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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — all countries

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Slovakia

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Slovakia in 2022 — 18,000 people. Ranked 100 in the world out of 189. Since 1993, the indicator has fallen by 45.5%.

2022 18,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 100of 189
Period maximum 47,000 people1994
Period minimum 15,000 people2007

Trend over time

1993–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Slovakia, 1993–2022020,00040,00060,000199319961999200220052008201120142017202020221993: 33,000 people1994: 47,000 people1995: 47,000 people1996: 46,000 people1997: 44,000 people1998: 37,000 people1999: 36,000 people2000: 39,000 people2001: 45,000 people2002: 26,000 people2003: 22,000 people2004: 21,000 people2005: 20,000 people2006: 20,000 people2007: 15,000 people2008: 17,000 people2009: 17,000 people2010: 17,000 people2011: 17,000 people2012: 16,000 people2013: 16,000 people2014: 16,000 people2015: 16,000 people2016: 16,000 people2017: 16,000 people2018: 16,000 people2019: 16,000 people2020: 16,000 people2021: 18,000 people2022: 18,000 people
Change over the period: −15,000 (−45.45%) Average annual rate: -2.07 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Slovakia 18,000 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 — Slovakia, by year Slovakia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 18,000 +0 +0%
2021 18,000 +2,000 +12.5%
2020 16,000 +0 +0%
2019 16,000 +0 +0%
2018 16,000 +0 +0%
2017 16,000 +0 +0%
2016 16,000 +0 +0%
2015 16,000 +0 +0%
2014 16,000 +0 +0%
2013 16,000 +0 +0%
2012 16,000 −1,000 −5.88%
2011 17,000 +0 +0%
2010 17,000 +0 +0%
2009 17,000 +0 +0%
2008 17,000 +2,000 +13.33%
2007 15,000 −5,000 −25%
2006 20,000 +0 +0%
2005 20,000 −1,000 −4.76%
2004 21,000 −1,000 −4.55%
2003 22,000 −4,000 −15.38%
2002 26,000 −19,000 −42.22%
2001 45,000 +6,000 +15.38%
2000 39,000 +3,000 +8.33%
1999 36,000 −1,000 −2.7%
1998 37,000 −7,000 −15.91%
1997 44,000 −2,000 −4.35%
1996 46,000 −1,000 −2.13%
1995 47,000 +0 +0%
1994 47,000 +14,000 +42.42%
1993 33,000 — —

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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