Armed forces as a share of the population in Russia in 2022 — 0.817%. Ranked 16 in the world out of 189. Since 1816, the indicator has fallen by 0.925 pp.
1816–2022 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Russia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.817 | +0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 0.617 | +0.002 pp |
| 2020 | 0.615 | +0.001 pp |
| 2019 | 0.614 | −0 pp |
| 2018 | 0.615 | +0.046 pp |
| 2017 | 0.568 | +0.014 pp |
| 2016 | 0.554 | +0.018 pp |
| 2015 | 0.536 | −0.052 pp |
| 2014 | 0.588 | −0.001 pp |
| 2013 | 0.588 | −0.079 pp |
| 2012 | 0.668 | −0.061 pp |
| 2011 | 0.729 | +0.014 pp |
| 2010 | 0.715 | +0 pp |
| 2009 | 0.715 | −0 pp |
| 2008 | 0.715 | −0 pp |
| 2007 | 0.715 | +0 pp |
| 2006 | 0.715 | −0.006 pp |
| 2005 | 0.72 | +0.028 pp |
| 2004 | 0.692 | +0.029 pp |
| 2003 | 0.663 | −0.016 pp |
| 2002 | 0.679 | +0.01 pp |
| 2001 | 0.669 | −0.014 pp |
| 2000 | 0.683 | +0.072 pp |
| 1999 | 0.611 | −0.067 pp |
| 1998 | 0.678 | −0.205 pp |
| 1997 | 0.884 | +0.004 pp |
| 1996 | 0.88 | −0.067 pp |
| 1995 | 0.947 | +0.001 pp |
| 1994 | 0.946 | −0.066 pp |
| 1993 | 1.013 | −0.269 pp |
| 1992 | 1.281 | −0.743 pp |
| 1991 | 2.024 | +0.815 pp |
| 1990 | 1.208 | −0.078 pp |
| 1989 | 1.286 | −0.08 pp |
| 1988 | 1.366 | −0.013 pp |
| 1987 | 1.379 | −0.014 pp |
| 1986 | 1.393 | −0.013 pp |
| 1985 | 1.406 | −0.013 pp |
| 1984 | 1.419 | −0.013 pp |
| 1983 | 1.432 | −0.013 pp |
| 1982 | 1.445 | −0.012 pp |
| 1981 | 1.457 | −0.012 pp |
| 1980 | 1.469 | −0.012 pp |
| 1979 | 1.481 | −0.012 pp |
| 1978 | 1.493 | −0.013 pp |
| 1977 | 1.506 | −0.13 pp |
| 1976 | 1.636 | +0.025 pp |
| 1975 | 1.611 | −0.015 pp |
| 1974 | 1.626 | +0.025 pp |
| 1973 | 1.601 | −0.015 pp |
| 1972 | 1.616 | +0.025 pp |
| 1971 | 1.591 | −0.18 pp |
| 1970 | 1.771 | +0.025 pp |
| 1969 | 1.746 | +0.026 pp |
| 1968 | 1.72 | +0.068 pp |
| 1967 | 1.653 | +0.025 pp |
| 1966 | 1.627 | +0.423 pp |
| 1965 | 1.204 | −0.159 pp |
| 1964 | 1.363 | −0.019 pp |
| 1963 | 1.382 | +0.029 pp |
| 1962 | 1.353 | −0.022 pp |
| 1961 | 1.375 | −0.304 pp |
| 1960 | 1.68 | −0.031 pp |
| 1959 | 1.71 | −0.176 pp |
| 1958 | 1.886 | −0.329 pp |
| 1957 | 2.215 | −0.339 pp |
| 1956 | 2.554 | −0.402 pp |
| 1955 | 2.957 | −0.053 pp |
| 1954 | 3.01 | −0.051 pp |
| 1953 | 3.061 | −0.051 pp |
| 1952 | 3.112 | +0.383 pp |
| 1951 | 2.729 | +0.342 pp |
| 1950 | 2.388 | +0.331 pp |
| 1949 | 2.057 | +0.428 pp |
| 1948 | 1.629 | +0.074 pp |
| 1947 | 1.555 | +0.119 pp |
| 1946 | 1.437 | −5.613 pp |
| 1945 | 7.05 | +3.708 pp |
| 1944 | 3.342 | +0.625 pp |
| 1943 | 2.718 | +0.173 pp |
| 1942 | 2.545 | +0.406 pp |
| 1941 | 2.139 | −0.025 pp |
| 1940 | 2.164 | +1.114 pp |
| 1939 | 1.05 | +0.112 pp |
| 1938 | 0.939 | +0.061 pp |
| 1937 | 0.877 | +0.071 pp |
| 1936 | 0.806 | −0.006 pp |
| 1935 | 0.812 | +0.222 pp |
| 1934 | 0.591 | +0.031 pp |
| 1933 | 0.56 | +0.204 pp |
| 1932 | 0.355 | −0.003 pp |
| 1931 | 0.359 | −0.004 pp |
| 1930 | 0.363 | −0.005 pp |
| 1929 | 0.368 | −0.007 pp |
| 1928 | 0.375 | −0.007 pp |
| 1927 | 0.382 | −0.009 pp |
| 1926 | 0.391 | −0.009 pp |
| 1925 | 0.4 | −0.009 pp |
| 1924 | 0.408 | −1.135 pp |
| 1923 | 1.543 | −1.094 pp |
| 1922 | 2.637 | −1.381 pp |
| 1921 | 4.018 | +1.835 pp |
| 1920 | 2.184 | +1.094 pp |
| 1919 | 1.09 | — |
| 1917 | 4.902 | −1.103 pp |
| 1916 | 6.006 | +2.931 pp |
| 1915 | 3.074 | +2.32 pp |
| 1914 | 0.754 | +0.002 pp |
| 1913 | 0.752 | −0.102 pp |
| 1912 | 0.854 | −0.017 pp |
| 1911 | 0.871 | +0.012 pp |
| 1910 | 0.859 | −0.054 pp |
| 1909 | 0.913 | +0.007 pp |
| 1908 | 0.906 | +0.078 pp |
| 1907 | 0.828 | −0.017 pp |
| 1906 | 0.844 | −0.799 pp |
| 1905 | 1.644 | +0.824 pp |
| 1904 | 0.819 | −0.015 pp |
| 1903 | 0.834 | −0.015 pp |
| 1902 | 0.849 | +0.002 pp |
| 1901 | 0.847 | −0.012 pp |
| 1900 | 0.859 | +0.139 pp |
| 1899 | 0.72 | −0.003 pp |
| 1898 | 0.723 | −0.011 pp |
| 1897 | 0.734 | −0.008 pp |
| 1896 | 0.742 | −0.007 pp |
| 1895 | 0.749 | −0.002 pp |
| 1894 | 0.751 | +0.018 pp |
| 1893 | 0.733 | −0.013 pp |
| 1892 | 0.745 | +0.013 pp |
| 1891 | 0.732 | +0.015 pp |
| 1890 | 0.716 | −0.007 pp |
| 1889 | 0.723 | −0.058 pp |
| 1888 | 0.781 | +0.041 pp |
| 1887 | 0.74 | +0.001 pp |
| 1886 | 0.739 | +0.001 pp |
| 1885 | 0.738 | −0.015 pp |
| 1884 | 0.753 | −0.014 pp |
| 1883 | 0.767 | −0.12 pp |
| 1882 | 0.887 | −0.021 pp |
| 1881 | 0.908 | −0.022 pp |
| 1880 | 0.93 | +0.046 pp |
| 1879 | 0.885 | −0.42 pp |
| 1878 | 1.304 | +0.393 pp |
| 1877 | 0.911 | −0.029 pp |
| 1876 | 0.94 | +0.014 pp |
| 1875 | 0.926 | +0.002 pp |
| 1874 | 0.923 | −0.016 pp |
| 1873 | 0.94 | −0.014 pp |
| 1872 | 0.954 | +0.058 pp |
| 1871 | 0.896 | +0.022 pp |
| 1870 | 0.873 | +0.027 pp |
| 1869 | 0.847 | +0.025 pp |
| 1868 | 0.822 | +0.036 pp |
| 1867 | 0.786 | −0.125 pp |
| 1866 | 0.911 | −0.057 pp |
| 1865 | 0.968 | −0.551 pp |
| 1864 | 1.519 | +0.427 pp |
| 1863 | 1.093 | +0.169 pp |
| 1862 | 0.924 | −0.25 pp |
| 1861 | 1.174 | +0.011 pp |
| 1860 | 1.163 | +0.013 pp |
| 1859 | 1.15 | −0.045 pp |
| 1858 | 1.195 | −0.218 pp |
| 1857 | 1.413 | −1.38 pp |
| 1856 | 2.793 | +0.613 pp |
| 1855 | 2.18 | +0.622 pp |
| 1854 | 1.558 | +0.472 pp |
| 1853 | 1.086 | −0.002 pp |
| 1852 | 1.088 | +0.276 pp |
| 1851 | 0.812 | −0.46 pp |
| 1850 | 1.272 | +0.241 pp |
| 1849 | 1.031 | +0.247 pp |
| 1848 | 0.784 | −0.424 pp |
| 1847 | 1.208 | +0.179 pp |
| 1846 | 1.029 | −0.054 pp |
| 1845 | 1.083 | −0.084 pp |
| 1844 | 1.167 | −0.072 pp |
| 1843 | 1.239 | +0.08 pp |
| 1842 | 1.159 | +0.078 pp |
| 1841 | 1.081 | +0.083 pp |
| 1840 | 0.998 | +0.082 pp |
| 1839 | 0.916 | −0.011 pp |
| 1838 | 0.927 | −0.014 pp |
| 1837 | 0.941 | −0.742 pp |
| 1836 | 1.683 | +0.574 pp |
| 1835 | 1.11 | −0.212 pp |
| 1834 | 1.322 | −0.216 pp |
| 1833 | 1.538 | +0.022 pp |
| 1832 | 1.516 | +0.021 pp |
| 1831 | 1.496 | +0.023 pp |
| 1830 | 1.472 | +0.02 pp |
| 1829 | 1.452 | +0.309 pp |
| 1828 | 1.143 | −0.112 pp |
| 1827 | 1.255 | +0.164 pp |
| 1826 | 1.091 | −0.554 pp |
| 1825 | 1.644 | −0.36 pp |
| 1824 | 2.004 | +0.657 pp |
| 1823 | 1.346 | −0.652 pp |
| 1822 | 1.998 | +0.073 pp |
| 1821 | 1.925 | +0.336 pp |
| 1820 | 1.588 | +0.344 pp |
| 1819 | 1.244 | −0.027 pp |
| 1818 | 1.271 | −0.231 pp |
| 1817 | 1.502 | −0.241 pp |
| 1816 | 1.743 | — |
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Military personnel on active duty as a percent of the entire population of the country. The indicator answers the question of how large the armed forces are relative to the size of the country — an army that is large in absolute numbers in a large country can come out smaller by this measure than the small army of a small state.
Important: A close indicator — the share of the labor force — answers a different question: what part of those able to work is occupied in the army instead of the economy. In countries with young populations the two diverge noticeably.
Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.
A long historical series on the personnel of armies — since 1816, that is, over two centuries.
Defense Armed forces as a share of the labor forceWhat part of a country’s labor force serves in the army instead of working in the economy.
Defense Armed forces personnelThe number of active-duty military personnel and paramilitary forces.
Defense Military expenditure (% of GDP)The share of GDP a country spends on defense.
Defense Military expenditure in dollarsThe absolute volume of defense spending in current US dollars.
Defense Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.
