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Armed forces personnel — Georgia

Armed forces personnel in Georgia in 2020 — 26,000 people. Ranked 93 in the world out of 170. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 4%.

2020 26,000 people +0% vs 2019
World rank 93of 170
Period maximum 39,200 people1997
Period minimum 7,000 people1994

Trend over time

1993–2020 · people

Armed forces personnel — Georgia, 1993–2020010,00020,00030,00040,00019931996199920022005200820112014201720201993: 25,000 people1994: 7,000 people1995: 14,000 people1996: 15,000 people1997: 39,200 people1998: 39,200 people1999: 32,800 people2000: 33,400 people2001: 28,500 people2002: 29,200 people2003: 29,200 people2004: 22,000 people2005: 23,000 people2006: 33,000 people2007: 33,000 people2008: 33,000 people2009: 32,355 people2010: 32,355 people2011: 32,350 people2012: 32,350 people2013: 32,350 people2014: 32,350 people2015: 26,050 people2016: 26,050 people2017: 26,000 people2018: 25,650 people2019: 26,000 people2020: 26,000 people
Change over the period: +1,000 (+4%) Average annual rate: 0.15 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Georgia 26,000 people
World 27.41M people
Europe & Central Asia 5.01M people
Western Asia computed 2.28M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 7.86M people
Armed forces personnel — Georgia, by year Georgia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 26,000 +0 +0%
2019 26,000 +350 +1.36%
2018 25,650 −350 −1.35%
2017 26,000 −50 −0.19%
2016 26,050 +0 +0%
2015 26,050 −6,300 −19.47%
2014 32,350 +0 +0%
2013 32,350 +0 +0%
2012 32,350 +0 +0%
2011 32,350 −5 −0.02%
2010 32,355 +0 +0%
2009 32,355 −645 −1.95%
2008 33,000 +0 +0%
2007 33,000 +0 +0%
2006 33,000 +10,000 +43.48%
2005 23,000 +1,000 +4.55%
2004 22,000 −7,200 −24.66%
2003 29,200 +0 +0%
2002 29,200 +700 +2.46%
2001 28,500 −4,900 −14.67%
2000 33,400 +600 +1.83%
1999 32,800 −6,400 −16.33%
1998 39,200 +0 +0%
1997 39,200 +24,200 +161.33%
1996 15,000 +1,000 +7.14%
1995 14,000 +7,000 +100%
1994 7,000 −18,000 −72%
1993 25,000 — —

Western Asia, 2020

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

TR Türkiye 512,000 IQ Iraq 459,000 SA Saudi Arabia 282,000 SY Syria 269,000 IL Israel 178,000 JO Jordan 116,000 AZ Azerbaijan 82,000 LB Lebanon 80,000 AE United Arab Emirates 63,000 AM Armenia 47,000 OM Oman 47,000 YE Yemen 40,000 GE Georgia 26,000 KW Kuwait 25,000 QA Qatar 22,000 BH Bahrain 19,000 CY Cyprus 13,000 PS Palestine 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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