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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Romania

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Romania in 2022 — 72,000 people. Ranked 52 in the world out of 189. Since 1878, the indicator has risen by 350%.

2022 72,000 people +1.41% vs 2021
World rank 52of 189
Period maximum 975,000 people1944
Period minimum 16,000 people1878

Trend over time

1878–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Romania, 1878–20220250,000500,000750,0001M187818931908192319381953196819831998201320221878: 16,000 people1881: 21,000 people1884: 35,000 people1887: 36,000 people1890: 49,000 people1893: 51,000 people1896: 61,000 people1899: 67,000 people1902: 66,000 people1905: 66,000 people1908: 90,000 people1911: 97,000 people1914: 145,000 people1917: 247,000 people1920: 252,000 people1923: 203,000 people1926: 145,000 people1929: 191,000 people1932: 142,000 people1935: 142,000 people1938: 169,000 people1944: 975,000 people1947: 140,000 people1950: 218,000 people1953: 271,000 people1956: 233,000 people1959: 216,000 people1962: 304,000 people1965: 258,000 people1968: 190,000 people1971: 218,000 people1974: 218,000 people1977: 208,000 people1980: 211,000 people1983: 232,000 people1986: 238,000 people1989: 207,000 people1992: 172,000 people1995: 200,000 people1998: 200,000 people2001: 103,000 people2004: 101,000 people2007: 70,000 people2010: 73,000 people2013: 71,000 people2016: 71,000 people2019: 69,000 people2022: 72,000 people
Change over the period: +56,000 (+350%) Average annual rate: 1.05 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Romania 72,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 4.15M people
Eastern Europe computed 2.23M people
High-income countries computed 5.91M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 72,000 +1,000 +1.41%
2021 71,000 +1,000 +1.43%
2020 70,000 +1,000 +1.45%
2019 69,000 +0 +0%
2018 69,000 −2,000 −2.82%
2017 71,000 +0 +0%
2016 71,000 +0 +0%
2015 71,000 +0 +0%
2014 71,000 +0 +0%
2013 71,000 −3,000 −4.05%
2012 74,000 +2,000 +2.78%
2011 72,000 −1,000 −1.37%
2010 73,000 +0 +0%
2009 73,000 −1,000 −1.35%
2008 74,000 +4,000 +5.71%
2007 70,000 −27,000 −27.84%
2006 97,000 +0 +0%
2005 97,000 −4,000 −3.96%
2004 101,000 −3,000 −2.88%
2003 104,000 +5,000 +5.05%
2002 99,000 −4,000 −3.88%
2001 103,000 −104,000 −50.24%
2000 207,000 +37,000 +21.76%
1999 170,000 −30,000 −15%
1998 200,000 +0 +0%
1997 200,000 +0 +0%
1996 200,000 +0 +0%
1995 200,000 +0 +0%
1994 200,000 +0 +0%
1993 200,000 +28,000 +16.28%
1992 172,000 −29,000 −14.43%
1991 201,000 +75,000 +59.52%
1990 126,000 −81,000 −39.13%
1989 207,000 −13,000 −5.91%
1988 220,000 −28,000 −11.29%
1987 248,000 +10,000 +4.2%
1986 238,000 +1,000 +0.42%
1985 237,000 +1,000 +0.42%
1984 236,000 +4,000 +1.72%
1983 232,000 +19,000 +8.92%
1982 213,000 +1,000 +0.47%
1981 212,000 +1,000 +0.47%
1980 211,000 +1,000 +0.48%
1979 210,000 +1,000 +0.48%
1978 209,000 +1,000 +0.48%
1977 208,000 −12,000 −5.45%
1976 220,000 +0 +0%
1975 220,000 +2,000 +0.92%
1974 218,000 +26,000 +13.54%
1973 192,000 −26,000 −11.93%
1972 218,000 +0 +0%
1971 218,000 +7,000 +3.32%
1970 211,000 +21,000 +11.05%
1969 190,000 +0 +0%
1968 190,000 +0 +0%
1967 190,000 −22,000 −10.38%
1966 212,000 −46,000 −17.83%
1965 258,000 +8,000 +3.2%
1964 250,000 +0 +0%
1963 250,000 −54,000 −17.76%
1962 304,000 −8,000 −2.56%
1961 312,000 +85,000 +37.44%
1960 227,000 +11,000 +5.09%
1959 216,000 +11,000 +5.37%
1958 205,000 +11,000 +5.67%
1957 194,000 −39,000 −16.74%
1956 233,000 −39,000 −14.34%
1955 272,000 +0 +0%
1954 272,000 +1,000 +0.37%
1953 271,000 +1,000 +0.37%
1952 270,000 +1,000 +0.37%
1951 269,000 +51,000 +23.39%
1950 218,000 +51,000 +30.54%
1949 167,000 +1,000 +0.6%
1948 166,000 +26,000 +18.57%
1947 140,000 +26,000 +22.81%
1946 114,000 −5,000 −4.2%
1945 119,000 −856,000 −87.79%
1944 975,000 — —
1940 815,000 +667,000 +450.68%
1939 148,000 −21,000 −12.43%
1938 169,000 −8,000 −4.52%
1937 177,000 +40,000 +29.2%
1936 137,000 −5,000 −3.52%
1935 142,000 −5,000 −3.4%
1934 147,000 +0 +0%
1933 147,000 +5,000 +3.52%
1932 142,000 −38,000 −21.11%
1931 180,000 −12,000 −6.25%
1930 192,000 +1,000 +0.52%
1929 191,000 +0 +0%
1928 191,000 +36,000 +23.23%
1927 155,000 +10,000 +6.9%
1926 145,000 +1,000 +0.69%
1925 144,000 −6,000 −4%
1924 150,000 −53,000 −26.11%
1923 203,000 −30,000 −12.88%
1922 233,000 −20,000 −7.91%
1921 253,000 +1,000 +0.4%
1920 252,000 −40,000 −13.7%
1919 292,000 +23,000 +8.55%
1918 269,000 +22,000 +8.91%
1917 247,000 +36,000 +17.06%
1916 211,000 +22,000 +11.64%
1915 189,000 +44,000 +30.34%
1914 145,000 +36,000 +33.03%
1913 109,000 +9,000 +9%
1912 100,000 +3,000 +3.09%
1911 97,000 +8,000 +8.99%
1910 89,000 −15,000 −14.42%
1909 104,000 +14,000 +15.56%
1908 90,000 +21,000 +30.43%
1907 69,000 −1,000 −1.43%
1906 70,000 +4,000 +6.06%
1905 66,000 +1,000 +1.54%
1904 65,000 −1,000 −1.52%
1903 66,000 +0 +0%
1902 66,000 +13,000 +24.53%
1901 53,000 −10,000 −15.87%
1900 63,000 −4,000 −5.97%
1899 67,000 +5,000 +8.06%
1898 62,000 +2,000 +3.33%
1897 60,000 −1,000 −1.64%
1896 61,000 +14,000 +29.79%
1895 47,000 +0 +0%
1894 47,000 −4,000 −7.84%
1893 51,000 +0 +0%
1892 51,000 +11,000 +27.5%
1891 40,000 −9,000 −18.37%
1890 49,000 +8,000 +19.51%
1889 41,000 +4,000 +10.81%
1888 37,000 +1,000 +2.78%
1887 36,000 +2,000 +5.88%
1886 34,000 +0 +0%
1885 34,000 −1,000 −2.86%
1884 35,000 −1,000 −2.78%
1883 36,000 +15,000 +71.43%
1882 21,000 +0 +0%
1881 21,000 +0 +0%
1880 21,000 +4,000 +23.53%
1879 17,000 +1,000 +6.25%
1878 16,000 — —

Eastern Europe, 2022

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

RU Russia 1.19M UA Ukraine 688,000 PL Poland 114,000 RO Romania 72,000 BY Belarus 48,000 BG Bulgaria 37,000 HU Hungary 32,000 CZ Czechia 27,000 SK Slovakia 18,000 MD Moldova 5,000
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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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