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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Honduras

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Honduras in 2022 — 15,000 people. Ranked 107 in the world out of 189. Since 1899, the indicator has risen by 1,400%.

2022 15,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 107of 189
Period maximum 21,000 people1985
Period minimum 1,000 people1899

Trend over time

1899–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Honduras, 1899–2022010,00020,00030,00018991912192519381951196419771990200320161899: 1,000 people1901: 1,000 people1903: 1,000 people1905: 1,000 people1907: 1,000 people1909: 1,000 people1911: 2,000 people1913: 2,000 people1915: 2,000 people1917: 2,000 people1919: 3,000 people1921: 3,000 people1923: 3,000 people1925: 2,000 people1927: 2,000 people1929: 2,000 people1931: 2,000 people1933: 1,000 people1935: 2,000 people1937: 2,000 people1939: 1,000 people1947: 3,000 people1949: 3,000 people1951: 3,000 people1953: 3,000 people1955: 4,000 people1957: 4,000 people1959: 4,000 people1961: 6,000 people1963: 4,000 people1965: 5,000 people1967: 5,000 people1969: 6,000 people1971: 8,000 people1973: 12,000 people1975: 12,000 people1977: 12,000 people1979: 14,000 people1981: 17,000 people1983: 19,000 people1985: 21,000 people1987: 20,000 people1989: 19,000 people1991: 17,000 people1993: 17,000 people1995: 17,000 people1997: 10,000 people1999: 8,000 people2001: 8,000 people2003: 12,000 people2005: 12,000 people2007: 12,000 people2009: 12,000 people2011: 12,000 people2013: 12,000 people2015: 12,000 people2017: 11,000 people2019: 15,000 people2021: 15,000 people2022: 15,000 people
Change over the period: +14,000 (+1,400%) Average annual rate: 2.23 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Honduras 15,000 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 — Honduras, by year Honduras All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 15,000 +0 +0%
2021 15,000 +0 +0%
2020 15,000 +0 +0%
2019 15,000 +0 +0%
2018 15,000 +4,000 +36.36%
2017 11,000 +0 +0%
2016 11,000 −1,000 −8.33%
2015 12,000 +0 +0%
2014 12,000 +0 +0%
2013 12,000 +0 +0%
2012 12,000 +0 +0%
2011 12,000 +0 +0%
2010 12,000 +0 +0%
2009 12,000 +0 +0%
2008 12,000 +0 +0%
2007 12,000 +0 +0%
2006 12,000 +0 +0%
2005 12,000 +0 +0%
2004 12,000 +0 +0%
2003 12,000 +4,000 +50%
2002 8,000 +0 +0%
2001 8,000 +0 +0%
2000 8,000 +0 +0%
1999 8,000 +1,000 +14.29%
1998 7,000 −3,000 −30%
1997 10,000 +0 +0%
1996 10,000 −7,000 −41.18%
1995 17,000 +0 +0%
1994 17,000 +0 +0%
1993 17,000 +0 +0%
1992 17,000 +0 +0%
1991 17,000 −1,000 −5.56%
1990 18,000 −1,000 −5.26%
1989 19,000 +0 +0%
1988 19,000 −1,000 −5%
1987 20,000 +0 +0%
1986 20,000 −1,000 −4.76%
1985 21,000 +1,000 +5%
1984 20,000 +1,000 +5.26%
1983 19,000 +2,000 +11.76%
1982 17,000 +0 +0%
1981 17,000 +3,000 +21.43%
1980 14,000 +0 +0%
1979 14,000 +0 +0%
1978 14,000 +2,000 +16.67%
1977 12,000 +0 +0%
1976 12,000 +0 +0%
1975 12,000 +2,000 +20%
1974 10,000 −2,000 −16.67%
1973 12,000 +0 +0%
1972 12,000 +4,000 +50%
1971 8,000 +2,000 +33.33%
1970 6,000 +0 +0%
1969 6,000 +1,000 +20%
1968 5,000 +0 +0%
1967 5,000 +0 +0%
1966 5,000 +0 +0%
1965 5,000 +1,000 +25%
1964 4,000 +0 +0%
1963 4,000 −2,000 −33.33%
1962 6,000 +0 +0%
1961 6,000 +2,000 +50%
1960 4,000 +0 +0%
1959 4,000 +0 +0%
1958 4,000 +0 +0%
1957 4,000 +0 +0%
1956 4,000 +0 +0%
1955 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
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 1,000 −1,000 −50%
1938 2,000 +0 +0%
1937 2,000 +0 +0%
1936 2,000 +0 +0%
1935 2,000 +0 +0%
1934 2,000 +1,000 +100%
1933 1,000 −1,000 −50%
1932 2,000 +0 +0%
1931 2,000 +0 +0%
1930 2,000 +0 +0%
1929 2,000 +0 +0%
1928 2,000 +0 +0%
1927 2,000 +0 +0%
1926 2,000 +0 +0%
1925 2,000 −1,000 −33.33%
1924 3,000 +0 +0%
1923 3,000 +0 +0%
1922 3,000 +0 +0%
1921 3,000 +0 +0%
1920 3,000 +0 +0%
1919 3,000 −1,000 −25%
1918 4,000 +2,000 +100%
1917 2,000 +0 +0%
1916 2,000 +0 +0%
1915 2,000 +0 +0%
1914 2,000 +0 +0%
1913 2,000 +0 +0%
1912 2,000 +0 +0%
1911 2,000 +0 +0%
1910 2,000 +1,000 +100%
1909 1,000 +0 +0%
1908 1,000 +0 +0%
1907 1,000 +0 +0%
1906 1,000 +0 +0%
1905 1,000 +0 +0%
1904 1,000 +0 +0%
1903 1,000 −2,000 −66.67%
1902 3,000 +2,000 +200%
1901 1,000 +0 +0%
1900 1,000 +0 +0%
1899 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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