Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Europe & Central Asia in 2022 — 4,151,000 people. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 41.2%.
1992–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.15M | +759,000 | +22.38% |
| 2021 | 3.39M | −7,000 | −0.21% |
| 2020 | 3.4M | −1,000 | −0.03% |
| 2019 | 3.4M | +7,000 | +0.21% |
| 2018 | 3.39M | +71,000 | +2.14% |
| 2017 | 3.32M | −142,000 | −4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.46M | +107,000 | +3.19% |
| 2015 | 3.36M | −115,000 | −3.31% |
| 2014 | 3.47M | −29,000 | −0.83% |
| 2013 | 3.5M | −265,000 | −7.04% |
| 2012 | 3.77M | −97,000 | −2.51% |
| 2011 | 3.86M | −204,000 | −5.02% |
| 2010 | 4.07M | −96,000 | −2.31% |
| 2009 | 4.16M | +224,000 | +5.69% |
| 2008 | 3.94M | −102,000 | −2.52% |
| 2007 | 4.04M | −153,000 | −3.65% |
| 2006 | 4.19M | −192,000 | −4.38% |
| 2005 | 4.39M | +8,000 | +0.18% |
| 2004 | 4.38M | +9,000 | +0.21% |
| 2003 | 4.37M | −135,000 | −3% |
| 2002 | 4.5M | −101,000 | −2.19% |
| 2001 | 4.61M | −300,000 | −6.12% |
| 2000 | 4.91M | −439,000 | −8.21% |
| 1999 | 5.34M | −199,000 | −3.59% |
| 1998 | 5.54M | −600,000 | −9.77% |
| 1997 | 6.14M | −179,000 | −2.83% |
| 1996 | 6.32M | −200,000 | −3.07% |
| 1995 | 6.52M | −67,000 | −1.02% |
| 1994 | 6.59M | −10,000 | −0.15% |
| 1993 | 6.6M | −461,000 | −6.53% |
| 1992 | 7.06M | — | — |
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).