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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Portugal

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Portugal in 2022 — 27,000 people. Ranked 84 in the world out of 189. Since 1816, the indicator has risen by 22.7%.

2022 27,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 84of 189
Period maximum 302,000 people1964
Period minimum 20,000 people1919

Trend over time

1816–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Portugal, 1816–20220100,000200,000300,000400,000181618371858187919001921194219631984200520221816: 22,000 people1820: 22,000 people1824: 32,000 people1828: 42,000 people1832: 54,000 people1836: 54,000 people1840: 31,000 people1844: 32,000 people1848: 28,000 people1852: 21,000 people1856: 23,000 people1860: 22,000 people1864: 24,000 people1868: 24,000 people1872: 27,000 people1876: 44,000 people1880: 32,000 people1884: 31,000 people1888: 28,000 people1892: 33,000 people1896: 33,000 people1900: 36,000 people1904: 36,000 people1908: 39,000 people1913: 36,000 people1917: 125,000 people1921: 36,000 people1925: 51,000 people1929: 51,000 people1933: 41,000 people1937: 33,000 people1941: 36,000 people1951: 74,000 people1955: 77,000 people1959: 78,000 people1963: 145,000 people1967: 195,000 people1971: 245,000 people1975: 104,000 people1979: 81,000 people1983: 93,000 people1987: 105,000 people1991: 86,000 people1995: 78,000 people1999: 71,000 people2003: 45,000 people2007: 44,000 people2011: 43,000 people2015: 35,000 people2019: 27,000 people2022: 27,000 people
Change over the period: +5,000 (+22.73%) Average annual rate: 0.1 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Portugal 27,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 4.15M people
Southern Europe computed 526,000 people
High-income countries computed 5.91M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 27,000 +0 +0%
2021 27,000 +0 +0%
2020 27,000 +0 +0%
2019 27,000 −4,000 −12.9%
2018 31,000 +1,000 +3.33%
2017 30,000 −3,000 −9.09%
2016 33,000 −2,000 −5.71%
2015 35,000 −8,000 −18.6%
2014 43,000 +0 +0%
2013 43,000 +0 +0%
2012 43,000 +0 +0%
2011 43,000 +0 +0%
2010 43,000 +0 +0%
2009 43,000 +0 +0%
2008 43,000 −1,000 −2.27%
2007 44,000 −1,000 −2.22%
2006 45,000 +0 +0%
2005 45,000 +0 +0%
2004 45,000 +0 +0%
2003 45,000 +1,000 +2.27%
2002 44,000 +0 +0%
2001 44,000 −1,000 −2.22%
2000 45,000 −26,000 −36.62%
1999 71,000 +0 +0%
1998 71,000 −1,000 −1.39%
1997 72,000 −1,000 −1.37%
1996 73,000 −5,000 −6.41%
1995 78,000 −44,000 −36.07%
1994 122,000 +54,000 +79.41%
1993 68,000 −12,000 −15%
1992 80,000 −6,000 −6.98%
1991 86,000 −1,000 −1.15%
1990 87,000 −17,000 −16.35%
1989 104,000 +0 +0%
1988 104,000 −1,000 −0.95%
1987 105,000 +4,000 +3.96%
1986 101,000 −1,000 −0.98%
1985 102,000 +2,000 +2%
1984 100,000 +7,000 +7.53%
1983 93,000 +2,000 +2.2%
1982 91,000 +3,000 +3.41%
1981 88,000 +0 +0%
1980 88,000 +7,000 +8.64%
1979 81,000 −1,000 −1.22%
1978 82,000 +2,000 +2.5%
1977 80,000 −3,000 −3.61%
1976 83,000 −21,000 −20.19%
1975 104,000 −178,000 −63.12%
1974 282,000 +6,000 +2.17%
1973 276,000 +21,000 +8.24%
1972 255,000 +10,000 +4.08%
1971 245,000 +15,000 +6.52%
1970 230,000 +5,000 +2.22%
1969 225,000 +10,000 +4.65%
1968 215,000 +20,000 +10.26%
1967 195,000 +5,000 +2.63%
1966 190,000 +30,000 +18.75%
1965 160,000 −142,000 −47.02%
1964 302,000 +157,000 +108.28%
1963 145,000 +65,000 +81.25%
1962 80,000 +5,000 +6.67%
1961 75,000 −3,000 −3.85%
1960 78,000 +0 +0%
1959 78,000 +0 +0%
1958 78,000 +0 +0%
1957 78,000 +0 +0%
1956 78,000 +1,000 +1.3%
1955 77,000 +0 +0%
1954 77,000 +2,000 +2.67%
1953 75,000 +1,000 +1.35%
1952 74,000 +0 +0%
1951 74,000 +0 +0%
1950 74,000 +1,000 +1.37%
1949 73,000 +0 +0%
1948 73,000 — —
1941 36,000 −1,000 −2.7%
1940 37,000 −3,000 −7.5%
1939 40,000 +2,000 +5.26%
1938 38,000 +5,000 +15.15%
1937 33,000 −3,000 −8.33%
1936 36,000 −1,000 −2.7%
1935 37,000 +0 +0%
1934 37,000 −4,000 −9.76%
1933 41,000 +0 +0%
1932 41,000 +1,000 +2.5%
1931 40,000 +0 +0%
1930 40,000 −11,000 −21.57%
1929 51,000 +0 +0%
1928 51,000 +0 +0%
1927 51,000 −2,000 −3.77%
1926 53,000 +2,000 +3.92%
1925 51,000 +15,000 +41.67%
1924 36,000 +0 +0%
1923 36,000 +0 +0%
1922 36,000 +0 +0%
1921 36,000 +0 +0%
1920 36,000 +16,000 +80%
1919 20,000 −105,000 −84%
1918 125,000 +0 +0%
1917 125,000 +0 +0%
1916 125,000 +0 +0%
1915 125,000 +89,000 +247.22%
1914 36,000 +0 +0%
1913 36,000 +0 +0%
1912 36,000 — —
1910 39,000 +3,000 +8.33%
1909 36,000 −3,000 −7.69%
1908 39,000 +0 +0%
1907 39,000 +0 +0%
1906 39,000 +3,000 +8.33%
1905 36,000 +0 +0%
1904 36,000 +0 +0%
1903 36,000 +0 +0%
1902 36,000 −1,000 −2.7%
1901 37,000 +1,000 +2.78%
1900 36,000 +0 +0%
1899 36,000 +0 +0%
1898 36,000 +2,000 +5.88%
1897 34,000 +1,000 +3.03%
1896 33,000 +0 +0%
1895 33,000 +0 +0%
1894 33,000 +1,000 +3.13%
1893 32,000 −1,000 −3.03%
1892 33,000 +0 +0%
1891 33,000 +2,000 +6.45%
1890 31,000 +1,000 +3.33%
1889 30,000 +2,000 +7.14%
1888 28,000 −1,000 −3.45%
1887 29,000 −6,000 −17.14%
1886 35,000 −4,000 −10.26%
1885 39,000 +8,000 +25.81%
1884 31,000 +2,000 +6.9%
1883 29,000 −2,000 −6.45%
1882 31,000 −3,000 −8.82%
1881 34,000 +2,000 +6.25%
1880 32,000 −8,000 −20%
1879 40,000 +0 +0%
1878 40,000 +1,000 +2.56%
1877 39,000 −5,000 −11.36%
1876 44,000 +2,000 +4.76%
1875 42,000 +5,000 +13.51%
1874 37,000 +1,000 +2.78%
1873 36,000 +9,000 +33.33%
1872 27,000 −4,000 −12.9%
1871 31,000 +6,000 +24%
1870 25,000 +0 +0%
1869 25,000 +1,000 +4.17%
1868 24,000 +0 +0%
1867 24,000 +1,000 +4.35%
1866 23,000 −1,000 −4.17%
1865 24,000 +0 +0%
1864 24,000 +1,000 +4.35%
1863 23,000 +2,000 +9.52%
1862 21,000 −1,000 −4.55%
1861 22,000 +0 +0%
1860 22,000 −5,000 −18.52%
1859 27,000 +5,000 +22.73%
1858 22,000 −2,000 −8.33%
1857 24,000 +1,000 +4.35%
1856 23,000 −3,000 −11.54%
1855 26,000 +4,000 +18.18%
1854 22,000 +1,000 +4.76%
1853 21,000 +0 +0%
1852 21,000 +0 +0%
1851 21,000 +0 +0%
1850 21,000 +0 +0%
1849 21,000 −7,000 −25%
1848 28,000 +7,000 +33.33%
1847 21,000 +0 +0%
1846 21,000 −6,000 −22.22%
1845 27,000 −5,000 −15.63%
1844 32,000 +1,000 +3.23%
1843 31,000 +0 +0%
1842 31,000 +0 +0%
1841 31,000 +0 +0%
1840 31,000 −20,000 −39.22%
1839 51,000 −3,000 −5.56%
1838 54,000 +0 +0%
1837 54,000 +0 +0%
1836 54,000 +0 +0%
1835 54,000 +0 +0%
1834 54,000 +0 +0%
1833 54,000 +0 +0%
1832 54,000 +11,000 +25.58%
1831 43,000 +1,000 +2.38%
1830 42,000 +0 +0%
1829 42,000 +0 +0%
1828 42,000 +16,000 +61.54%
1827 26,000 −6,000 −18.75%
1826 32,000 +1,000 +3.23%
1825 31,000 −1,000 −3.13%
1824 32,000 +5,000 +18.52%
1823 27,000 +2,000 +8%
1822 25,000 +3,000 +13.64%
1821 22,000 +0 +0%
1820 22,000 +0 +0%
1819 22,000 +0 +0%
1818 22,000 +0 +0%
1817 22,000 +0 +0%
1816 22,000 — —

Southern Europe, 2022

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

IT Italy 161,000 GR Greece 132,000 ES Spain 124,000 RS Serbia 28,000 PT Portugal 27,000 HR Croatia 17,000 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 11,000 AL Albania 8,000 MK North Macedonia 8,000 SI Slovenia 6,000 MT Malta 2,000 ME Montenegro 2,000 AD Andorra 0 MC Monaco 0 SM San Marino 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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