate: -5.83 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Croatia 17,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 4.15M people
Southern Europe computed 526,000 people
High-income countries computed 5.91M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Croatia, by year Croatia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 17,000 +0 +0%
2021 17,000 +2,000 +13.33%
2020 15,000 +0 +0%
2019 15,000 −1,000 −6.25%
2018 16,000 +0 +0%
2017 16,000 −1,000 −5.88%
2016 17,000 +0 +0%
2015 17,000 +0 +0%
2014 17,000 −2,000 −10.53%
2013 19,000 +0 +0%
2012 19,000 +0 +0%
2011 19,000 +0 +0%
2010 19,000 +0 +0%
2009 19,000 +1,000 +5.56%
2008 18,000 −3,000 −14.29%
2007 21,000 +0 +0%
2006 21,000 −180,000 −89.55%
2005 201,000 +90,000 +81.08%
2004 111,000 +90,000 +428.57%
2003 21,000 −30,000 −58.82%
2002 51,000 −7,000 −12.07%
2001 58,000 −3,000 −4.92%
2000 61,000 +1,000 +1.67%
1999 60,000 +2,000 +3.45%
1998 58,000 +0 +0%
1997 58,000 +0 +0%
1996 58,000 −2,000 −3.33%
1995 60,000 −10,000 −14.29%
1994 70,000 −10,000 −12.5%
1993 80,000 −23,000 −22.33%
1992 103,000 — —

Southern Europe, 2022

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

IT Italy 161,000 GR Greece 132,000 ES Spain 124,000 RS Serbia 28,000 PT Portugal 27,000 HR Croatia 17,000 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 11,000 AL Albania 8,000 MK North Macedonia 8,000 SI Slovenia 6,000 MT Malta 2,000 ME Montenegro 2,000 AD Andorra 0 MC Monaco 0 SM San Marino 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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