Armed forces personnel since 1816 in the Euro area in 2022 — 1,066,000 people. Since 1919, the indicator has fallen by 79.4%.
1919–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Euro area
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.07M | −16,000 | −1.48% |
| 2021 | 1.08M | −2,000 | −0.18% |
| 2020 | 1.08M | +7,000 | +0.65% |
| 2019 | 1.08M | −7,000 | −0.65% |
| 2018 | 1.08M | +3,000 | +0.28% |
| 2017 | 1.08M | −15,000 | −1.37% |
| 2016 | 1.1M | −21,000 | −1.88% |
| 2015 | 1.12M | −20,000 | −1.76% |
| 2014 | 1.14M | −28,000 | −2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.17M | −82,000 | −6.58% |
| 2012 | 1.25M | +4,000 | +0.32% |
| 2011 | 1.24M | −238,000 | −16.07% |
| 2010 | 1.48M | −101,000 | −6.38% |
| 2009 | 1.58M | +268,000 | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 1.31M | −16,000 | −1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.33M | −61,000 | −4.39% |
| 2006 | 1.39M | −181,000 | −11.51% |
| 2005 | 1.57M | +78,000 | +5.22% |
| 2004 | 1.49M | +74,000 | +5.21% |
| 2003 | 1.42M | −111,000 | −7.25% |
| 2002 | 1.53M | −17,000 | −1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.55M | +12,000 | +0.78% |
| 2000 | 1.54M | −448,000 | −22.58% |
| 1999 | 1.98M | −91,000 | −4.39% |
| 1998 | 2.08M | −61,000 | −2.86% |
| 1997 | 2.14M | −61,000 | −2.78% |
| 1996 | 2.2M | −48,000 | −2.14% |
| 1995 | 2.25M | −74,000 | −3.19% |
| 1994 | 2.32M | +18,000 | +0.78% |
| 1993 | 2.3M | −155,000 | −6.31% |
| 1992 | 2.46M | +21,000 | +0.86% |
| 1991 | 2.44M | −147,000 | −5.69% |
| 1990 | 2.58M | +453,000 | +21.28% |
| 1989 | 2.13M | −42,000 | −1.93% |
| 1988 | 2.17M | −52,000 | −2.34% |
| 1987 | 2.22M | +11,000 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 2.21M | +20,000 | +0.91% |
| 1985 | 2.19M | −30,000 | −1.35% |
| 1984 | 2.22M | −1,000 | −0.04% |
| 1983 | 2.22M | −40,000 | −1.77% |
| 1982 | 2.26M | +22,000 | +0.98% |
| 1981 | 2.24M | +20,000 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 2.22M | −2,000 | −0.09% |
| 1979 | 2.22M | −1,000 | −0.04% |
| 1978 | 2.22M | +21,000 | +0.95% |
| 1977 | 2.2M | +27,000 | +1.24% |
| 1976 | 2.18M | −42,000 | −1.89% |
| 1975 | 2.22M | −260,000 | −10.49% |
| 1974 | 2.48M | +5,000 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 2.47M | +70,000 | +2.91% |
| 1972 | 2.4M | +81,000 | +3.49% |
| 1971 | 2.32M | +22,000 | +0.96% |
| 1970 | 2.3M | −4,000 | −0.17% |
| 1969 | 2.3M | +4,000 | +0.17% |
| 1968 | 2.3M | +2,000 | +0.09% |
| 1967 | 2.3M | +10,000 | +0.44% |
| 1966 | 2.29M | −21,000 | −0.91% |
| 1965 | 2.31M | −350,000 | −13.16% |
| 1964 | 2.66M | +170,000 | +6.83% |
| 1963 | 2.49M | +249,000 | +11.12% |
| 1962 | 2.24M | −12,000 | −0.53% |
| 1961 | 2.25M | −176,000 | −7.25% |
| 1960 | 2.43M | — | — |
| 1940 | 11.31M | +6.42M | +131.5% |
| 1939 | 4.89M | +2.07M | +73.29% |
| 1938 | 2.82M | +266,000 | +10.42% |
| 1937 | 2.55M | +223,000 | +9.57% |
| 1936 | 2.33M | −527,000 | −18.45% |
| 1935 | 2.86M | +1.27M | +79.46% |
| 1934 | 1.59M | +195,000 | +13.96% |
| 1933 | 1.4M | +51,000 | +3.79% |
| 1932 | 1.35M | +25,000 | +1.89% |
| 1931 | 1.32M | +11,000 | +0.84% |
| 1930 | 1.31M | +10,000 | +0.77% |
| 1929 | 1.3M | −65,000 | −4.76% |
| 1928 | 1.37M | −40,000 | −2.85% |
| 1927 | 1.41M | −24,000 | −1.68% |
| 1926 | 1.43M | −9,000 | −0.63% |
| 1925 | 1.44M | −79,000 | −5.21% |
| 1924 | 1.52M | −50,000 | −3.19% |
| 1923 | 1.57M | −31,000 | −1.94% |
| 1922 | 1.6M | +48,000 | +3.1% |
| 1921 | 1.55M | −1.54M | −49.87% |
| 1920 | 3.09M | −2.09M | −40.3% |
| 1919 | 5.18M | — | — |
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).