Armed forces personnel since 1816 in East Asia & Pacific in 2022 — 6,440,000 people. Since 1994, the indicator has fallen by 14.4%.
1994–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.44M | +0 | +0% |
| 2021 | 6.44M | −81,000 | −1.24% |
| 2020 | 6.52M | −49,000 | −0.75% |
| 2019 | 6.57M | −30,000 | −0.45% |
| 2018 | 6.6M | −61,000 | −0.92% |
| 2017 | 6.66M | −147,000 | −2.16% |
| 2016 | 6.81M | −102,000 | −1.48% |
| 2015 | 6.91M | +1,000 | +0.01% |
| 2014 | 6.91M | +46,000 | +0.67% |
| 2013 | 6.86M | +147,000 | +2.19% |
| 2012 | 6.72M | +27,000 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 6.69M | +77,000 | +1.16% |
| 2010 | 6.61M | +115,000 | +1.77% |
| 2009 | 6.5M | +75,000 | +1.17% |
| 2008 | 6.42M | −121,000 | −1.85% |
| 2007 | 6.54M | −30,000 | −0.46% |
| 2006 | 6.57M | −55,000 | −0.83% |
| 2005 | 6.63M | −14,000 | −0.21% |
| 2004 | 6.64M | −16,000 | −0.24% |
| 2003 | 6.66M | −24,000 | −0.36% |
| 2002 | 6.68M | +47,000 | +0.71% |
| 2001 | 6.64M | −459,000 | −6.47% |
| 2000 | 7.09M | +523,000 | +7.96% |
| 1999 | 6.57M | −341,000 | −4.93% |
| 1998 | 6.91M | −137,000 | −1.94% |
| 1997 | 7.05M | −64,000 | −0.9% |
| 1996 | 7.11M | −378,000 | −5.05% |
| 1995 | 7.49M | −35,000 | −0.47% |
| 1994 | 7.53M | — | — |
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).