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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — all countries

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Indonesia

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Indonesia in 2022 — 396,000 people. Ranked 13 in the world out of 189. Since 1949, the indicator has risen by 98%.

2022 396,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 13of 189
Period maximum 600,000 people1950
Period minimum 100,000 people1953

Trend over time

1949–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Indonesia, 1949–20220200,000400,000600,00019491957196519731981198919972005201320211949: 200,000 people1951: 400,000 people1953: 100,000 people1955: 199,000 people1957: 265,000 people1959: 299,000 people1961: 375,000 people1963: 375,000 people1965: 351,000 people1967: 347,000 people1969: 358,000 people1971: 358,000 people1973: 310,000 people1975: 260,000 people1977: 260,000 people1979: 250,000 people1981: 265,000 people1983: 269,000 people1985: 278,000 people1987: 284,000 people1989: 285,000 people1991: 278,000 people1993: 271,000 people1995: 280,000 people1997: 280,000 people1999: 296,000 people2001: 297,000 people2003: 302,000 people2005: 302,000 people2007: 302,000 people2009: 302,000 people2011: 302,000 people2013: 396,000 people2015: 396,000 people2017: 396,000 people2019: 396,000 people2021: 396,000 people2022: 396,000 people
Change over the period: +196,000 (+98%) Average annual rate: 0.94 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Indonesia 396,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
East Asia & Pacific computed 6.44M people
South-Eastern Asia computed 2.07M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.23M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Indonesia, by year Indonesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 396,000 +0 +0%
2021 396,000 +0 +0%
2020 396,000 +0 +0%
2019 396,000 +0 +0%
2018 396,000 +0 +0%
2017 396,000 +0 +0%
2016 396,000 +0 +0%
2015 396,000 +0 +0%
2014 396,000 +0 +0%
2013 396,000 +94,000 +31.13%
2012 302,000 +0 +0%
2011 302,000 +0 +0%
2010 302,000 +0 +0%
2009 302,000 +0 +0%
2008 302,000 +0 +0%
2007 302,000 +0 +0%
2006 302,000 +0 +0%
2005 302,000 +0 +0%
2004 302,000 +0 +0%
2003 302,000 +5,000 +1.68%
2002 297,000 +0 +0%
2001 297,000 +0 +0%
2000 297,000 +1,000 +0.34%
1999 296,000 +16,000 +5.71%
1998 280,000 +0 +0%
1997 280,000 +0 +0%
1996 280,000 +0 +0%
1995 280,000 +0 +0%
1994 280,000 +9,000 +3.32%
1993 271,000 −12,000 −4.24%
1992 283,000 +5,000 +1.8%
1991 278,000 −5,000 −1.77%
1990 283,000 −2,000 −0.7%
1989 285,000 +1,000 +0.35%
1988 284,000 +0 +0%
1987 284,000 +0 +0%
1986 284,000 +6,000 +2.16%
1985 278,000 −3,000 −1.07%
1984 281,000 +12,000 +4.46%
1983 269,000 −11,000 −3.93%
1982 280,000 +15,000 +5.66%
1981 265,000 +15,000 +6%
1980 250,000 +0 +0%
1979 250,000 +0 +0%
1978 250,000 −10,000 −3.85%
1977 260,000 +3,000 +1.17%
1976 257,000 −3,000 −1.15%
1975 260,000 −10,000 −3.7%
1974 270,000 −40,000 −12.9%
1973 310,000 −46,000 −12.92%
1972 356,000 −2,000 −0.56%
1971 358,000 +0 +0%
1970 358,000 +0 +0%
1969 358,000 +10,000 +2.87%
1968 348,000 +1,000 +0.29%
1967 347,000 +1,000 +0.29%
1966 346,000 −5,000 −1.42%
1965 351,000 −25,000 −6.65%
1964 376,000 +1,000 +0.27%
1963 375,000 +0 +0%
1962 375,000 +0 +0%
1961 375,000 +59,000 +18.67%
1960 316,000 +17,000 +5.69%
1959 299,000 +17,000 +6.03%
1958 282,000 +17,000 +6.42%
1957 265,000 +17,000 +6.85%
1956 248,000 +49,000 +24.62%
1955 199,000 +50,000 +33.56%
1954 149,000 +49,000 +49%
1953 100,000 −100,000 −50%
1952 200,000 −200,000 −50%
1951 400,000 −200,000 −33.33%
1950 600,000 +400,000 +200%
1949 200,000 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2022

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

VN Vietnam 482,000 ID Indonesia 396,000 TH Thailand 361,000 MM Myanmar 356,000 PH Philippines 145,000 KH Cambodia 124,000 MY Malaysia 113,000 SG Singapore 51,000 LA Laos 29,000 BN Brunei Darussalam 7,000 TL Timor-Leste 2,000
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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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