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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Greece

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Greece in 2022 — 132,000 people. Ranked 38 in the world out of 189. Since 1828, the indicator has risen by 2,540%.

2022 132,000 people −7.69% vs 2021
World rank 38of 189
Period maximum 414,000 people1941
Period minimum 5,000 people1828

Trend over time

1828–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Greece, 1828–20220200,000400,000600,000182818481868188819081928194819681988200820221828: 5,000 people1832: 8,000 people1836: 9,000 people1840: 9,000 people1844: 7,000 people1848: 10,000 people1852: 8,000 people1856: 9,000 people1860: 10,000 people1864: 12,000 people1868: 16,000 people1872: 11,000 people1876: 12,000 people1880: 10,000 people1884: 28,000 people1888: 25,000 people1892: 31,000 people1896: 25,000 people1900: 25,000 people1904: 28,000 people1908: 25,000 people1912: 27,000 people1916: 37,000 people1920: 65,000 people1924: 78,000 people1928: 73,000 people1932: 62,000 people1936: 68,000 people1940: 105,000 people1947: 137,000 people1951: 160,000 people1955: 144,000 people1959: 152,000 people1963: 175,000 people1967: 170,000 people1971: 180,000 people1975: 185,000 people1979: 187,000 people1983: 177,000 people1987: 199,000 people1991: 205,000 people1995: 213,000 people1999: 204,000 people2003: 178,000 people2007: 147,000 people2011: 139,000 people2015: 145,000 people2019: 142,000 people2022: 132,000 people
Change over the period: +127,000 (+2,540%) Average annual rate: 1.7 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Greece 132,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 4.15M people
Southern Europe computed 526,000 people
High-income countries computed 5.91M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 132,000 −11,000 −7.69%
2021 143,000 +0 +0%
2020 143,000 +1,000 +0.7%
2019 142,000 +1,000 +0.71%
2018 141,000 −2,000 −1.4%
2017 143,000 +0 +0%
2016 143,000 −2,000 −1.38%
2015 145,000 +2,000 +1.4%
2014 143,000 −1,000 −0.69%
2013 144,000 −2,000 −1.37%
2012 146,000 +7,000 +5.04%
2011 139,000 −18,000 −11.46%
2010 157,000 +0 +0%
2009 157,000 +0 +0%
2008 157,000 +10,000 +6.8%
2007 147,000 −17,000 −10.37%
2006 164,000 +0 +0%
2005 164,000 −7,000 −4.09%
2004 171,000 −7,000 −3.93%
2003 178,000 +0 +0%
2002 178,000 +19,000 +11.95%
2001 159,000 +0 +0%
2000 159,000 −45,000 −22.06%
1999 204,000 +2,000 +0.99%
1998 202,000 −4,000 −1.94%
1997 206,000 −6,000 −2.83%
1996 212,000 −1,000 −0.47%
1995 213,000 +7,000 +3.4%
1994 206,000 −7,000 −3.29%
1993 213,000 +5,000 +2.4%
1992 208,000 +3,000 +1.46%
1991 205,000 +4,000 +1.99%
1990 201,000 +0 +0%
1989 201,000 +2,000 +1.01%
1988 199,000 +0 +0%
1987 199,000 −3,000 −1.49%
1986 202,000 +1,000 +0.5%
1985 201,000 +4,000 +2.03%
1984 197,000 +20,000 +11.3%
1983 177,000 −9,000 −4.84%
1982 186,000 −2,000 −1.06%
1981 188,000 +2,000 +1.08%
1980 186,000 −1,000 −0.53%
1979 187,000 +1,000 +0.54%
1978 186,000 −1,000 −0.53%
1977 187,000 +1,000 +0.54%
1976 186,000 +1,000 +0.54%
1975 185,000 −1,000 −0.54%
1974 186,000 +2,000 +1.09%
1973 184,000 +4,000 +2.22%
1972 180,000 +0 +0%
1971 180,000 +0 +0%
1970 180,000 +0 +0%
1969 180,000 −5,000 −2.7%
1968 185,000 +15,000 +8.82%
1967 170,000 −5,000 −2.86%
1966 175,000 −15,000 −7.89%
1965 190,000 +15,000 +8.57%
1964 175,000 +0 +0%
1963 175,000 +15,000 +9.38%
1962 160,000 +0 +0%
1961 160,000 +0 +0%
1960 160,000 +8,000 +5.26%
1959 152,000 +4,000 +2.7%
1958 148,000 +4,000 +2.78%
1957 144,000 +9,000 +6.67%
1956 135,000 −9,000 −6.25%
1955 144,000 −29,000 −16.76%
1954 173,000 +2,000 +1.17%
1953 171,000 +0 +0%
1952 171,000 +11,000 +6.88%
1951 160,000 −32,000 −16.67%
1950 192,000 −31,000 −13.9%
1949 223,000 +69,000 +44.81%
1948 154,000 +17,000 +12.41%
1947 137,000 +17,000 +14.17%
1946 120,000 +3,000 +2.56%
1945 117,000 — —
1941 414,000 +309,000 +294.29%
1940 105,000 +7,000 +7.14%
1939 98,000 +3,000 +3.16%
1938 95,000 +5,000 +5.56%
1937 90,000 +22,000 +32.35%
1936 68,000 +5,000 +7.94%
1935 63,000 +0 +0%
1934 63,000 +1,000 +1.61%
1933 62,000 +0 +0%
1932 62,000 +0 +0%
1931 62,000 −4,000 −6.06%
1930 66,000 −3,000 −4.35%
1929 69,000 −4,000 −5.48%
1928 73,000 −3,000 −3.95%
1927 76,000 −3,000 −3.8%
1926 79,000 −2,000 −2.47%
1925 81,000 +3,000 +3.85%
1924 78,000 −1,000 −1.27%
1923 79,000 +0 +0%
1922 79,000 +7,000 +9.72%
1921 72,000 +7,000 +10.77%
1920 65,000 +7,000 +12.07%
1919 58,000 +7,000 +13.73%
1918 51,000 +9,000 +21.43%
1917 42,000 +5,000 +13.51%
1916 37,000 +4,000 +12.12%
1915 33,000 +4,000 +13.79%
1914 29,000 −171,000 −85.5%
1913 200,000 +173,000 +640.74%
1912 27,000 −6,000 −18.18%
1911 33,000 +3,000 +10%
1910 30,000 +5,000 +20%
1909 25,000 +0 +0%
1908 25,000 +0 +0%
1907 25,000 −1,000 −3.85%
1906 26,000 −3,000 −10.34%
1905 29,000 +1,000 +3.57%
1904 28,000 +5,000 +21.74%
1903 23,000 +1,000 +4.55%
1902 22,000 +0 +0%
1901 22,000 −3,000 −12%
1900 25,000 +0 +0%
1899 25,000 +0 +0%
1898 25,000 +0 +0%
1897 25,000 +0 +0%
1896 25,000 −1,000 −3.85%
1895 26,000 +1,000 +4%
1894 25,000 +0 +0%
1893 25,000 −6,000 −19.35%
1892 31,000 −1,000 −3.13%
1891 32,000 +7,000 +28%
1890 25,000 −4,000 −13.79%
1889 29,000 +4,000 +16%
1888 25,000 −2,000 −7.41%
1887 27,000 −1,000 −3.57%
1886 28,000 +0 +0%
1885 28,000 +0 +0%
1884 28,000 +0 +0%
1883 28,000 −4,000 −12.5%
1882 32,000 −52,000 −61.9%
1881 84,000 +74,000 +740%
1880 10,000 −3,000 −23.08%
1879 13,000 +0 +0%
1878 13,000 −12,000 −48%
1877 25,000 +13,000 +108.33%
1876 12,000 −2,000 −14.29%
1875 14,000 +3,000 +27.27%
1874 11,000 +0 +0%
1873 11,000 +0 +0%
1872 11,000 +0 +0%
1871 11,000 −3,000 −21.43%
1870 14,000 −2,000 −12.5%
1869 16,000 +0 +0%
1868 16,000 +1,000 +6.67%
1867 15,000 +2,000 +15.38%
1866 13,000 +0 +0%
1865 13,000 +1,000 +8.33%
1864 12,000 +0 +0%
1863 12,000 +4,000 +50%
1862 8,000 +0 +0%
1861 8,000 −2,000 −20%
1860 10,000 +0 +0%
1859 10,000 +0 +0%
1858 10,000 +1,000 +11.11%
1857 9,000 +0 +0%
1856 9,000 +0 +0%
1855 9,000 −1,000 −10%
1854 10,000 +0 +0%
1853 10,000 +2,000 +25%
1852 8,000 −1,000 −11.11%
1851 9,000 +0 +0%
1850 9,000 +0 +0%
1849 9,000 −1,000 −10%
1848 10,000 +2,000 +25%
1847 8,000 +2,000 +33.33%
1846 6,000 −1,000 −14.29%
1845 7,000 +0 +0%
1844 7,000 −1,000 −12.5%
1843 8,000 +0 +0%
1842 8,000 +0 +0%
1841 8,000 −1,000 −11.11%
1840 9,000 −3,000 −25%
1839 12,000 +0 +0%
1838 12,000 +1,000 +9.09%
1837 11,000 +2,000 +22.22%
1836 9,000 −3,000 −25%
1835 12,000 +1,000 +9.09%
1834 11,000 +2,000 +22.22%
1833 9,000 +1,000 +12.5%
1832 8,000 +3,000 +60%
1831 5,000 +0 +0%
1830 5,000 +0 +0%
1829 5,000 +0 +0%
1828 5,000 — —

Southern Europe, 2022

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

IT Italy 161,000 GR Greece 132,000 ES Spain 124,000 RS Serbia 28,000 PT Portugal 27,000 HR Croatia 17,000 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 11,000 AL Albania 8,000 MK North Macedonia 8,000 SI Slovenia 6,000 MT Malta 2,000 ME Montenegro 2,000 AD Andorra 0 MC Monaco 0 SM San Marino 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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