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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Ecuador

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Ecuador in 2022 — 41,000 people. Ranked 68 in the world out of 189.

2022 41,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 68of 189
Period maximum 60,000 people2001
Period minimum 0 people1860

Trend over time

1860–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Ecuador, 1860–2022020,00040,00060,000186018771894191119281945196219791996201320221860: 0 people1863: 0 people1866: 0 people1869: 0 people1872: 2,000 people1875: 2,000 people1878: 5,000 people1881: 1,000 people1884: 5,000 people1887: 5,000 people1890: 3,000 people1893: 3,000 people1896: 3,000 people1899: 3,000 people1902: 3,000 people1905: 4,000 people1908: 4,000 people1911: 7,000 people1914: 8,000 people1917: 8,000 people1920: 5,000 people1923: 6,000 people1926: 7,000 people1929: 6,000 people1932: 5,000 people1935: 8,000 people1938: 8,000 people1947: 12,000 people1950: 12,000 people1953: 12,000 people1956: 20,000 people1959: 18,000 people1962: 24,000 people1965: 14,000 people1968: 16,000 people1971: 20,000 people1974: 20,000 people1977: 30,000 people1980: 35,000 people1983: 39,000 people1986: 44,000 people1989: 46,000 people1992: 57,000 people1995: 58,000 people1998: 58,000 people2001: 60,000 people2004: 53,000 people2007: 57,000 people2010: 58,000 people2013: 58,000 people2016: 40,000 people2019: 40,000 people2022: 41,000 people
Change over the period: +41,000

Comparison, 2022

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

Ecuador 41,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 1.49M people
South America computed 1.08M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.23M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 41,000 +0 +0%
2021 41,000 +1,000 +2.5%
2020 40,000 +0 +0%
2019 40,000 +0 +0%
2018 40,000 +0 +0%
2017 40,000 +0 +0%
2016 40,000 −18,000 −31.03%
2015 58,000 +0 +0%
2014 58,000 +0 +0%
2013 58,000 +0 +0%
2012 58,000 +0 +0%
2011 58,000 +0 +0%
2010 58,000 +0 +0%
2009 58,000 +1,000 +1.75%
2008 57,000 +0 +0%
2007 57,000 +10,000 +21.28%
2006 47,000 +0 +0%
2005 47,000 −6,000 −11.32%
2004 53,000 −7,000 −11.67%
2003 60,000 +0 +0%
2002 60,000 +0 +0%
2001 60,000 +2,000 +3.45%
2000 58,000 +0 +0%
1999 58,000 +0 +0%
1998 58,000 +0 +0%
1997 58,000 +0 +0%
1996 58,000 +0 +0%
1995 58,000 +1,000 +1.75%
1994 57,000 +0 +0%
1993 57,000 +0 +0%
1992 57,000 +4,000 +7.55%
1991 53,000 +0 +0%
1990 53,000 +7,000 +15.22%
1989 46,000 +0 +0%
1988 46,000 +2,000 +4.55%
1987 44,000 +0 +0%
1986 44,000 +1,000 +2.33%
1985 43,000 +4,000 +10.26%
1984 39,000 +0 +0%
1983 39,000 +3,000 +8.33%
1982 36,000 +2,000 +5.88%
1981 34,000 −1,000 −2.86%
1980 35,000 +0 +0%
1979 35,000 +0 +0%
1978 35,000 +5,000 +16.67%
1977 30,000 +6,000 +25%
1976 24,000 +4,000 +20%
1975 20,000 +0 +0%
1974 20,000 +0 +0%
1973 20,000 +0 +0%
1972 20,000 +0 +0%
1971 20,000 +4,000 +25%
1970 16,000 −1,000 −5.88%
1969 17,000 +1,000 +6.25%
1968 16,000 +1,000 +6.67%
1967 15,000 +0 +0%
1966 15,000 +1,000 +7.14%
1965 14,000 +0 +0%
1964 14,000 −4,000 −22.22%
1963 18,000 −6,000 −25%
1962 24,000 −2,000 −7.69%
1961 26,000 +8,000 +44.44%
1960 18,000 +0 +0%
1959 18,000 +0 +0%
1958 18,000 +0 +0%
1957 18,000 −2,000 −10%
1956 20,000 +0 +0%
1955 20,000 +8,000 +66.67%
1954 12,000 +0 +0%
1953 12,000 +0 +0%
1952 12,000 +0 +0%
1951 12,000 +0 +0%
1950 12,000 +0 +0%
1949 12,000 +0 +0%
1948 12,000 +0 +0%
1947 12,000 +0 +0%
1946 12,000 — —
1939 8,000 +0 +0%
1938 8,000 +0 +0%
1937 8,000 +0 +0%
1936 8,000 +0 +0%
1935 8,000 +3,000 +60%
1934 5,000 +0 +0%
1933 5,000 +0 +0%
1932 5,000 −1,000 −16.67%
1931 6,000 −1,000 −14.29%
1930 7,000 +1,000 +16.67%
1929 6,000 −1,000 −14.29%
1928 7,000 +0 +0%
1927 7,000 +0 +0%
1926 7,000 +1,000 +16.67%
1925 6,000 +0 +0%
1924 6,000 +0 +0%
1923 6,000 +0 +0%
1922 6,000 +0 +0%
1921 6,000 +1,000 +20%
1920 5,000 −1,000 −16.67%
1919 6,000 +1,000 +20%
1918 5,000 −3,000 −37.5%
1917 8,000 +0 +0%
1916 8,000 +0 +0%
1915 8,000 +0 +0%
1914 8,000 +1,000 +14.29%
1913 7,000 +0 +0%
1912 7,000 +0 +0%
1911 7,000 +3,000 +75%
1910 4,000 +0 +0%
1909 4,000 +0 +0%
1908 4,000 +0 +0%
1907 4,000 +0 +0%
1906 4,000 +0 +0%
1905 4,000 +0 +0%
1904 4,000 +0 +0%
1903 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1902 3,000 +0 +0%
1901 3,000 +0 +0%
1900 3,000 +0 +0%
1899 3,000 +0 +0%
1898 3,000 +0 +0%
1897 3,000 +0 +0%
1896 3,000 +0 +0%
1895 3,000 +0 +0%
1894 3,000 +0 +0%
1893 3,000 +0 +0%
1892 3,000 +0 +0%
1891 3,000 +0 +0%
1890 3,000 −2,000 −40%
1889 5,000 +0 +0%
1888 5,000 +0 +0%
1887 5,000 +0 +0%
1886 5,000 +0 +0%
1885 5,000 +0 +0%
1884 5,000 +4,000 +400%
1883 1,000 +0 +0%
1882 1,000 +0 +0%
1881 1,000 +0 +0%
1880 1,000 −4,000 −80%
1879 5,000 +0 +0%
1878 5,000 +4,000 +400%
1877 1,000 +0 +0%
1876 1,000 −1,000 −50%
1875 2,000 +0 +0%
1874 2,000 +0 +0%
1873 2,000 +0 +0%
1872 2,000 +0 +0%
1871 2,000 +0 +0%
1870 2,000 +2,000 —
1869 0 +0 —
1868 0 +0 —
1867 0 +0 —
1866 0 +0 —
1865 0 +0 —
1864 0 +0 —
1863 0 +0 —
1862 0 +0 —
1861 0 +0 —
1860 0 — —

South America, 2022

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

BR Brazil 367,000 CO Colombia 256,000 VE Venezuela 123,000 PE Peru 81,000 AR Argentina 72,000 CL Chile 69,000 EC Ecuador 41,000 BO Bolivia 34,000 UY Uruguay 21,000 PY Paraguay 14,000 GY Guyana 3,000 SR Suriname 2,000
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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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