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Armed forces personnel — Sweden

Armed forces personnel in Sweden in 2020 — 15,000 people. Ranked 117 in the world out of 170. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 77.2%.

2020 15,000 people +0% vs 2019
World rank 117of 170
Period maximum 99,600 people1995
Period minimum 15,000 people2019

Trend over time

1985–2020 · people

Armed forces personnel — Sweden, 1985–2020025,00050,00075,000100,00019851989199319972001200520092013201720201985: 65,700 people1989: 62,000 people1990: 65,000 people1991: 63,000 people1992: 70,000 people1993: 70,000 people1994: 70,000 people1995: 99,600 people1996: 98,200 people1997: 88,950 people1998: 88,700 people1999: 88,700 people2000: 88,300 people2001: 69,500 people2002: 69,500 people2003: 63,200 people2004: 27,600 people2005: 28,600 people2006: 24,600 people2007: 17,600 people2008: 17,600 people2009: 21,870 people2010: 21,163 people2011: 21,300 people2012: 16,100 people2013: 16,100 people2014: 30,550 people2015: 30,550 people2016: 30,550 people2017: 30,000 people2018: 15,150 people2019: 15,000 people2020: 15,000 people
Change over the period: −50,700 (−77.17%) Average annual rate: -4.13 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Sweden 15,000 people
World 27.41M people
Europe & Central Asia 5.01M people
Northern Europe computed 292,000 people
High-income countries computed 6.77M people
Armed forces personnel — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 15,000 +0 +0%
2019 15,000 −150 −0.99%
2018 15,150 −14,850 −49.5%
2017 30,000 −550 −1.8%
2016 30,550 +0 +0%
2015 30,550 +0 +0%
2014 30,550 +14,450 +89.75%
2013 16,100 +0 +0%
2012 16,100 −5,200 −24.41%
2011 21,300 +137 +0.65%
2010 21,163 −707 −3.23%
2009 21,870 +4,270 +24.26%
2008 17,600 +0 +0%
2007 17,600 −7,000 −28.46%
2006 24,600 −4,000 −13.99%
2005 28,600 +1,000 +3.62%
2004 27,600 −35,600 −56.33%
2003 63,200 −6,300 −9.06%
2002 69,500 +0 +0%
2001 69,500 −18,800 −21.29%
2000 88,300 −400 −0.45%
1999 88,700 +0 +0%
1998 88,700 −250 −0.28%
1997 88,950 −9,250 −9.42%
1996 98,200 −1,400 −1.41%
1995 99,600 +29,600 +42.29%
1994 70,000 +0 +0%
1993 70,000 +0 +0%
1992 70,000 +7,000 +11.11%
1991 63,000 −2,000 −3.08%
1990 65,000 +3,000 +4.84%
1989 62,000 — —
1985 65,700 — —

Northern Europe, 2020

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

GB United Kingdom 153,000 LT Lithuania 37,000 NO Norway 25,000 FI Finland 22,000 DK Denmark 15,000 SE Sweden 15,000 IE Ireland 9,000 LV Latvia 9,000 EE Estonia 7,000 IS Iceland 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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