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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Guatemala

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Guatemala in 2022 — 18,000 people. Ranked 100 in the world out of 189. Since 1868, the indicator has risen by 500%.

2022 18,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 100of 189
Period maximum 44,000 people1992
Period minimum 2,000 people1881

Trend over time

1868–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Guatemala, 1868–2022020,00040,00060,000186818841900191619321948196419801996201220221868: 3,000 people1871: 3,000 people1874: 3,000 people1877: 3,000 people1880: 3,000 people1883: 2,000 people1886: 3,000 people1889: 13,000 people1892: 3,000 people1895: 3,000 people1898: 5,000 people1901: 7,000 people1904: 7,000 people1907: 7,000 people1910: 7,000 people1913: 7,000 people1916: 7,000 people1919: 8,000 people1922: 8,000 people1925: 8,000 people1928: 7,000 people1931: 7,000 people1934: 7,000 people1937: 6,000 people1944: 21,000 people1948: 22,000 people1951: 22,000 people1954: 7,000 people1957: 8,000 people1960: 8,000 people1963: 9,000 people1966: 9,000 people1969: 10,000 people1972: 14,000 people1975: 13,000 people1978: 14,000 people1981: 27,000 people1984: 40,000 people1987: 43,000 people1990: 43,000 people1993: 44,000 people1996: 36,000 people1999: 30,000 people2002: 31,000 people2005: 29,000 people2008: 16,000 people2011: 15,000 people2014: 17,000 people2017: 18,000 people2020: 18,000 people2022: 18,000 people
Change over the period: +15,000 (+500%) Average annual rate: 1.17 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Guatemala 18,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 1.49M people
Central America computed 288,000 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.23M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 18,000 +0 +0%
2021 18,000 +0 +0%
2020 18,000 +0 +0%
2019 18,000 +0 +0%
2018 18,000 +0 +0%
2017 18,000 +0 +0%
2016 18,000 +1,000 +5.88%
2015 17,000 +0 +0%
2014 17,000 +0 +0%
2013 17,000 +2,000 +13.33%
2012 15,000 +0 +0%
2011 15,000 +0 +0%
2010 15,000 −1,000 −6.25%
2009 16,000 +0 +0%
2008 16,000 +0 +0%
2007 16,000 −13,000 −44.83%
2006 29,000 +0 +0%
2005 29,000 −1,000 −3.33%
2004 30,000 −1,000 −3.23%
2003 31,000 +0 +0%
2002 31,000 +0 +0%
2001 31,000 +0 +0%
2000 31,000 +1,000 +3.33%
1999 30,000 +0 +0%
1998 30,000 +0 +0%
1997 30,000 −6,000 −16.67%
1996 36,000 +0 +0%
1995 36,000 +2,000 +5.88%
1994 34,000 −10,000 −22.73%
1993 44,000 +0 +0%
1992 44,000 +1,000 +2.33%
1991 43,000 +0 +0%
1990 43,000 +0 +0%
1989 43,000 +0 +0%
1988 43,000 +0 +0%
1987 43,000 +0 +0%
1986 43,000 +0 +0%
1985 43,000 +3,000 +7.5%
1984 40,000 +0 +0%
1983 40,000 +10,000 +33.33%
1982 30,000 +3,000 +11.11%
1981 27,000 +6,000 +28.57%
1980 21,000 +0 +0%
1979 21,000 +7,000 +50%
1978 14,000 +0 +0%
1977 14,000 +0 +0%
1976 14,000 +1,000 +7.69%
1975 13,000 +0 +0%
1974 13,000 +0 +0%
1973 13,000 −1,000 −7.14%
1972 14,000 +1,000 +7.69%
1971 13,000 +0 +0%
1970 13,000 +3,000 +30%
1969 10,000 −1,000 −9.09%
1968 11,000 +1,000 +10%
1967 10,000 +1,000 +11.11%
1966 9,000 −1,000 −10%
1965 10,000 +1,000 +11.11%
1964 9,000 +0 +0%
1963 9,000 +1,000 +12.5%
1962 8,000 +1,000 +14.29%
1961 7,000 −1,000 −12.5%
1960 8,000 +0 +0%
1959 8,000 +0 +0%
1958 8,000 +0 +0%
1957 8,000 +0 +0%
1956 8,000 +1,000 +14.29%
1955 7,000 +0 +0%
1954 7,000 +0 +0%
1953 7,000 +0 +0%
1952 7,000 −15,000 −68.18%
1951 22,000 +0 +0%
1950 22,000 +0 +0%
1949 22,000 +0 +0%
1948 22,000 +0 +0%
1947 22,000 +2,000 +10%
1946 20,000 — —
1944 21,000 — —
1939 6,000 +0 +0%
1938 6,000 +0 +0%
1937 6,000 +0 +0%
1936 6,000 +0 +0%
1935 6,000 −1,000 −14.29%
1934 7,000 +1,000 +16.67%
1933 6,000 −1,000 −14.29%
1932 7,000 +0 +0%
1931 7,000 +0 +0%
1930 7,000 +0 +0%
1929 7,000 +0 +0%
1928 7,000 +0 +0%
1927 7,000 −1,000 −12.5%
1926 8,000 +0 +0%
1925 8,000 +0 +0%
1924 8,000 +0 +0%
1923 8,000 +0 +0%
1922 8,000 +0 +0%
1921 8,000 +0 +0%
1920 8,000 +0 +0%
1919 8,000 +1,000 +14.29%
1918 7,000 +0 +0%
1917 7,000 +0 +0%
1916 7,000 +0 +0%
1915 7,000 +0 +0%
1914 7,000 +0 +0%
1913 7,000 +0 +0%
1912 7,000 +0 +0%
1911 7,000 +0 +0%
1910 7,000 +0 +0%
1909 7,000 +0 +0%
1908 7,000 +0 +0%
1907 7,000 +0 +0%
1906 7,000 +0 +0%
1905 7,000 +0 +0%
1904 7,000 +0 +0%
1903 7,000 +0 +0%
1902 7,000 +0 +0%
1901 7,000 +0 +0%
1900 7,000 +1,000 +16.67%
1899 6,000 +1,000 +20%
1898 5,000 +1,000 +25%
1897 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
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 −10,000 −76.92%
1889 13,000 +10,000 +333.33%
1888 3,000 +0 +0%
1887 3,000 +0 +0%
1886 3,000 +0 +0%
1885 3,000 +1,000 +50%
1884 2,000 +0 +0%
1883 2,000 +0 +0%
1882 2,000 +0 +0%
1881 2,000 −1,000 −33.33%
1880 3,000 +0 +0%
1879 3,000 +0 +0%
1878 3,000 +0 +0%
1877 3,000 +0 +0%
1876 3,000 +0 +0%
1875 3,000 +0 +0%
1874 3,000 +0 +0%
1873 3,000 +0 +0%
1872 3,000 +0 +0%
1871 3,000 +0 +0%
1870 3,000 +0 +0%
1869 3,000 +0 +0%
1868 3,000 — —

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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