Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Latin America & Caribbean in 2022 — 1,491,000 people. Since 1979, the indicator has risen by 0%.
1979–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.49M | +0 | +0% |
| 2021 | 1.49M | −64,000 | −4.12% |
| 2020 | 1.56M | −4,000 | −0.26% |
| 2019 | 1.56M | −3,000 | −0.19% |
| 2018 | 1.56M | +25,000 | +1.63% |
| 2017 | 1.54M | −3,000 | −0.19% |
| 2016 | 1.54M | −11,000 | −0.71% |
| 2015 | 1.55M | +14,000 | +0.91% |
| 2014 | 1.54M | +23,000 | +1.52% |
| 2013 | 1.51M | −11,000 | −0.72% |
| 2012 | 1.53M | +0 | +0% |
| 2011 | 1.53M | −26,000 | −1.68% |
| 2010 | 1.55M | +29,000 | +1.91% |
| 2009 | 1.52M | −30,000 | −1.93% |
| 2008 | 1.55M | +225,000 | +16.96% |
| 2007 | 1.33M | +58,000 | +4.57% |
| 2006 | 1.27M | −15,000 | −1.17% |
| 2005 | 1.28M | −11,000 | −0.85% |
| 2004 | 1.3M | −9,000 | −0.69% |
| 2003 | 1.3M | +36,000 | +2.84% |
| 2002 | 1.27M | −4,000 | −0.31% |
| 2001 | 1.27M | +9,000 | +0.71% |
| 2000 | 1.26M | −109,000 | −7.94% |
| 1999 | 1.37M | −7,000 | −0.51% |
| 1998 | 1.38M | +17,000 | +1.25% |
| 1997 | 1.36M | +52,000 | +3.97% |
| 1996 | 1.31M | −2,000 | −0.15% |
| 1995 | 1.31M | −75,000 | −5.41% |
| 1994 | 1.39M | −57,000 | −3.95% |
| 1993 | 1.44M | +0 | +0% |
| 1992 | 1.44M | −119,000 | −7.61% |
| 1991 | 1.56M | −25,000 | −1.57% |
| 1990 | 1.59M | −7,000 | −0.44% |
| 1989 | 1.6M | +13,000 | +0.82% |
| 1988 | 1.58M | −299,000 | −15.9% |
| 1987 | 1.88M | +40,000 | +2.17% |
| 1986 | 1.84M | +25,000 | +1.38% |
| 1985 | 1.82M | +17,000 | +0.94% |
| 1984 | 1.8M | +51,000 | +2.92% |
| 1983 | 1.75M | +59,000 | +3.49% |
| 1982 | 1.69M | +70,000 | +4.32% |
| 1981 | 1.62M | +57,000 | +3.65% |
| 1980 | 1.56M | +71,000 | +4.76% |
| 1979 | 1.49M | — | — |
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).