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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Mercosur

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Mercosur in 2022 — 508,000 people. Since 1848, the indicator has risen by 1,028.9%.

2022 508,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 733,000 people1987
Period minimum 31,000 people1881

Trend over time

1848–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Mercosur, 1848–20220200,000400,000600,000800,000184818661884190219201938195619741992201020221848: 45,000 people1851: 49,000 people1854: 54,000 people1857: 43,000 people1860: 36,000 people1863: 46,000 people1866: 154,000 people1869: 98,000 people1872: 41,000 people1875: 34,000 people1878: 37,000 people1881: 31,000 people1884: 35,000 people1887: 37,000 people1890: 35,000 people1893: 56,000 people1896: 62,000 people1899: 49,000 people1902: 57,000 people1905: 53,000 people1908: 55,000 people1911: 72,000 people1914: 73,000 people1917: 73,000 people1920: 104,000 people1923: 112,000 people1926: 114,000 people1929: 115,000 people1932: 132,000 people1935: 209,000 people1938: 183,000 people1942: 118,000 people1948: 217,000 people1951: 314,000 people1954: 323,000 people1957: 291,000 people1960: 401,000 people1963: 503,000 people1966: 544,000 people1969: 577,000 people1972: 602,000 people1975: 675,000 people1978: 668,000 people1981: 674,000 people1984: 708,000 people1987: 733,000 people1990: 451,000 people1993: 434,000 people1996: 435,000 people1999: 447,000 people2002: 432,000 people2005: 440,000 people2008: 526,000 people2011: 473,000 people2014: 473,000 people2017: 479,000 people2020: 510,000 people2022: 508,000 people
Change over the period: +463,000 (+1,028.89%) Average annual rate: 1.4 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Mercosur 508,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 508,000 +0 +0%
2021 508,000 −2,000 −0.39%
2020 510,000 +34,000 +7.14%
2019 476,000 −3,000 −0.63%
2018 479,000 +0 +0%
2017 479,000 +0 +0%
2016 479,000 +5,000 +1.05%
2015 474,000 +1,000 +0.21%
2014 473,000 +0 +0%
2013 473,000 +0 +0%
2012 473,000 +0 +0%
2011 473,000 −10,000 −2.07%
2010 483,000 −1,000 −0.21%
2009 484,000 −42,000 −7.98%
2008 526,000 +85,000 +19.27%
2007 441,000 +16,000 +3.76%
2006 425,000 −15,000 −3.41%
2005 440,000 +3,000 +0.69%
2004 437,000 +3,000 +0.69%
2003 434,000 +2,000 +0.46%
2002 432,000 −1,000 −0.23%
2001 433,000 −2,000 −0.46%
2000 435,000 −12,000 −2.68%
1999 447,000 +4,000 +0.9%
1998 443,000 +8,000 +1.84%
1997 435,000 +0 +0%
1996 435,000 +5,000 +1.16%
1995 430,000 −4,000 −0.92%
1994 434,000 +0 +0%
1993 434,000 +0 +0%
1992 434,000 −5,000 −1.14%
1991 439,000 −12,000 −2.66%
1990 451,000 −36,000 −7.39%
1989 487,000 +0 +0%
1988 487,000 −246,000 −33.56%
1987 733,000 +26,000 +3.68%
1986 707,000 +10,000 +1.43%
1985 697,000 −11,000 −1.55%
1984 708,000 +0 +0%
1983 708,000 +2,000 +0.28%
1982 706,000 +32,000 +4.75%
1981 674,000 +2,000 +0.3%
1980 672,000 +4,000 +0.6%
1979 668,000 +0 +0%
1978 668,000 +0 +0%
1977 668,000 −2,000 −0.3%
1976 670,000 −5,000 −0.74%
1975 675,000 +32,000 +4.98%
1974 643,000 +10,000 +1.58%
1973 633,000 +31,000 +5.15%
1972 602,000 +36,000 +6.36%
1971 566,000 −4,000 −0.7%
1970 570,000 −7,000 −1.21%
1969 577,000 +25,000 +4.53%
1968 552,000 +8,000 +1.47%
1967 544,000 +0 +0%
1966 544,000 +20,000 +3.82%
1965 524,000 +8,000 +1.55%
1964 516,000 +13,000 +2.58%
1963 503,000 +133,000 +35.95%
1962 370,000 +6,000 +1.65%
1961 364,000 −37,000 −9.23%
1960 401,000 −9,000 −2.2%
1959 410,000 +9,000 +2.24%
1958 401,000 +110,000 +37.8%
1957 291,000 +6,000 +2.11%
1956 285,000 +6,000 +2.15%
1955 279,000 −44,000 −13.62%
1954 323,000 +0 +0%
1953 323,000 +9,000 +2.87%
1952 314,000 +0 +0%
1951 314,000 +0 +0%
1950 314,000 −3,000 −0.95%
1949 317,000 +100,000 +46.08%
1948 217,000 +0 +0%
1947 217,000 +17,000 +8.5%
1946 200,000 — —
1942 118,000 — —
1940 116,000 −60,000 −34.09%
1939 176,000 −7,000 −3.83%
1938 183,000 +6,000 +3.39%
1937 177,000 +15,000 +9.26%
1936 162,000 −47,000 −22.49%
1935 209,000 +15,000 +7.73%
1934 194,000 +39,000 +25.16%
1933 155,000 +23,000 +17.42%
1932 132,000 +14,000 +11.86%
1931 118,000 +3,000 +2.61%
1930 115,000 +0 +0%
1929 115,000 +10,000 +9.52%
1928 105,000 −4,000 −3.67%
1927 109,000 −5,000 −4.39%
1926 114,000 −1,000 −0.87%
1925 115,000 −5,000 −4.17%
1924 120,000 +8,000 +7.14%
1923 112,000 +11,000 +10.89%
1922 101,000 −2,000 −1.94%
1921 103,000 −1,000 −0.96%
1920 104,000 −5,000 −4.59%
1919 109,000 +6,000 +5.83%
1918 103,000 +30,000 +41.1%
1917 73,000 +0 +0%
1916 73,000 +0 +0%
1915 73,000 +0 +0%
1914 73,000 −6,000 −7.59%
1913 79,000 +6,000 +8.22%
1912 73,000 +1,000 +1.39%
1911 72,000 −2,000 −2.7%
1910 74,000 +5,000 +7.25%
1909 69,000 +14,000 +25.45%
1908 55,000 −1,000 −1.79%
1907 56,000 −10,000 −15.15%
1906 66,000 +13,000 +24.53%
1905 53,000 −13,000 −19.7%
1904 66,000 +9,000 +15.79%
1903 57,000 +0 +0%
1902 57,000 +8,000 +16.33%
1901 49,000 +2,000 +4.26%
1900 47,000 −2,000 −4.08%
1899 49,000 −30,000 −37.97%
1898 79,000 +17,000 +27.42%
1897 62,000 +0 +0%
1896 62,000 +9,000 +16.98%
1895 53,000 −3,000 −5.36%
1894 56,000 +0 +0%
1893 56,000 +1,000 +1.82%
1892 55,000 +3,000 +5.77%
1891 52,000 +17,000 +48.57%
1890 35,000 −2,000 −5.41%
1889 37,000 +1,000 +2.78%
1888 36,000 −1,000 −2.7%
1887 37,000 −2,000 −5.13%
1886 39,000 +3,000 +8.33%
1885 36,000 +1,000 +2.86%
1884 35,000 −2,000 −5.41%
1883 37,000 +3,000 +8.82%
1882 34,000 +3,000 +9.68%
1881 31,000 −2,000 −6.06%
1880 33,000 −4,000 −10.81%
1879 37,000 +0 +0%
1878 37,000 −1,000 −2.63%
1877 38,000 +1,000 +2.7%
1876 37,000 +3,000 +8.82%
1875 34,000 −10,000 −22.73%
1874 44,000 +0 +0%
1873 44,000 +3,000 +7.32%
1872 41,000 +0 +0%
1871 41,000 −52,000 −55.91%
1870 93,000 −5,000 −5.1%
1869 98,000 −21,000 −17.65%
1868 119,000 −12,000 −9.16%
1867 131,000 −23,000 −14.94%
1866 154,000 +55,000 +55.56%
1865 99,000 +36,000 +57.14%
1864 63,000 +17,000 +36.96%
1863 46,000 +5,000 +12.2%
1862 41,000 −1,000 −2.38%
1861 42,000 +6,000 +16.67%
1860 36,000 −5,000 −12.2%
1859 41,000 −1,000 −2.38%
1858 42,000 −1,000 −2.33%
1857 43,000 −11,000 −20.37%
1856 54,000 +1,000 +1.89%
1855 53,000 −1,000 −1.85%
1854 54,000 −2,000 −3.57%
1853 56,000 +2,000 +3.7%
1852 54,000 +5,000 +10.2%
1851 49,000 +1,000 +2.08%
1850 48,000 +1,000 +2.13%
1849 47,000 +2,000 +4.44%
1848 45,000 — —

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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