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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Cuba

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Cuba in 2022 — 49,000 people. Ranked 62 in the world out of 189. Since 1902, the indicator has risen by 1,533.3%.

2022 49,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 62of 189
Period maximum 297,000 people1984
Period minimum 3,000 people1902

Trend over time

1902–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Cuba, 1902–20220100,000200,000300,000190219141926193819501962197419861998201020221902: 3,000 people1904: 4,000 people1906: 4,000 people1910: 5,000 people1912: 5,000 people1914: 13,000 people1916: 18,000 people1918: 19,000 people1920: 18,000 people1922: 12,000 people1924: 12,000 people1926: 13,000 people1928: 13,000 people1930: 13,000 people1932: 13,000 people1934: 13,000 people1936: 16,000 people1938: 19,000 people1940: 19,000 people1942: 20,000 people1944: 20,000 people1946: 18,000 people1948: 18,000 people1950: 20,000 people1952: 20,000 people1954: 21,000 people1956: 13,000 people1958: 19,000 people1960: 46,000 people1962: 270,000 people1964: 110,000 people1966: 110,000 people1968: 110,000 people1970: 140,000 people1972: 140,000 people1974: 140,000 people1976: 125,000 people1978: 210,000 people1980: 220,000 people1982: 230,000 people1984: 297,000 people1986: 297,000 people1988: 297,000 people1990: 297,000 people1992: 175,000 people1994: 140,000 people1996: 70,000 people1998: 55,000 people2000: 58,000 people2002: 46,000 people2004: 48,000 people2006: 49,000 people2008: 49,000 people2010: 49,000 people2012: 49,000 people2014: 49,000 people2016: 49,000 people2018: 49,000 people2020: 49,000 people2022: 49,000 people
Change over the period: +46,000 (+1,533.33%) Average annual rate: 2.35 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Cuba 49,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 1.49M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.23M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 49,000 +0 +0%
2021 49,000 +0 +0%
2020 49,000 +0 +0%
2019 49,000 +0 +0%
2018 49,000 +0 +0%
2017 49,000 +0 +0%
2016 49,000 +0 +0%
2015 49,000 +0 +0%
2014 49,000 +0 +0%
2013 49,000 +0 +0%
2012 49,000 +0 +0%
2011 49,000 +0 +0%
2010 49,000 +0 +0%
2009 49,000 +0 +0%
2008 49,000 +0 +0%
2007 49,000 +0 +0%
2006 49,000 +0 +0%
2005 49,000 +1,000 +2.08%
2004 48,000 +2,000 +4.35%
2003 46,000 +0 +0%
2002 46,000 +0 +0%
2001 46,000 −12,000 −20.69%
2000 58,000 +8,000 +16%
1999 50,000 −5,000 −9.09%
1998 55,000 +0 +0%
1997 55,000 −15,000 −21.43%
1996 70,000 +0 +0%
1995 70,000 −70,000 −50%
1994 140,000 −35,000 −20%
1993 175,000 +0 +0%
1992 175,000 −122,000 −41.08%
1991 297,000 +0 +0%
1990 297,000 +0 +0%
1989 297,000 +0 +0%
1988 297,000 +0 +0%
1987 297,000 +0 +0%
1986 297,000 +0 +0%
1985 297,000 +0 +0%
1984 297,000 +47,000 +18.8%
1983 250,000 +20,000 +8.7%
1982 230,000 +5,000 +2.22%
1981 225,000 +5,000 +2.27%
1980 220,000 +10,000 +4.76%
1979 210,000 +0 +0%
1978 210,000 +10,000 +5%
1977 200,000 +75,000 +60%
1976 125,000 +5,000 +4.17%
1975 120,000 −20,000 −14.29%
1974 140,000 +0 +0%
1973 140,000 +0 +0%
1972 140,000 +0 +0%
1971 140,000 +0 +0%
1970 140,000 +0 +0%
1969 140,000 +30,000 +27.27%
1968 110,000 +0 +0%
1967 110,000 +0 +0%
1966 110,000 +0 +0%
1965 110,000 +0 +0%
1964 110,000 +30,000 +37.5%
1963 80,000 −190,000 −70.37%
1962 270,000 +0 +0%
1961 270,000 +224,000 +486.96%
1960 46,000 +27,000 +142.11%
1959 19,000 +0 +0%
1958 19,000 +0 +0%
1957 19,000 +6,000 +46.15%
1956 13,000 +0 +0%
1955 13,000 −8,000 −38.1%
1954 21,000 +0 +0%
1953 21,000 +1,000 +5%
1952 20,000 +0 +0%
1951 20,000 +0 +0%
1950 20,000 +1,000 +5.26%
1949 19,000 +1,000 +5.56%
1948 18,000 +0 +0%
1947 18,000 +0 +0%
1946 18,000 −3,000 −14.29%
1945 21,000 +1,000 +5%
1944 20,000 +0 +0%
1943 20,000 +0 +0%
1942 20,000 +1,000 +5.26%
1941 19,000 +0 +0%
1940 19,000 +0 +0%
1939 19,000 +0 +0%
1938 19,000 +0 +0%
1937 19,000 +3,000 +18.75%
1936 16,000 +0 +0%
1935 16,000 +3,000 +23.08%
1934 13,000 +0 +0%
1933 13,000 +0 +0%
1932 13,000 +0 +0%
1931 13,000 +0 +0%
1930 13,000 +0 +0%
1929 13,000 +0 +0%
1928 13,000 +0 +0%
1927 13,000 +0 +0%
1926 13,000 +0 +0%
1925 13,000 +1,000 +8.33%
1924 12,000 +0 +0%
1923 12,000 +0 +0%
1922 12,000 −6,000 −33.33%
1921 18,000 +0 +0%
1920 18,000 +0 +0%
1919 18,000 −1,000 −5.26%
1918 19,000 +0 +0%
1917 19,000 +1,000 +5.56%
1916 18,000 +3,000 +20%
1915 15,000 +2,000 +15.38%
1914 13,000 +2,000 +18.18%
1913 11,000 +6,000 +120%
1912 5,000 +0 +0%
1911 5,000 +0 +0%
1910 5,000 +0 +0%
1909 5,000 — —
1906 4,000 +0 +0%
1905 4,000 +0 +0%
1904 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1903 3,000 +0 +0%
1902 3,000 — —

Caribbean, 2022

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

DO Dominican Republic 56,000 CU Cuba 49,000 JM Jamaica 6,000 TT Trinidad and Tobago 5,000 BS Bahamas 2,000 BB Barbados 1,000 HT Haiti 1,000 AG Antigua and Barbuda 0 DM Dominica 0 GD Grenada 0 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 LC Saint Lucia 0 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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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