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Armed forces personnel — Cuba

Armed forces personnel in Cuba in 2020 — 76,000 people. Ranked 57 in the world out of 170. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 52.9%.

2020 76,000 people +0% vs 2019
World rank 57of 170
Period maximum 297,000 people1989
Period minimum 72,500 people2001

Trend over time

1985–2020 · people

Armed forces personnel — Cuba, 1985–20200100,000200,000300,00019851989199319972001200520092013201720201985: 161,500 people1989: 297,000 people1990: 297,000 people1991: 297,000 people1992: 175,000 people1993: 175,000 people1994: 140,000 people1995: 124,000 people1996: 119,000 people1997: 79,000 people1998: 79,000 people1999: 91,500 people2000: 84,500 people2001: 72,500 people2002: 72,500 people2003: 72,500 people2004: 75,000 people2005: 76,000 people2006: 76,000 people2007: 76,000 people2008: 76,000 people2009: 75,500 people2010: 75,500 people2011: 75,500 people2012: 75,500 people2013: 75,500 people2014: 75,500 people2015: 75,500 people2016: 75,500 people2017: 76,000 people2018: 76,000 people2019: 76,000 people2020: 76,000 people
Change over the period: −85,500 (−52.94%) Average annual rate: -2.13 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cuba

Cuba 76,000 people
World 27.41M people
Latin America & Caribbean 2.74M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 7.86M people
Armed forces personnel — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 76,000 +0 +0%
2019 76,000 +0 +0%
2018 76,000 +0 +0%
2017 76,000 +500 +0.66%
2016 75,500 +0 +0%
2015 75,500 +0 +0%
2014 75,500 +0 +0%
2013 75,500 +0 +0%
2012 75,500 +0 +0%
2011 75,500 +0 +0%
2010 75,500 +0 +0%
2009 75,500 −500 −0.66%
2008 76,000 +0 +0%
2007 76,000 +0 +0%
2006 76,000 +0 +0%
2005 76,000 +1,000 +1.33%
2004 75,000 +2,500 +3.45%
2003 72,500 +0 +0%
2002 72,500 +0 +0%
2001 72,500 −12,000 −14.2%
2000 84,500 −7,000 −7.65%
1999 91,500 +12,500 +15.82%
1998 79,000 +0 +0%
1997 79,000 −40,000 −33.61%
1996 119,000 −5,000 −4.03%
1995 124,000 −16,000 −11.43%
1994 140,000 −35,000 −20%
1993 175,000 +0 +0%
1992 175,000 −122,000 −41.08%
1991 297,000 +0 +0%
1990 297,000 +0 +0%
1989 297,000 — —
1985 161,500 — —

Caribbean, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CU Cuba 76,000 DO Dominican Republic 71,000 JM Jamaica 6,000 TT Trinidad and Tobago 5,000 BS Bahamas 2,000 BB Barbados 1,000 HT Haiti 1,000 AG Antigua and Barbuda 0
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About the indicator

The total number of active military personnel: all branches of the armed forces, as well as paramilitary forces if their training, structure and equipment allow them to be used in support of the regular forces. Reservists are not counted. Estimates of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.

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Transfers of major conventional weapons abroad, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV).

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Purchases of major conventional weapons abroad.

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