Armed forces personnel since 1816 in the EAEU in 2022 — 1,331,000 people. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 35.8%.
1992–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: EAEU
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.33M | +290,000 | +27.86% |
| 2021 | 1.04M | +1,000 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.04M | +0 | +0% |
| 2019 | 1.04M | +0 | +0% |
| 2018 | 1.04M | +66,000 | +6.78% |
| 2017 | 974,000 | +33,000 | +3.51% |
| 2016 | 941,000 | +27,000 | +2.95% |
| 2015 | 914,000 | −74,000 | −7.49% |
| 2014 | 988,000 | −4,000 | −0.4% |
| 2013 | 992,000 | −146,000 | −12.83% |
| 2012 | 1.14M | −90,000 | −7.33% |
| 2011 | 1.23M | +21,000 | +1.74% |
| 2010 | 1.21M | +15,000 | +1.26% |
| 2009 | 1.19M | −10,000 | −0.83% |
| 2008 | 1.2M | −21,000 | −1.72% |
| 2007 | 1.22M | −4,000 | −0.33% |
| 2006 | 1.23M | −10,000 | −0.81% |
| 2005 | 1.24M | +40,000 | +3.34% |
| 2004 | 1.2M | +41,000 | +3.55% |
| 2003 | 1.16M | −27,000 | −2.28% |
| 2002 | 1.18M | +8,000 | +0.68% |
| 2001 | 1.18M | −26,000 | −2.16% |
| 2000 | 1.2M | +125,000 | +11.62% |
| 1999 | 1.08M | −18,000 | −1.65% |
| 1998 | 1.09M | −314,000 | −22.3% |
| 1997 | 1.41M | −70,000 | −4.74% |
| 1996 | 1.48M | −90,000 | −5.74% |
| 1995 | 1.57M | +17,000 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.55M | −112,000 | −6.73% |
| 1993 | 1.66M | −411,000 | −19.82% |
| 1992 | 2.07M | — | — |
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).