Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Southern Europe in 2022 — 526,000 people. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 60.7%.
1992–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Europe
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 526,000 | −12,000 | −2.23% |
| 2021 | 538,000 | +1,000 | +0.19% |
| 2020 | 537,000 | −4,000 | −0.74% |
| 2019 | 541,000 | −9,000 | −1.64% |
| 2018 | 550,000 | −3,000 | −0.54% |
| 2017 | 553,000 | −4,000 | −0.72% |
| 2016 | 557,000 | −16,000 | −2.79% |
| 2015 | 573,000 | −14,000 | −2.39% |
| 2014 | 587,000 | −9,000 | −1.51% |
| 2013 | 596,000 | −15,000 | −2.45% |
| 2012 | 611,000 | +8,000 | +1.33% |
| 2011 | 603,000 | −111,000 | −15.55% |
| 2010 | 714,000 | −92,000 | −11.41% |
| 2009 | 806,000 | +184,000 | +29.58% |
| 2008 | 622,000 | −11,000 | −1.74% |
| 2007 | 633,000 | −54,000 | −7.86% |
| 2006 | 687,000 | −194,000 | −22.02% |
| 2005 | 881,000 | +75,000 | +9.31% |
| 2004 | 806,000 | +75,000 | +10.26% |
| 2003 | 731,000 | −81,000 | −9.98% |
| 2002 | 812,000 | −6,000 | −0.73% |
| 2001 | 818,000 | −73,000 | −8.19% |
| 2000 | 891,000 | −171,000 | −16.1% |
| 1999 | 1.06M | −42,000 | −3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.1M | −82,000 | −6.91% |
| 1997 | 1.19M | −65,000 | −5.2% |
| 1996 | 1.25M | −55,000 | −4.21% |
| 1995 | 1.31M | −35,000 | −2.61% |
| 1994 | 1.34M | +77,000 | +6.09% |
| 1993 | 1.26M | −75,000 | −5.6% |
| 1992 | 1.34M | — | — |
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.