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Armed forces personnel — Singapore

Armed forces personnel in Singapore in 2020 — 59,000 people. Ranked 65 in the world out of 170. Since 1985, the indicator has risen by 7.3%.

2020 59,000 people +0% vs 2019
World rank 65of 170
Period maximum 181,000 people1999
Period minimum 55,000 people1985

Trend over time

1985–2020 · people

Armed forces personnel — Singapore, 1985–2020050,000100,000150,000200,00019851989199319972001200520092013201720201985: 55,000 people1989: 56,000 people1990: 56,000 people1991: 56,000 people1992: 56,000 people1993: 56,000 people1994: 56,000 people1995: 65,500 people1996: 65,500 people1997: 178,000 people1998: 180,500 people1999: 181,000 people2000: 168,500 people2001: 154,500 people2002: 156,800 people2003: 168,800 people2004: 165,000 people2005: 167,000 people2006: 167,000 people2007: 167,000 people2008: 167,000 people2009: 147,500 people2010: 147,500 people2011: 147,600 people2012: 147,600 people2013: 147,600 people2014: 147,600 people2015: 147,600 people2016: 147,600 people2017: 81,000 people2018: 59,000 people2019: 59,000 people2020: 59,000 people
Change over the period: +4,000 (+7.27%) Average annual rate: 0.2 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Singapore 59,000 people
World 27.41M people
East Asia & Pacific 7.91M people
South-Eastern Asia computed 2.8M people
High-income countries computed 6.77M people
Armed forces personnel — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 59,000 +0 +0%
2019 59,000 +0 +0%
2018 59,000 −22,000 −27.16%
2017 81,000 −66,600 −45.12%
2016 147,600 +0 +0%
2015 147,600 +0 +0%
2014 147,600 +0 +0%
2013 147,600 +0 +0%
2012 147,600 +0 +0%
2011 147,600 +100 +0.07%
2010 147,500 +0 +0%
2009 147,500 −19,500 −11.68%
2008 167,000 +0 +0%
2007 167,000 +0 +0%
2006 167,000 +0 +0%
2005 167,000 +2,000 +1.21%
2004 165,000 −3,800 −2.25%
2003 168,800 +12,000 +7.65%
2002 156,800 +2,300 +1.49%
2001 154,500 −14,000 −8.31%
2000 168,500 −12,500 −6.91%
1999 181,000 +500 +0.28%
1998 180,500 +2,500 +1.4%
1997 178,000 +112,500 +171.76%
1996 65,500 +0 +0%
1995 65,500 +9,500 +16.96%
1994 56,000 +0 +0%
1993 56,000 +0 +0%
1992 56,000 +0 +0%
1991 56,000 +0 +0%
1990 56,000 +0 +0%
1989 56,000 — —
1985 55,000 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2020

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

ID Indonesia 676,000 VN Vietnam 522,000 MM Myanmar 463,000 TH Thailand 455,000 KH Cambodia 191,000 PH Philippines 157,000 MY Malaysia 136,000 LA Laos 129,000 SG Singapore 59,000 BN Brunei Darussalam 8,000 TL Timor-Leste 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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