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Armed forces personnel — Czechia

Armed forces personnel in Czechia in 2020 — 27,000 people. Ranked 91 in the world out of 170. Since 1993, the indicator has fallen by 74.8%.

2020 27,000 people +8% vs 2019
World rank 91of 170
Period maximum 107,000 people1993
Period minimum 22,245 people2018

Trend over time

1993–2020 · people

Armed forces personnel — Czechia, 1993–2020050,000100,000150,00019931996199920022005200820112014201720201993: 107,000 people1994: 90,000 people1995: 92,000 people1996: 75,600 people1997: 67,300 people1998: 64,700 people1999: 59,600 people2000: 63,300 people2001: 59,200 people2002: 55,000 people2003: 62,600 people2004: 27,000 people2005: 28,000 people2006: 26,000 people2007: 27,000 people2008: 27,000 people2009: 26,541 people2010: 28,521 people2011: 26,750 people2012: 26,750 people2013: 24,100 people2014: 24,800 people2015: 25,050 people2016: 23,200 people2017: 23,000 people2018: 22,245 people2019: 25,000 people2020: 27,000 people
Change over the period: −80,000 (−74.77%) Average annual rate: -4.97 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Czechia 27,000 people
World 27.41M people
Europe & Central Asia 5.01M people
Eastern Europe computed 2.36M people
High-income countries computed 6.77M people
Armed forces personnel — Czechia, by year Czechia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 27,000 +2,000 +8%
2019 25,000 +2,755 +12.38%
2018 22,245 −755 −3.28%
2017 23,000 −200 −0.86%
2016 23,200 −1,850 −7.39%
2015 25,050 +250 +1.01%
2014 24,800 +700 +2.9%
2013 24,100 −2,650 −9.91%
2012 26,750 +0 +0%
2011 26,750 −1,771 −6.21%
2010 28,521 +1,980 +7.46%
2009 26,541 −459 −1.7%
2008 27,000 +0 +0%
2007 27,000 +1,000 +3.85%
2006 26,000 −2,000 −7.14%
2005 28,000 +1,000 +3.7%
2004 27,000 −35,600 −56.87%
2003 62,600 +7,600 +13.82%
2002 55,000 −4,200 −7.09%
2001 59,200 −4,100 −6.48%
2000 63,300 +3,700 +6.21%
1999 59,600 −5,100 −7.88%
1998 64,700 −2,600 −3.86%
1997 67,300 −8,300 −10.98%
1996 75,600 −16,400 −17.83%
1995 92,000 +2,000 +2.22%
1994 90,000 −17,000 −15.89%
1993 107,000 — —

Eastern Europe, 2020

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

RU Russia 1.45M UA Ukraine 298,000 PL Poland 189,000 BY Belarus 158,000 RO Romania 128,000 HU Hungary 46,000 BG Bulgaria 37,000 CZ Czechia 27,000 SK Slovakia 18,000 MD Moldova 6,000
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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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