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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Dominican Republic

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in the Dominican Republic in 2022 — 56,000 people. Ranked 59 in the world out of 189. Since 1894, the indicator has risen by 5,500%.

2022 56,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 59of 189
Period maximum 56,000 people2016
Period minimum 1,000 people1894

Trend over time

1894–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Dominican Republic, 1894–2022020,00040,00060,000189419071920193319461959197219851998201120221894: 1,000 people1897: 1,000 people1900: 1,000 people1903: 1,000 people1906: 1,000 people1909: 1,000 people1912: 1,000 people1915: 1,000 people1925: 2,000 people1928: 2,000 people1931: 2,000 people1934: 3,000 people1937: 3,000 people1940: 3,000 people1943: 4,000 people1946: 7,000 people1949: 15,000 people1952: 16,000 people1955: 9,000 people1958: 18,000 people1961: 19,000 people1964: 19,000 people1967: 19,000 people1970: 17,000 people1973: 16,000 people1976: 18,000 people1979: 19,000 people1982: 25,000 people1985: 22,000 people1988: 20,000 people1991: 21,000 people1994: 22,000 people1997: 22,000 people2000: 24,000 people2003: 26,000 people2006: 25,000 people2009: 50,000 people2012: 25,000 people2015: 46,000 people2018: 56,000 people2021: 56,000 people2022: 56,000 people
Change over the period: +55,000 (+5,500%) Average annual rate: 3.19 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Dominican Republic 56,000 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 — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 56,000 +0 +0%
2021 56,000 +0 +0%
2020 56,000 +0 +0%
2019 56,000 +0 +0%
2018 56,000 +0 +0%
2017 56,000 +0 +0%
2016 56,000 +10,000 +21.74%
2015 46,000 +0 +0%
2014 46,000 +21,000 +84%
2013 25,000 +0 +0%
2012 25,000 +0 +0%
2011 25,000 −25,000 −50%
2010 50,000 +0 +0%
2009 50,000 +0 +0%
2008 50,000 +25,000 +100%
2007 25,000 +0 +0%
2006 25,000 +0 +0%
2005 25,000 +0 +0%
2004 25,000 −1,000 −3.85%
2003 26,000 +2,000 +8.33%
2002 24,000 +0 +0%
2001 24,000 +0 +0%
2000 24,000 −6,000 −20%
1999 30,000 +5,000 +20%
1998 25,000 +3,000 +13.64%
1997 22,000 +0 +0%
1996 22,000 +0 +0%
1995 22,000 +0 +0%
1994 22,000 +0 +0%
1993 22,000 +0 +0%
1992 22,000 +1,000 +4.76%
1991 21,000 +0 +0%
1990 21,000 +0 +0%
1989 21,000 +1,000 +5%
1988 20,000 −1,000 −4.76%
1987 21,000 +0 +0%
1986 21,000 −1,000 −4.55%
1985 22,000 +0 +0%
1984 22,000 −1,000 −4.35%
1983 23,000 −2,000 −8%
1982 25,000 +1,000 +4.17%
1981 24,000 +0 +0%
1980 24,000 +5,000 +26.32%
1979 19,000 +0 +0%
1978 19,000 +0 +0%
1977 19,000 +1,000 +5.56%
1976 18,000 +0 +0%
1975 18,000 +0 +0%
1974 18,000 +2,000 +12.5%
1973 16,000 +0 +0%
1972 16,000 +0 +0%
1971 16,000 −1,000 −5.88%
1970 17,000 +0 +0%
1969 17,000 −1,000 −5.56%
1968 18,000 −1,000 −5.26%
1967 19,000 +0 +0%
1966 19,000 +2,000 +11.76%
1965 17,000 −2,000 −10.53%
1964 19,000 −1,000 −5%
1963 20,000 +1,000 +5.26%
1962 19,000 +0 +0%
1961 19,000 +1,000 +5.56%
1960 18,000 +0 +0%
1959 18,000 +0 +0%
1958 18,000 +0 +0%
1957 18,000 +9,000 +100%
1956 9,000 +0 +0%
1955 9,000 −7,000 −43.75%
1954 16,000 +0 +0%
1953 16,000 +0 +0%
1952 16,000 +1,000 +6.67%
1951 15,000 +0 +0%
1950 15,000 +0 +0%
1949 15,000 +0 +0%
1948 15,000 +5,000 +50%
1947 10,000 +3,000 +42.86%
1946 7,000 +3,000 +75%
1945 4,000 +0 +0%
1944 4,000 +0 +0%
1943 4,000 +0 +0%
1942 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1941 3,000 +0 +0%
1940 3,000 +1,000 +50%
1939 2,000 −1,000 −33.33%
1938 3,000 +0 +0%
1937 3,000 +0 +0%
1936 3,000 +0 +0%
1935 3,000 +0 +0%
1934 3,000 +1,000 +50%
1933 2,000 +0 +0%
1932 2,000 +0 +0%
1931 2,000 +0 +0%
1930 2,000 +0 +0%
1929 2,000 +0 +0%
1928 2,000 −1,000 −33.33%
1927 3,000 +1,000 +50%
1926 2,000 +0 +0%
1925 2,000 +0 +0%
1924 2,000 — —
1916 1,000 +0 +0%
1915 1,000 +0 +0%
1914 1,000 +0 +0%
1913 1,000 +0 +0%
1912 1,000 +0 +0%
1911 1,000 +0 +0%
1910 1,000 +0 +0%
1909 1,000 +0 +0%
1908 1,000 +0 +0%
1907 1,000 +0 +0%
1906 1,000 +0 +0%
1905 1,000 +0 +0%
1904 1,000 +0 +0%
1903 1,000 +0 +0%
1902 1,000 +0 +0%
1901 1,000 +0 +0%
1900 1,000 +0 +0%
1899 1,000 +0 +0%
1898 1,000 +0 +0%
1897 1,000 +0 +0%
1896 1,000 +0 +0%
1895 1,000 +0 +0%
1894 1,000 — —

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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