Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Eastern Asia in 2022 — 4,296,000 people. Since 1949, the indicator has risen by 2.1%.
1949–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Asia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.3M | +0 | +0% |
| 2021 | 4.3M | −38,000 | −0.88% |
| 2020 | 4.33M | −26,000 | −0.6% |
| 2019 | 4.36M | −52,000 | −1.18% |
| 2018 | 4.41M | −63,000 | −1.41% |
| 2017 | 4.48M | −148,000 | −3.2% |
| 2016 | 4.62M | −102,000 | −2.16% |
| 2015 | 4.73M | +0 | +0% |
| 2014 | 4.73M | +48,000 | +1.03% |
| 2013 | 4.68M | −1,000 | −0.02% |
| 2012 | 4.68M | +0 | +0% |
| 2011 | 4.68M | +70,000 | +1.52% |
| 2010 | 4.61M | +101,000 | +2.24% |
| 2009 | 4.51M | +70,000 | +1.58% |
| 2008 | 4.44M | −150,000 | −3.27% |
| 2007 | 4.59M | −21,000 | −0.46% |
| 2006 | 4.61M | +20,000 | +0.44% |
| 2005 | 4.59M | +15,000 | +0.33% |
| 2004 | 4.57M | +16,000 | +0.35% |
| 2003 | 4.56M | −100,000 | −2.15% |
| 2002 | 4.66M | −37,000 | −0.79% |
| 2001 | 4.69M | −470,000 | −9.1% |
| 2000 | 5.16M | +469,000 | +9.99% |
| 1999 | 4.7M | −220,000 | −4.48% |
| 1998 | 4.92M | −125,000 | −2.48% |
| 1997 | 5.04M | −50,000 | −0.98% |
| 1996 | 5.09M | −373,000 | −6.83% |
| 1995 | 5.46M | +7,000 | +0.13% |
| 1994 | 5.46M | −126,000 | −2.26% |
| 1993 | 5.58M | −151,000 | −2.63% |
| 1992 | 5.73M | −68,000 | −1.17% |
| 1991 | 5.8M | −201,000 | −3.35% |
| 1990 | 6M | −271,000 | −4.32% |
| 1989 | 6.27M | +342,000 | +5.77% |
| 1988 | 5.93M | +259,000 | +4.57% |
| 1987 | 5.67M | −509,000 | −8.23% |
| 1986 | 6.18M | −26,000 | −0.42% |
| 1985 | 6.21M | −42,000 | −0.67% |
| 1984 | 6.25M | +20,000 | +0.32% |
| 1983 | 6.23M | −240,000 | −3.71% |
| 1982 | 6.47M | −392,000 | −5.71% |
| 1981 | 6.86M | +168,000 | +2.51% |
| 1980 | 6.69M | +20,000 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 6.67M | +195,000 | +3.01% |
| 1978 | 6.48M | +326,000 | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 6.15M | +6,000 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 6.15M | −31,000 | −0.5% |
| 1975 | 6.18M | −4,000 | −0.06% |
| 1974 | 6.18M | +1.05M | +20.51% |
| 1973 | 5.13M | +182,000 | +3.68% |
| 1972 | 4.95M | +86,000 | +1.77% |
| 1971 | 4.86M | +137,000 | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 4.72M | +73,000 | +1.57% |
| 1969 | 4.65M | +58,000 | +1.26% |
| 1968 | 4.59M | +110,000 | +2.45% |
| 1967 | 4.48M | +157,000 | +3.63% |
| 1966 | 4.33M | +174,000 | +4.19% |
| 1965 | 4.15M | −434,000 | −9.46% |
| 1964 | 4.59M | +292,000 | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 4.29M | +211,000 | +5.17% |
| 1962 | 4.08M | +87,000 | +2.18% |
| 1961 | 4M | −1.18M | −22.72% |
| 1960 | 5.17M | +41,000 | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 5.13M | +45,000 | +0.88% |
| 1958 | 5.09M | +116,000 | +2.33% |
| 1957 | 4.97M | +107,000 | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 4.86M | +20,000 | +0.41% |
| 1955 | 4.84M | +74,000 | +1.55% |
| 1954 | 4.77M | +215,000 | +4.72% |
| 1953 | 4.55M | +349,000 | +8.3% |
| 1952 | 4.2M | +396,000 | +10.4% |
| 1951 | 3.81M | −732,000 | −16.12% |
| 1950 | 4.54M | +331,000 | +7.86% |
| 1949 | 4.21M | — | — |
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.
The number of active-duty military personnel and paramilitary forces.
Defense Armed forces as a share of the populationWhat share of a country’s population military personnel make up — a measure of how militarized a society is.
Defense Military expenditure in dollarsThe absolute volume of defense spending in current US dollars.