Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Northern Europe in 2022 — 269,000 people. Since 1922, the indicator has fallen by 49.7%.
1922–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern Europe
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 269,000 | −6,000 | −2.18% |
| 2021 | 275,000 | +8,000 | +3% |
| 2020 | 267,000 | −12,000 | −4.3% |
| 2019 | 279,000 | −1,000 | −0.36% |
| 2018 | 280,000 | −3,000 | −1.06% |
| 2017 | 283,000 | −3,000 | −1.05% |
| 2016 | 286,000 | +16,000 | +5.93% |
| 2015 | 270,000 | −11,000 | −3.91% |
| 2014 | 281,000 | +0 | +0% |
| 2013 | 281,000 | −10,000 | −3.44% |
| 2012 | 291,000 | −8,000 | −2.68% |
| 2011 | 299,000 | +7,000 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 292,000 | +8,000 | +2.82% |
| 2009 | 284,000 | −25,000 | −8.09% |
| 2008 | 309,000 | −15,000 | −4.63% |
| 2007 | 324,000 | −30,000 | −8.47% |
| 2006 | 354,000 | +11,000 | +3.21% |
| 2005 | 343,000 | −3,000 | −0.87% |
| 2004 | 346,000 | −6,000 | −1.7% |
| 2003 | 352,000 | −10,000 | −2.76% |
| 2002 | 362,000 | +5,000 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 357,000 | −24,000 | −6.3% |
| 2000 | 381,000 | −22,000 | −5.46% |
| 1999 | 403,000 | −4,000 | −0.98% |
| 1998 | 407,000 | −9,000 | −2.16% |
| 1997 | 416,000 | −8,000 | −1.89% |
| 1996 | 424,000 | −18,000 | −4.07% |
| 1995 | 442,000 | −18,000 | −3.91% |
| 1994 | 460,000 | −4,000 | −0.86% |
| 1993 | 464,000 | −27,000 | −5.5% |
| 1992 | 491,000 | — | — |
| 1940 | 1.53M | — | — |
| 1938 | 535,000 | +44,000 | +8.96% |
| 1937 | 491,000 | +13,000 | +2.72% |
| 1936 | 478,000 | +6,000 | +1.27% |
| 1935 | 472,000 | — | — |
| 1933 | 461,000 | +5,000 | +1.1% |
| 1932 | 456,000 | −4,000 | −0.87% |
| 1931 | 460,000 | +0 | +0% |
| 1930 | 460,000 | −7,000 | −1.5% |
| 1929 | 467,000 | −15,000 | −3.11% |
| 1928 | 482,000 | −6,000 | −1.23% |
| 1927 | 488,000 | −2,000 | −0.41% |
| 1926 | 490,000 | −20,000 | −3.92% |
| 1925 | 510,000 | −10,000 | −1.92% |
| 1924 | 520,000 | +18,000 | +3.59% |
| 1923 | 502,000 | −33,000 | −6.17% |
| 1922 | 535,000 | — | — |
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).