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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Paraguay

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Paraguay in 2022 — 14,000 people. Ranked 111 in the world out of 189. Since 1846, the indicator has risen by 75%.

2022 14,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 111of 189
Period maximum 60,000 people1866
Period minimum 1,000 people1879

Trend over time

1846–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Paraguay, 1846–2022020,00040,00060,000184618641882190019181936195419721990200820221846: 8,000 people1849: 8,000 people1852: 8,000 people1855: 8,000 people1858: 8,000 people1861: 15,000 people1864: 30,000 people1867: 40,000 people1870: 3,000 people1878: 2,000 people1881: 1,000 people1884: 1,000 people1887: 1,000 people1890: 1,000 people1893: 2,000 people1896: 1,000 people1899: 2,000 people1902: 2,000 people1905: 2,000 people1908: 1,000 people1911: 3,000 people1914: 3,000 people1917: 3,000 people1920: 4,000 people1923: 3,000 people1926: 3,000 people1929: 3,000 people1932: 3,000 people1935: 18,000 people1938: 8,000 people1941: 3,000 people1944: 3,000 people1947: 9,000 people1950: 6,000 people1953: 6,000 people1956: 7,000 people1959: 11,000 people1962: 18,000 people1965: 20,000 people1968: 20,000 people1971: 15,000 people1974: 15,000 people1977: 15,000 people1980: 15,000 people1983: 16,000 people1986: 16,000 people1989: 16,000 people1992: 16,000 people1995: 16,000 people1998: 16,000 people2001: 19,000 people2004: 15,000 people2007: 10,000 people2010: 11,000 people2013: 11,000 people2016: 11,000 people2019: 12,000 people2022: 14,000 people
Change over the period: +6,000 (+75%) Average annual rate: 0.32 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Paraguay 14,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 1.49M people
South America computed 1.08M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.23M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 14,000 +0 +0%
2021 14,000 +0 +0%
2020 14,000 +2,000 +16.67%
2019 12,000 +1,000 +9.09%
2018 11,000 +0 +0%
2017 11,000 +0 +0%
2016 11,000 +0 +0%
2015 11,000 +0 +0%
2014 11,000 +0 +0%
2013 11,000 +0 +0%
2012 11,000 +0 +0%
2011 11,000 +0 +0%
2010 11,000 +0 +0%
2009 11,000 +0 +0%
2008 11,000 +1,000 +10%
2007 10,000 +0 +0%
2006 10,000 +0 +0%
2005 10,000 −5,000 −33.33%
2004 15,000 −4,000 −21.05%
2003 19,000 +0 +0%
2002 19,000 +0 +0%
2001 19,000 −1,000 −5%
2000 20,000 +3,000 +17.65%
1999 17,000 +1,000 +6.25%
1998 16,000 +0 +0%
1997 16,000 +0 +0%
1996 16,000 +0 +0%
1995 16,000 +0 +0%
1994 16,000 +0 +0%
1993 16,000 +0 +0%
1992 16,000 +0 +0%
1991 16,000 +0 +0%
1990 16,000 +0 +0%
1989 16,000 +0 +0%
1988 16,000 +0 +0%
1987 16,000 +0 +0%
1986 16,000 +2,000 +14.29%
1985 14,000 −3,000 −17.65%
1984 17,000 +1,000 +6.25%
1983 16,000 +0 +0%
1982 16,000 +1,000 +6.67%
1981 15,000 +0 +0%
1980 15,000 +0 +0%
1979 15,000 +0 +0%
1978 15,000 +0 +0%
1977 15,000 +0 +0%
1976 15,000 +0 +0%
1975 15,000 +0 +0%
1974 15,000 +0 +0%
1973 15,000 +0 +0%
1972 15,000 +0 +0%
1971 15,000 −5,000 −25%
1970 20,000 +0 +0%
1969 20,000 +0 +0%
1968 20,000 +0 +0%
1967 20,000 +0 +0%
1966 20,000 +0 +0%
1965 20,000 +0 +0%
1964 20,000 +3,000 +17.65%
1963 17,000 −1,000 −5.56%
1962 18,000 −1,000 −5.26%
1961 19,000 +8,000 +72.73%
1960 11,000 +0 +0%
1959 11,000 +3,000 +37.5%
1958 8,000 +1,000 +14.29%
1957 7,000 +0 +0%
1956 7,000 +1,000 +16.67%
1955 6,000 +0 +0%
1954 6,000 +0 +0%
1953 6,000 +0 +0%
1952 6,000 +0 +0%
1951 6,000 +0 +0%
1950 6,000 −3,000 −33.33%
1949 9,000 +0 +0%
1948 9,000 +0 +0%
1947 9,000 +5,000 +125%
1946 4,000 −2,000 −33.33%
1945 6,000 +3,000 +100%
1944 3,000 +0 +0%
1943 3,000 +0 +0%
1942 3,000 +0 +0%
1941 3,000 +0 +0%
1940 3,000 +0 +0%
1939 3,000 −5,000 −62.5%
1938 8,000 +5,000 +166.67%
1937 3,000 +0 +0%
1936 3,000 −15,000 −83.33%
1935 18,000 −4,000 −18.18%
1934 22,000 +2,000 +10%
1933 20,000 +17,000 +566.67%
1932 3,000 +0 +0%
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 +0 +0%
1922 3,000 +0 +0%
1921 3,000 −1,000 −25%
1920 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1919 3,000 +0 +0%
1918 3,000 +0 +0%
1917 3,000 +0 +0%
1916 3,000 +0 +0%
1915 3,000 +0 +0%
1914 3,000 −1,000 −25%
1913 4,000 +0 +0%
1912 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1911 3,000 +0 +0%
1910 3,000 +0 +0%
1909 3,000 +2,000 +200%
1908 1,000 +0 +0%
1907 1,000 +0 +0%
1906 1,000 −1,000 −50%
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 +0 +0%
1899 2,000 +1,000 +100%
1898 1,000 +0 +0%
1897 1,000 +0 +0%
1896 1,000 −1,000 −50%
1895 2,000 +0 +0%
1894 2,000 +0 +0%
1893 2,000 +0 +0%
1892 2,000 +1,000 +100%
1891 1,000 +0 +0%
1890 1,000 +0 +0%
1889 1,000 +0 +0%
1888 1,000 +0 +0%
1887 1,000 +0 +0%
1886 1,000 +0 +0%
1885 1,000 +0 +0%
1884 1,000 +0 +0%
1883 1,000 +0 +0%
1882 1,000 +0 +0%
1881 1,000 +0 +0%
1880 1,000 +0 +0%
1879 1,000 −1,000 −50%
1878 2,000 +0 +0%
1877 2,000 +0 +0%
1876 2,000 — —
1870 3,000 −5,000 −62.5%
1869 8,000 −20,000 −71.43%
1868 28,000 −12,000 −30%
1867 40,000 −20,000 −33.33%
1866 60,000 +13,000 +27.66%
1865 47,000 +17,000 +56.67%
1864 30,000 +15,000 +100%
1863 15,000 +0 +0%
1862 15,000 +0 +0%
1861 15,000 +7,000 +87.5%
1860 8,000 +0 +0%
1859 8,000 +0 +0%
1858 8,000 +0 +0%
1857 8,000 +0 +0%
1856 8,000 +0 +0%
1855 8,000 +0 +0%
1854 8,000 +0 +0%
1853 8,000 +0 +0%
1852 8,000 +0 +0%
1851 8,000 +0 +0%
1850 8,000 +0 +0%
1849 8,000 +0 +0%
1848 8,000 +0 +0%
1847 8,000 +0 +0%
1846 8,000 — —

South America, 2022

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

BR Brazil 367,000 CO Colombia 256,000 VE Venezuela 123,000 PE Peru 81,000 AR Argentina 72,000 CL Chile 69,000 EC Ecuador 41,000 BO Bolivia 34,000 UY Uruguay 21,000 PY Paraguay 14,000 GY Guyana 3,000 SR Suriname 2,000
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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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