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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — El Salvador

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in El Salvador in 2022 — 25,000 people. Ranked 88 in the world out of 189. Since 1875, the indicator has risen by 2,400%.

2022 25,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 88of 189
Period maximum 60,000 people1991
Period minimum 1,000 people1875

Trend over time

1875–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — El Salvador, 1875–2022020,00040,00060,000187518901905192019351950196519801995201020221875: 1,000 people1878: 1,000 people1881: 1,000 people1884: 1,000 people1887: 2,000 people1890: 2,000 people1893: 4,000 people1896: 4,000 people1899: 3,000 people1902: 3,000 people1905: 3,000 people1908: 3,000 people1911: 3,000 people1914: 3,000 people1917: 3,000 people1920: 3,000 people1923: 4,000 people1926: 3,000 people1929: 3,000 people1932: 3,000 people1935: 3,000 people1938: 3,000 people1947: 3,000 people1950: 3,000 people1953: 3,000 people1956: 7,000 people1959: 7,000 people1962: 6,000 people1965: 4,000 people1968: 4,000 people1971: 6,000 people1974: 8,000 people1977: 8,000 people1980: 16,000 people1983: 32,000 people1986: 48,000 people1989: 45,000 people1992: 49,000 people1995: 22,000 people1998: 15,000 people2001: 17,000 people2004: 16,000 people2007: 16,000 people2010: 16,000 people2013: 15,000 people2016: 25,000 people2019: 25,000 people2022: 25,000 people
Change over the period: +24,000 (+2,400%) Average annual rate: 2.21 %

Comparison, 2022

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

El Salvador 25,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 1.49M people
Central America computed 288,000 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 6.55M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — El Salvador, by year El Salvador All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 25,000 +0 +0%
2021 25,000 +0 +0%
2020 25,000 +0 +0%
2019 25,000 +0 +0%
2018 25,000 +0 +0%
2017 25,000 +0 +0%
2016 25,000 +10,000 +66.67%
2015 15,000 +0 +0%
2014 15,000 +0 +0%
2013 15,000 −1,000 −6.25%
2012 16,000 +0 +0%
2011 16,000 +0 +0%
2010 16,000 +0 +0%
2009 16,000 +0 +0%
2008 16,000 +0 +0%
2007 16,000 +0 +0%
2006 16,000 +0 +0%
2005 16,000 +0 +0%
2004 16,000 +0 +0%
2003 16,000 −1,000 −5.88%
2002 17,000 +0 +0%
2001 17,000 +0 +0%
2000 17,000 +2,000 +13.33%
1999 15,000 +0 +0%
1998 15,000 +0 +0%
1997 15,000 −7,000 −31.82%
1996 22,000 +0 +0%
1995 22,000 −8,000 −26.67%
1994 30,000 −19,000 −38.78%
1993 49,000 +0 +0%
1992 49,000 −11,000 −18.33%
1991 60,000 +5,000 +9.09%
1990 55,000 +10,000 +22.22%
1989 45,000 +0 +0%
1988 45,000 −4,000 −8.16%
1987 49,000 +1,000 +2.08%
1986 48,000 +0 +0%
1985 48,000 +3,000 +6.67%
1984 45,000 +13,000 +40.63%
1983 32,000 +4,000 +14.29%
1982 28,000 +5,000 +21.74%
1981 23,000 +7,000 +43.75%
1980 16,000 +2,000 +14.29%
1979 14,000 +3,000 +27.27%
1978 11,000 +3,000 +37.5%
1977 8,000 +0 +0%
1976 8,000 +0 +0%
1975 8,000 +0 +0%
1974 8,000 +0 +0%
1973 8,000 +0 +0%
1972 8,000 +2,000 +33.33%
1971 6,000 +2,000 +50%
1970 4,000 +0 +0%
1969 4,000 +0 +0%
1968 4,000 +0 +0%
1967 4,000 +0 +0%
1966 4,000 +0 +0%
1965 4,000 +0 +0%
1964 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1963 3,000 −3,000 −50%
1962 6,000 +0 +0%
1961 6,000 −1,000 −14.29%
1960 7,000 +0 +0%
1959 7,000 +0 +0%
1958 7,000 +0 +0%
1957 7,000 +0 +0%
1956 7,000 +0 +0%
1955 7,000 +4,000 +133.33%
1954 3,000 +0 +0%
1953 3,000 +0 +0%
1952 3,000 +0 +0%
1951 3,000 +0 +0%
1950 3,000 +0 +0%
1949 3,000 +0 +0%
1948 3,000 +0 +0%
1947 3,000 +0 +0%
1946 3,000 — —
1939 3,000 +0 +0%
1938 3,000 +1,000 +50%
1937 2,000 +0 +0%
1936 2,000 −1,000 −33.33%
1935 3,000 +0 +0%
1934 3,000 +0 +0%
1933 3,000 +0 +0%
1932 3,000 +0 +0%
1931 3,000 +0 +0%
1930 3,000 +0 +0%
1929 3,000 +0 +0%
1928 3,000 +0 +0%
1927 3,000 +0 +0%
1926 3,000 +0 +0%
1925 3,000 −1,000 −25%
1924 4,000 +0 +0%
1923 4,000 +0 +0%
1922 4,000 +0 +0%
1921 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1920 3,000 +0 +0%
1919 3,000 +0 +0%
1918 3,000 +0 +0%
1917 3,000 +0 +0%
1916 3,000 +0 +0%
1915 3,000 +0 +0%
1914 3,000 +0 +0%
1913 3,000 +0 +0%
1912 3,000 +0 +0%
1911 3,000 +0 +0%
1910 3,000 +0 +0%
1909 3,000 +0 +0%
1908 3,000 +0 +0%
1907 3,000 +0 +0%
1906 3,000 +0 +0%
1905 3,000 +0 +0%
1904 3,000 −1,000 −25%
1903 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1902 3,000 +0 +0%
1901 3,000 −1,000 −25%
1900 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1899 3,000 +0 +0%
1898 3,000 +0 +0%
1897 3,000 −1,000 −25%
1896 4,000 +0 +0%
1895 4,000 +0 +0%
1894 4,000 +0 +0%
1893 4,000 +0 +0%
1892 4,000 +0 +0%
1891 4,000 +2,000 +100%
1890 2,000 +0 +0%
1889 2,000 +0 +0%
1888 2,000 +0 +0%
1887 2,000 +0 +0%
1886 2,000 +1,000 +100%
1885 1,000 +0 +0%
1884 1,000 +0 +0%
1883 1,000 +0 +0%
1882 1,000 +0 +0%
1881 1,000 +0 +0%
1880 1,000 +0 +0%
1879 1,000 +0 +0%
1878 1,000 +0 +0%
1877 1,000 +0 +0%
1876 1,000 +0 +0%
1875 1,000 — —

Central America, 2022

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

MX Mexico 216,000 SV El Salvador 25,000 GT Guatemala 18,000 HN Honduras 15,000 NI Nicaragua 12,000 BZ Belize 2,000 CR Costa Rica 0 PA Panama 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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