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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Nicaragua

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Nicaragua in 2022 — 12,000 people. Ranked 116 in the world out of 189. Since 1900, the indicator has risen by 500%.

2022 12,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 116of 189
Period maximum 80,000 people1987
Period minimum 1,000 people1920

Trend over time

1900–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Nicaragua, 1900–2022020,00040,00060,00080,00019001913192619391952196519781991200420171900: 2,000 people1902: 2,000 people1904: 2,000 people1906: 4,000 people1908: 4,000 people1910: 4,000 people1912: 4,000 people1914: 4,000 people1916: 2,000 people1918: 2,000 people1920: 1,000 people1922: 2,000 people1924: 3,000 people1926: 3,000 people1928: 3,000 people1930: 3,000 people1932: 2,000 people1934: 2,000 people1936: 2,000 people1938: 2,000 people1946: 3,000 people1948: 3,000 people1950: 3,000 people1952: 3,000 people1954: 3,000 people1956: 3,000 people1958: 4,000 people1960: 5,000 people1962: 5,000 people1964: 6,000 people1966: 6,000 people1968: 6,000 people1970: 6,000 people1972: 6,000 people1974: 6,000 people1976: 5,000 people1978: 6,000 people1980: 24,000 people1982: 41,000 people1984: 67,000 people1986: 75,000 people1988: 74,000 people1990: 28,000 people1992: 15,000 people1994: 14,000 people1996: 14,000 people1998: 14,000 people2000: 16,000 people2002: 14,000 people2004: 14,000 people2006: 14,000 people2008: 14,000 people2010: 12,000 people2012: 12,000 people2014: 12,000 people2016: 12,000 people2018: 12,000 people2020: 12,000 people2022: 12,000 people
Change over the period: +10,000 (+500%) Average annual rate: 1.48 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Nicaragua 12,000 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 — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 12,000 +0 +0%
2021 12,000 +0 +0%
2020 12,000 +0 +0%
2019 12,000 +0 +0%
2018 12,000 +0 +0%
2017 12,000 +0 +0%
2016 12,000 +0 +0%
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 −2,000 −14.29%
2008 14,000 +0 +0%
2007 14,000 +0 +0%
2006 14,000 +0 +0%
2005 14,000 +0 +0%
2004 14,000 +0 +0%
2003 14,000 +0 +0%
2002 14,000 −2,000 −12.5%
2001 16,000 +0 +0%
2000 16,000 +4,000 +33.33%
1999 12,000 −2,000 −14.29%
1998 14,000 +0 +0%
1997 14,000 +0 +0%
1996 14,000 +0 +0%
1995 14,000 +0 +0%
1994 14,000 −1,000 −6.67%
1993 15,000 +0 +0%
1992 15,000 −5,000 −25%
1991 20,000 −8,000 −28.57%
1990 28,000 −37,000 −56.92%
1989 65,000 −9,000 −12.16%
1988 74,000 −6,000 −7.5%
1987 80,000 +5,000 +6.67%
1986 75,000 +1,000 +1.35%
1985 74,000 +7,000 +10.45%
1984 67,000 +21,000 +45.65%
1983 46,000 +5,000 +12.2%
1982 41,000 +2,000 +5.13%
1981 39,000 +15,000 +62.5%
1980 24,000 +18,000 +300%
1979 6,000 +0 +0%
1978 6,000 +0 +0%
1977 6,000 +1,000 +20%
1976 5,000 +0 +0%
1975 5,000 −1,000 −16.67%
1974 6,000 +0 +0%
1973 6,000 +0 +0%
1972 6,000 +0 +0%
1971 6,000 +0 +0%
1970 6,000 +0 +0%
1969 6,000 +0 +0%
1968 6,000 +0 +0%
1967 6,000 +0 +0%
1966 6,000 +0 +0%
1965 6,000 +0 +0%
1964 6,000 +1,000 +20%
1963 5,000 +0 +0%
1962 5,000 +0 +0%
1961 5,000 +0 +0%
1960 5,000 +0 +0%
1959 5,000 +1,000 +25%
1958 4,000 +0 +0%
1957 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1956 3,000 +0 +0%
1955 3,000 +0 +0%
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 4,000 +2,000 +100%
1938 2,000 −1,000 −33.33%
1937 3,000 +1,000 +50%
1936 2,000 +0 +0%
1935 2,000 +0 +0%
1934 2,000 −1,000 −33.33%
1933 3,000 +1,000 +50%
1932 2,000 −1,000 −33.33%
1931 3,000 +0 +0%
1930 3,000 +0 +0%
1929 3,000 +0 +0%
1928 3,000 +0 +0%
1927 3,000 +0 +0%
1926 3,000 +0 +0%
1925 3,000 +0 +0%
1924 3,000 +0 +0%
1923 3,000 +1,000 +50%
1922 2,000 +0 +0%
1921 2,000 +1,000 +100%
1920 1,000 −1,000 −50%
1919 2,000 +0 +0%
1918 2,000 +0 +0%
1917 2,000 +0 +0%
1916 2,000 −2,000 −50%
1915 4,000 +0 +0%
1914 4,000 +0 +0%
1913 4,000 +0 +0%
1912 4,000 +0 +0%
1911 4,000 +0 +0%
1910 4,000 +0 +0%
1909 4,000 +0 +0%
1908 4,000 +0 +0%
1907 4,000 +0 +0%
1906 4,000 +2,000 +100%
1905 2,000 +0 +0%
1904 2,000 +0 +0%
1903 2,000 +0 +0%
1902 2,000 +0 +0%
1901 2,000 +0 +0%
1900 2,000 — —

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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