Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Eastern Europe in 2022 — 2,231,000 people. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 27.3%.
1992–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Europe
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.23M | +781,000 | +53.86% |
| 2021 | 1.45M | −7,000 | −0.48% |
| 2020 | 1.46M | +13,000 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.44M | +18,000 | +1.26% |
| 2018 | 1.43M | +72,000 | +5.32% |
| 2017 | 1.35M | +33,000 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.32M | +110,000 | +9.08% |
| 2015 | 1.21M | −85,000 | −6.56% |
| 2014 | 1.3M | +3,000 | +0.23% |
| 2013 | 1.29M | −140,000 | −9.77% |
| 2012 | 1.43M | −94,000 | −6.16% |
| 2011 | 1.53M | +19,000 | +1.26% |
| 2010 | 1.51M | −20,000 | −1.31% |
| 2009 | 1.53M | −21,000 | −1.36% |
| 2008 | 1.55M | −81,000 | −4.97% |
| 2007 | 1.63M | −29,000 | −1.75% |
| 2006 | 1.66M | −10,000 | −0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.67M | −50,000 | −2.91% |
| 2004 | 1.72M | −48,000 | −2.72% |
| 2003 | 1.77M | −48,000 | −2.64% |
| 2002 | 1.82M | −76,000 | −4.02% |
| 2001 | 1.89M | −155,000 | −7.58% |
| 2000 | 2.05M | +146,000 | +7.68% |
| 1999 | 1.9M | −117,000 | −5.8% |
| 1998 | 2.02M | −403,000 | −16.65% |
| 1997 | 2.42M | −116,000 | −4.57% |
| 1996 | 2.54M | −142,000 | −5.3% |
| 1995 | 2.68M | −35,000 | −1.29% |
| 1994 | 2.71M | −142,000 | −4.97% |
| 1993 | 2.86M | −213,000 | −6.94% |
| 1992 | 3.07M | — | — |
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.
Defense Military expenditure (% of GDP)The share of GDP a country spends on defense.
Defense Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.
Defense Arms exportsTransfers of major conventional weapons abroad, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV).