Cyprus Military Size 1985-2024

Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.
  • Cyprus military size for 2019 was 16,000.00, a 0% increase from 2018.
  • Cyprus military size for 2018 was 16,000.00, a 0% increase from 2017.
  • Cyprus military size for 2017 was 16,000.00, a 1.59% increase from 2016.
  • Cyprus military size for 2016 was 15,750.00, a 23.53% increase from 2015.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Number of People
United States 1,388,000.00
South Korea 613,000.00
Italy 342,000.00
France 304,000.00
Japan 261,000.00
Saudi Arabia 252,000.00
Spain 199,000.00
Poland 189,000.00
Germany 184,000.00
Israel 178,000.00
United Kingdom 149,000.00
Greece 147,000.00
Chile 122,000.00
Argentina 103,000.00
Canada 72,000.00
UAE 63,000.00
Singapore 59,000.00
Australia 59,000.00
Portugal 52,000.00
Oman 47,000.00
Netherlands 41,000.00
Hungary 40,000.00
Lithuania 37,000.00
Panama 28,000.00
Finland 27,000.00
Belgium 26,000.00
Czech Republic 25,000.00
Kuwait 25,000.00
Norway 23,000.00
Austria 22,000.00
Qatar 22,000.00
Uruguay 22,000.00
Switzerland 20,000.00
Bahrain 19,000.00
Croatia 18,000.00
Slovak Republic 16,000.00
Cyprus 16,000.00
Denmark 15,000.00
Sweden 15,000.00
New Zealand 9,000.00
Ireland 9,000.00
Brunei 8,000.00
Estonia 7,000.00
Slovenia 7,000.00
Latvia 6,000.00
Trinidad and Tobago 5,000.00
Malta 2,000.00
Bahamas 2,000.00
Luxembourg 1,000.00
Barbados 1,000.00
Antigua and Barbuda 0.00
Iceland 0.00
Seychelles 0.00
Cyprus Military Size - Historical Data
Year Number of People Annual % Change
2019 16,000.00 0.00%
2018 16,000.00 0.00%
2017 16,000.00 1.59%
2016 15,750.00 23.53%
2015 12,750.00 0.00%
2014 12,750.00 0.00%
2013 12,750.00 0.00%
2012 12,750.00 0.00%
2011 12,750.00 0.00%
2010 12,750.00 18.60%
2009 10,750.00 0.00%
2008 10,750.00 0.00%
2007 10,750.00 0.00%
2006 10,750.00 0.00%
2005 10,750.00 -2.27%
2004 11,000.00 8.91%
2003 10,100.00 0.00%
2002 10,100.00 -6.48%
2001 10,800.00 0.00%
2000 10,800.00 0.47%
1999 10,750.00 1.22%
1998 10,620.00 1.14%
1997 10,500.00 -25.00%
1996 14,000.00 0.00%
1995 14,000.00 40.00%
1992 10,000.00 0.00%
1991 10,000.00 0.00%
1990 10,000.00 -28.57%
1989 14,000.00 40.00%
1985 10,000.00 40.00%