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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Peru

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Peru in 2022 — 81,000 people. Ranked 50 in the world out of 189. Since 1839, the indicator has risen by 1,925%.

2022 81,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 50of 189
Period maximum 167,000 people1983
Period minimum 3,000 people1896

Trend over time

1839–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Peru, 1839–2022050,000100,000150,000200,000183918581877189619151934195319721991201020221839: 4,000 people1843: 8,000 people1847: 11,000 people1851: 11,000 people1855: 11,000 people1859: 10,000 people1863: 13,000 people1867: 9,000 people1871: 10,000 people1875: 10,000 people1879: 4,000 people1885: 5,000 people1889: 6,000 people1893: 6,000 people1897: 3,000 people1901: 4,000 people1905: 4,000 people1909: 4,000 people1913: 7,000 people1917: 7,000 people1921: 14,000 people1925: 10,000 people1929: 11,000 people1933: 10,000 people1937: 14,000 people1942: 32,000 people1946: 38,000 people1950: 31,000 people1954: 36,000 people1958: 41,000 people1962: 48,000 people1966: 70,000 people1970: 80,000 people1974: 90,000 people1978: 125,000 people1982: 164,000 people1986: 127,000 people1990: 125,000 people1994: 112,000 people1998: 115,000 people2002: 110,000 people2006: 80,000 people2010: 114,000 people2014: 115,000 people2018: 81,000 people2022: 81,000 people
Change over the period: +77,000 (+1,925%) Average annual rate: 1.66 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Peru 81,000 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 — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 81,000 +0 +0%
2021 81,000 +0 +0%
2020 81,000 +0 +0%
2019 81,000 +0 +0%
2018 81,000 +0 +0%
2017 81,000 +0 +0%
2016 81,000 −34,000 −29.57%
2015 115,000 +0 +0%
2014 115,000 +0 +0%
2013 115,000 +0 +0%
2012 115,000 +0 +0%
2011 115,000 +1,000 +0.88%
2010 114,000 +0 +0%
2009 114,000 +0 +0%
2008 114,000 +34,000 +42.5%
2007 80,000 +0 +0%
2006 80,000 +0 +0%
2005 80,000 −10,000 −11.11%
2004 90,000 −10,000 −10%
2003 100,000 −10,000 −9.09%
2002 110,000 +10,000 +10%
2001 100,000 −15,000 −13.04%
2000 115,000 +0 +0%
1999 115,000 +0 +0%
1998 115,000 +0 +0%
1997 115,000 +0 +0%
1996 115,000 +0 +0%
1995 115,000 +3,000 +2.68%
1994 112,000 +0 +0%
1993 112,000 +0 +0%
1992 112,000 −11,000 −8.94%
1991 123,000 −2,000 −1.6%
1990 125,000 +15,000 +13.64%
1989 110,000 −1,000 −0.9%
1988 111,000 −16,000 −12.6%
1987 127,000 +0 +0%
1986 127,000 −1,000 −0.78%
1985 128,000 −7,000 −5.19%
1984 135,000 −32,000 −19.16%
1983 167,000 +3,000 +1.83%
1982 164,000 +7,000 +4.46%
1981 157,000 +6,000 +3.97%
1980 151,000 +26,000 +20.8%
1979 125,000 +0 +0%
1978 125,000 +0 +0%
1977 125,000 +25,000 +25%
1976 100,000 +5,000 +5.26%
1975 95,000 +5,000 +5.56%
1974 90,000 +15,000 +20%
1973 75,000 +0 +0%
1972 75,000 +0 +0%
1971 75,000 −5,000 −6.25%
1970 80,000 +5,000 +6.67%
1969 75,000 +0 +0%
1968 75,000 +5,000 +7.14%
1967 70,000 +0 +0%
1966 70,000 +0 +0%
1965 70,000 +0 +0%
1964 70,000 +5,000 +7.69%
1963 65,000 +17,000 +35.42%
1962 48,000 +2,000 +4.35%
1961 46,000 +4,000 +9.52%
1960 42,000 +0 +0%
1959 42,000 +1,000 +2.44%
1958 41,000 +12,000 +41.38%
1957 29,000 +11,000 +61.11%
1956 18,000 +0 +0%
1955 18,000 −18,000 −50%
1954 36,000 +0 +0%
1953 36,000 +0 +0%
1952 36,000 +1,000 +2.86%
1951 35,000 +4,000 +12.9%
1950 31,000 +1,000 +3.33%
1949 30,000 +1,000 +3.45%
1948 29,000 −2,000 −6.45%
1947 31,000 −7,000 −18.42%
1946 38,000 +6,000 +18.75%
1945 32,000 +0 +0%
1944 32,000 +0 +0%
1943 32,000 +0 +0%
1942 32,000 +0 +0%
1941 32,000 — —
1939 15,000 +1,000 +7.14%
1938 14,000 +0 +0%
1937 14,000 −3,000 −17.65%
1936 17,000 +0 +0%
1935 17,000 +7,000 +70%
1934 10,000 +0 +0%
1933 10,000 −1,000 −9.09%
1932 11,000 +0 +0%
1931 11,000 +0 +0%
1930 11,000 +0 +0%
1929 11,000 +0 +0%
1928 11,000 +1,000 +10%
1927 10,000 +0 +0%
1926 10,000 +0 +0%
1925 10,000 −4,000 −28.57%
1924 14,000 +0 +0%
1923 14,000 +0 +0%
1922 14,000 +0 +0%
1921 14,000 +0 +0%
1920 14,000 +2,000 +16.67%
1919 12,000 +1,000 +9.09%
1918 11,000 +4,000 +57.14%
1917 7,000 +0 +0%
1916 7,000 +0 +0%
1915 7,000 +0 +0%
1914 7,000 +0 +0%
1913 7,000 +0 +0%
1912 7,000 +3,000 +75%
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 +0 +0%
1905 4,000 +0 +0%
1904 4,000 +0 +0%
1903 4,000 +0 +0%
1902 4,000 +0 +0%
1901 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1900 3,000 +0 +0%
1899 3,000 +0 +0%
1898 3,000 +0 +0%
1897 3,000 +0 +0%
1896 3,000 −3,000 −50%
1895 6,000 +0 +0%
1894 6,000 +0 +0%
1893 6,000 +0 +0%
1892 6,000 −2,000 −25%
1891 8,000 +4,000 +100%
1890 4,000 −2,000 −33.33%
1889 6,000 −1,000 −14.29%
1888 7,000 +3,000 +75%
1887 4,000 −1,000 −20%
1886 5,000 +0 +0%
1885 5,000 +0 +0%
1884 5,000 +0 +0%
1883 5,000 — —
1880 7,000 +3,000 +75%
1879 4,000 −1,000 −20%
1878 5,000 −5,000 −50%
1877 10,000 +0 +0%
1876 10,000 +0 +0%
1875 10,000 +0 +0%
1874 10,000 +0 +0%
1873 10,000 +0 +0%
1872 10,000 +0 +0%
1871 10,000 +0 +0%
1870 10,000 +0 +0%
1869 10,000 +0 +0%
1868 10,000 +1,000 +11.11%
1867 9,000 −9,000 −50%
1866 18,000 +0 +0%
1865 18,000 +0 +0%
1864 18,000 +5,000 +38.46%
1863 13,000 +0 +0%
1862 13,000 −1,000 −7.14%
1861 14,000 +4,000 +40%
1860 10,000 +0 +0%
1859 10,000 −2,000 −16.67%
1858 12,000 +1,000 +9.09%
1857 11,000 +0 +0%
1856 11,000 +0 +0%
1855 11,000 +0 +0%
1854 11,000 +0 +0%
1853 11,000 +0 +0%
1852 11,000 +0 +0%
1851 11,000 +0 +0%
1850 11,000 +0 +0%
1849 11,000 +0 +0%
1848 11,000 +0 +0%
1847 11,000 +1,000 +10%
1846 10,000 +1,000 +11.11%
1845 9,000 +1,000 +12.5%
1844 8,000 +0 +0%
1843 8,000 +1,000 +14.29%
1842 7,000 +1,000 +16.67%
1841 6,000 +1,000 +20%
1840 5,000 +1,000 +25%
1839 4,000 — —

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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