Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Southern Asia in 2022 — 3,337,000 people. Since 1948, the indicator has risen by 323.5%.
1948–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Asia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.34M | −65,000 | −1.91% |
| 2021 | 3.4M | −14,000 | −0.41% |
| 2020 | 3.42M | +111,000 | +3.36% |
| 2019 | 3.31M | +62,000 | +1.91% |
| 2018 | 3.24M | +43,000 | +1.34% |
| 2017 | 3.2M | +112,000 | +3.63% |
| 2016 | 3.09M | −18,000 | −0.58% |
| 2015 | 3.11M | +14,000 | +0.45% |
| 2014 | 3.09M | −3,000 | −0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.1M | +20,000 | +0.65% |
| 2012 | 3.08M | +60,000 | +1.99% |
| 2011 | 3.02M | +42,000 | +1.41% |
| 2010 | 2.97M | +122,000 | +4.28% |
| 2009 | 2.85M | −22,000 | −0.77% |
| 2008 | 2.87M | −4,000 | −0.14% |
| 2007 | 2.88M | +55,000 | +1.95% |
| 2006 | 2.82M | +125,000 | +4.63% |
| 2005 | 2.7M | −96,000 | −3.44% |
| 2004 | 2.79M | −93,000 | −3.22% |
| 2003 | 2.89M | +52,000 | +1.83% |
| 2002 | 2.83M | +134,000 | +4.96% |
| 2001 | 2.7M | −436,000 | −13.9% |
| 2000 | 3.14M | +133,000 | +4.43% |
| 1999 | 3M | +390,000 | +14.93% |
| 1998 | 2.61M | −95,000 | −3.51% |
| 1997 | 2.71M | +62,000 | +2.34% |
| 1996 | 2.65M | +6,000 | +0.23% |
| 1995 | 2.64M | −36,000 | −1.35% |
| 1994 | 2.68M | +6,000 | +0.22% |
| 1993 | 2.67M | +0 | +0% |
| 1992 | 2.67M | +78,000 | +3.01% |
| 1991 | 2.59M | +119,000 | +4.81% |
| 1990 | 2.47M | −130,000 | −4.99% |
| 1989 | 2.6M | −111,000 | −4.09% |
| 1988 | 2.71M | +415,000 | +18.05% |
| 1987 | 2.3M | +22,000 | +0.97% |
| 1986 | 2.28M | +0 | +0% |
| 1985 | 2.28M | +170,000 | +8.07% |
| 1984 | 2.11M | +116,000 | +5.83% |
| 1983 | 1.99M | −135,000 | −6.35% |
| 1982 | 2.13M | +34,000 | +1.63% |
| 1981 | 2.09M | +59,000 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 2.03M | −468,000 | −18.71% |
| 1979 | 2.5M | +45,000 | +1.83% |
| 1978 | 2.46M | −80,000 | −3.15% |
| 1977 | 2.54M | −251,000 | −9.01% |
| 1976 | 2.79M | −55,000 | −1.94% |
| 1975 | 2.84M | +282,000 | +11.02% |
| 1974 | 2.56M | −43,000 | −1.65% |
| 1973 | 2.6M | +207,000 | +8.64% |
| 1972 | 2.4M | +42,000 | +1.78% |
| 1971 | 2.35M | +39,000 | +1.68% |
| 1970 | 2.32M | +62,000 | +2.75% |
| 1969 | 2.25M | +85,000 | +3.92% |
| 1968 | 2.17M | +60,000 | +2.85% |
| 1967 | 2.11M | +69,000 | +3.38% |
| 1966 | 2.04M | +209,000 | +11.42% |
| 1965 | 1.83M | −1,000 | −0.05% |
| 1964 | 1.83M | +137,000 | +8.09% |
| 1963 | 1.69M | +311,000 | +22.49% |
| 1962 | 1.38M | +40,000 | +2.98% |
| 1961 | 1.34M | +291,000 | +27.66% |
| 1960 | 1.05M | +63,000 | +6.37% |
| 1959 | 989,000 | +63,000 | +6.8% |
| 1958 | 926,000 | +72,000 | +8.43% |
| 1957 | 854,000 | +72,000 | +9.21% |
| 1956 | 782,000 | +0 | +0% |
| 1955 | 782,000 | −2,000 | −0.26% |
| 1954 | 784,000 | +0 | +0% |
| 1953 | 784,000 | −18,000 | −2.24% |
| 1952 | 802,000 | +9,000 | +1.13% |
| 1951 | 793,000 | −5,000 | −0.63% |
| 1950 | 798,000 | +1,000 | +0.13% |
| 1949 | 797,000 | +9,000 | +1.14% |
| 1948 | 788,000 | — | — |
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.