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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Norway

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Norway in 2022 — 25,000 people. Ranked 88 in the world out of 189. Since 1905, the indicator has fallen by 21.9%.

2022 25,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 88of 189
Period maximum 51,000 people1990
Period minimum 4,000 people1930

Trend over time

1905–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Norway, 1905–2022020,00040,00060,000190519171929194119531965197719892001201320221905: 32,000 people1907: 7,000 people1909: 7,000 people1911: 5,000 people1913: 5,000 people1915: 5,000 people1917: 7,000 people1919: 7,000 people1921: 7,000 people1923: 7,000 people1925: 6,000 people1927: 6,000 people1929: 6,000 people1931: 5,000 people1933: 5,000 people1935: 4,000 people1937: 4,000 people1939: 4,000 people1945: 4,000 people1947: 30,000 people1949: 30,000 people1951: 30,000 people1953: 31,000 people1955: 33,000 people1957: 34,000 people1959: 36,000 people1961: 32,000 people1963: 35,000 people1965: 35,000 people1967: 35,000 people1969: 35,000 people1971: 35,000 people1973: 39,000 people1975: 38,000 people1977: 39,000 people1979: 40,000 people1981: 39,000 people1983: 41,000 people1985: 36,000 people1987: 38,000 people1989: 43,000 people1991: 41,000 people1993: 32,000 people1995: 38,000 people1997: 33,000 people1999: 33,000 people2001: 27,000 people2003: 27,000 people2005: 26,000 people2007: 23,000 people2009: 19,000 people2011: 26,000 people2013: 24,000 people2015: 26,000 people2017: 25,000 people2019: 23,000 people2021: 25,000 people2022: 25,000 people
Change over the period: −7,000 (−21.88%) Average annual rate: -0.21 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Norway 25,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 4.15M people
Northern Europe computed 269,000 people
High-income countries computed 5.91M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 25,000 +0 +0%
2021 25,000 +2,000 +8.7%
2020 23,000 +0 +0%
2019 23,000 −1,000 −4.17%
2018 24,000 −1,000 −4%
2017 25,000 −1,000 −3.85%
2016 26,000 +0 +0%
2015 26,000 +0 +0%
2014 26,000 +2,000 +8.33%
2013 24,000 +0 +0%
2012 24,000 −2,000 −7.69%
2011 26,000 +2,000 +8.33%
2010 24,000 +5,000 +26.32%
2009 19,000 +3,000 +18.75%
2008 16,000 −7,000 −30.43%
2007 23,000 −3,000 −11.54%
2006 26,000 +0 +0%
2005 26,000 +0 +0%
2004 26,000 −1,000 −3.7%
2003 27,000 +0 +0%
2002 27,000 +0 +0%
2001 27,000 +0 +0%
2000 27,000 −6,000 −18.18%
1999 33,000 +0 +0%
1998 33,000 +0 +0%
1997 33,000 −5,000 −13.16%
1996 38,000 +0 +0%
1995 38,000 +5,000 +15.15%
1994 33,000 +1,000 +3.13%
1993 32,000 −4,000 −11.11%
1992 36,000 −5,000 −12.2%
1991 41,000 −10,000 −19.61%
1990 51,000 +8,000 +18.6%
1989 43,000 +3,000 +7.5%
1988 40,000 +2,000 +5.26%
1987 38,000 +0 +0%
1986 38,000 +2,000 +5.56%
1985 36,000 −3,000 −7.69%
1984 39,000 −2,000 −4.88%
1983 41,000 +1,000 +2.5%
1982 40,000 +1,000 +2.56%
1981 39,000 −1,000 −2.5%
1980 40,000 +0 +0%
1979 40,000 +0 +0%
1978 40,000 +1,000 +2.56%
1977 39,000 +0 +0%
1976 39,000 +1,000 +2.63%
1975 38,000 −2,000 −5%
1974 40,000 +1,000 +2.56%
1973 39,000 +4,000 +11.43%
1972 35,000 +0 +0%
1971 35,000 +0 +0%
1970 35,000 +0 +0%
1969 35,000 +0 +0%
1968 35,000 +0 +0%
1967 35,000 +0 +0%
1966 35,000 +0 +0%
1965 35,000 +0 +0%
1964 35,000 +0 +0%
1963 35,000 +1,000 +2.94%
1962 34,000 +2,000 +6.25%
1961 32,000 −5,000 −13.51%
1960 37,000 +1,000 +2.78%
1959 36,000 +1,000 +2.86%
1958 35,000 +1,000 +2.94%
1957 34,000 +0 +0%
1956 34,000 +1,000 +3.03%
1955 33,000 +1,000 +3.13%
1954 32,000 +1,000 +3.23%
1953 31,000 +0 +0%
1952 31,000 +1,000 +3.33%
1951 30,000 +0 +0%
1950 30,000 +0 +0%
1949 30,000 +0 +0%
1948 30,000 +0 +0%
1947 30,000 −3,000 −9.09%
1946 33,000 +29,000 +725%
1945 4,000 — —
1940 4,000 +0 +0%
1939 4,000 +0 +0%
1938 4,000 +0 +0%
1937 4,000 +0 +0%
1936 4,000 +0 +0%
1935 4,000 +0 +0%
1934 4,000 −1,000 −20%
1933 5,000 +0 +0%
1932 5,000 +0 +0%
1931 5,000 +1,000 +25%
1930 4,000 −2,000 −33.33%
1929 6,000 +0 +0%
1928 6,000 +0 +0%
1927 6,000 −1,000 −14.29%
1926 7,000 +1,000 +16.67%
1925 6,000 −1,000 −14.29%
1924 7,000 +0 +0%
1923 7,000 +0 +0%
1922 7,000 +0 +0%
1921 7,000 +0 +0%
1920 7,000 +0 +0%
1919 7,000 +0 +0%
1918 7,000 +0 +0%
1917 7,000 +2,000 +40%
1916 5,000 +0 +0%
1915 5,000 +0 +0%
1914 5,000 +0 +0%
1913 5,000 +0 +0%
1912 5,000 +0 +0%
1911 5,000 +0 +0%
1910 5,000 −2,000 −28.57%
1909 7,000 +0 +0%
1908 7,000 +0 +0%
1907 7,000 +0 +0%
1906 7,000 −25,000 −78.13%
1905 32,000 — —

Northern Europe, 2022

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

GB United Kingdom 150,000 NO Norway 25,000 LT Lithuania 23,000 FI Finland 19,000 DK Denmark 15,000 SE Sweden 15,000 IE Ireland 8,000 EE Estonia 7,000 LV Latvia 7,000 IS Iceland 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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