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Armed forces personnel — El Salvador

Armed forces personnel in El Salvador in 2020 — 42,000 people. Ranked 77 in the world out of 170. Since 1985, the indicator has risen by 0.7%.

2020 42,000 people +0% vs 2019
World rank 77of 170
Period maximum 60,000 people1991
Period minimum 15,000 people2004

Trend over time

1985–2020 · people

Armed forces personnel — El Salvador, 1985–2020020,00040,00060,00019851989199319972001200520092013201720201985: 41,700 people1989: 45,000 people1990: 55,000 people1991: 60,000 people1992: 49,000 people1993: 49,000 people1994: 30,000 people1995: 38,500 people1996: 40,400 people1997: 40,400 people1998: 36,600 people1999: 36,600 people2000: 28,800 people2001: 28,800 people2002: 28,800 people2003: 27,500 people2004: 15,000 people2005: 16,000 people2006: 28,000 people2007: 33,000 people2008: 33,000 people2009: 32,500 people2010: 32,500 people2011: 32,300 people2012: 32,300 people2013: 32,300 people2014: 41,500 people2015: 41,500 people2016: 41,500 people2017: 42,000 people2018: 41,500 people2019: 42,000 people2020: 42,000 people
Change over the period: +300 (+0.72%) Average annual rate: 0.02 %

Comparison, 2020

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

El Salvador 42,000 people
World 27.41M people
Latin America & Caribbean 2.74M people
Central America computed 501,000 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.31M people
Armed forces personnel — El Salvador, by year El Salvador All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 42,000 +0 +0%
2019 42,000 +500 +1.2%
2018 41,500 −500 −1.19%
2017 42,000 +500 +1.2%
2016 41,500 +0 +0%
2015 41,500 +0 +0%
2014 41,500 +9,200 +28.48%
2013 32,300 +0 +0%
2012 32,300 +0 +0%
2011 32,300 −200 −0.62%
2010 32,500 +0 +0%
2009 32,500 −500 −1.52%
2008 33,000 +0 +0%
2007 33,000 +5,000 +17.86%
2006 28,000 +12,000 +75%
2005 16,000 +1,000 +6.67%
2004 15,000 −12,500 −45.45%
2003 27,500 −1,300 −4.51%
2002 28,800 +0 +0%
2001 28,800 +0 +0%
2000 28,800 −7,800 −21.31%
1999 36,600 +0 +0%
1998 36,600 −3,800 −9.41%
1997 40,400 +0 +0%
1996 40,400 +1,900 +4.94%
1995 38,500 +8,500 +28.33%
1994 30,000 −19,000 −38.78%
1993 49,000 +0 +0%
1992 49,000 −11,000 −18.33%
1991 60,000 +5,000 +9.09%
1990 55,000 +10,000 +22.22%
1989 45,000 — —
1985 41,700 — —

Central America, 2020

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

MX Mexico 341,000 GT Guatemala 43,000 SV El Salvador 42,000 PA Panama 28,000 HN Honduras 23,000 NI Nicaragua 12,000 CR Costa Rica 10,000 BZ Belize 2,000
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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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El Salvador by year Defense Military expenditure share of the budget

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Purchases of major conventional weapons abroad.

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