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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Mongolia

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Mongolia in 2022 — 10,000 people. Ranked 123 in the world out of 189.

2022 10,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 123of 189
Period maximum 80,000 people1944
Period minimum 0 people1921

Trend over time

1921–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Mongolia, 1921–2022020,00040,00060,00080,00019211932194319541965197619871998200920201921: 0 people1923: 3,000 people1925: 8,000 people1927: 17,000 people1929: 2,000 people1931: 2,000 people1933: 2,000 people1935: 2,000 people1937: 2,000 people1939: 2,000 people1945: 80,000 people1950: 11,000 people1952: 13,000 people1954: 15,000 people1956: 17,000 people1958: 20,000 people1960: 24,000 people1962: 28,000 people1964: 30,000 people1966: 0 people1968: 0 people1970: 33,000 people1972: 29,000 people1974: 47,000 people1976: 25,000 people1978: 36,000 people1980: 36,000 people1982: 36,000 people1984: 38,000 people1986: 40,000 people1988: 32,000 people1990: 32,000 people1992: 21,000 people1994: 18,000 people1996: 20,000 people1998: 20,000 people2000: 9,000 people2002: 9,000 people2004: 9,000 people2006: 9,000 people2008: 9,000 people2010: 10,000 people2012: 10,000 people2014: 10,000 people2016: 10,000 people2018: 10,000 people2020: 10,000 people2022: 10,000 people
Change over the period: +10,000

Comparison, 2022

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

Mongolia 10,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
East Asia & Pacific computed 6.44M people
Eastern Asia computed 4.3M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 6.55M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Mongolia, by year Mongolia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 10,000 +0 +0%
2021 10,000 +0 +0%
2020 10,000 +0 +0%
2019 10,000 +0 +0%
2018 10,000 +0 +0%
2017 10,000 +0 +0%
2016 10,000 +0 +0%
2015 10,000 +0 +0%
2014 10,000 +0 +0%
2013 10,000 +0 +0%
2012 10,000 +0 +0%
2011 10,000 +0 +0%
2010 10,000 +1,000 +11.11%
2009 9,000 +0 +0%
2008 9,000 +0 +0%
2007 9,000 +0 +0%
2006 9,000 +0 +0%
2005 9,000 +0 +0%
2004 9,000 +0 +0%
2003 9,000 +0 +0%
2002 9,000 +0 +0%
2001 9,000 +0 +0%
2000 9,000 −11,000 −55%
1999 20,000 +0 +0%
1998 20,000 +0 +0%
1997 20,000 +0 +0%
1996 20,000 +2,000 +11.11%
1995 18,000 +0 +0%
1994 18,000 +0 +0%
1993 18,000 −3,000 −14.29%
1992 21,000 −10,000 −32.26%
1991 31,000 −1,000 −3.13%
1990 32,000 −1,000 −3.03%
1989 33,000 +1,000 +3.13%
1988 32,000 +0 +0%
1987 32,000 −8,000 −20%
1986 40,000 +2,000 +5.26%
1985 38,000 +0 +0%
1984 38,000 +0 +0%
1983 38,000 +2,000 +5.56%
1982 36,000 +1,000 +2.86%
1981 35,000 −1,000 −2.78%
1980 36,000 +0 +0%
1979 36,000 +0 +0%
1978 36,000 +0 +0%
1977 36,000 +11,000 +44%
1976 25,000 −11,000 −30.56%
1975 36,000 −11,000 −23.4%
1974 47,000 +8,000 +20.51%
1973 39,000 +10,000 +34.48%
1972 29,000 +0 +0%
1971 29,000 −4,000 −12.12%
1970 33,000 +33,000 —
1969 0 +0 —
1968 0 +0 —
1967 0 +0 —
1966 0 +0 —
1965 0 −30,000 −100%
1964 30,000 +2,000 +7.14%
1963 28,000 +0 +0%
1962 28,000 +2,000 +7.69%
1961 26,000 +2,000 +8.33%
1960 24,000 +2,000 +9.09%
1959 22,000 +2,000 +10%
1958 20,000 +1,000 +5.26%
1957 19,000 +2,000 +11.76%
1956 17,000 +1,000 +6.25%
1955 16,000 +1,000 +6.67%
1954 15,000 +1,000 +7.14%
1953 14,000 +1,000 +7.69%
1952 13,000 +1,000 +8.33%
1951 12,000 +1,000 +9.09%
1950 11,000 +1,000 +10%
1949 10,000 — —
1945 80,000 +0 +0%
1944 80,000 — —
1939 2,000 +0 +0%
1938 2,000 +0 +0%
1937 2,000 +0 +0%
1936 2,000 +0 +0%
1935 2,000 +0 +0%
1934 2,000 +0 +0%
1933 2,000 +0 +0%
1932 2,000 +0 +0%
1931 2,000 +0 +0%
1930 2,000 +0 +0%
1929 2,000 −6,000 −75%
1928 8,000 −9,000 −52.94%
1927 17,000 +5,000 +41.67%
1926 12,000 +4,000 +50%
1925 8,000 +4,000 +100%
1924 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1923 3,000 +2,000 +200%
1922 1,000 +1,000 —
1921 0 — —

Eastern Asia, 2022

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

CN China 2.04M KP North Korea 1.28M KR South Korea 555,000 JP Japan 247,000 TW Taiwan 169,000 MN Mongolia 10,000
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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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