Japan Military Size 1960-2024

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.
  • Japan military size for 2022 was 0.00, a NAN% decline from 2021.
  • Japan military size for 2021 was 0.00, a 100% decline from 2020.
  • Japan military size for 2020 was 261,000.00, a 0% increase from 2019.
  • Japan military size for 2019 was 261,000.00, a 0.06% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
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Country Name Number of People
UAE 0.00
Bermuda 0.00
Cayman Islands 0.00
France 0.00
Croatia 0.00
St. Kitts and Nevis 0.00
St. Martin (French part) 0.00
Oman 0.00
Saudi Arabia 0.00
Turks and Caicos Islands 0.00
Andorra 0.00
Bahamas 0.00
Curacao 0.00
Finland 0.00
Hong Kong 0.00
Japan 0.00
Macao 0.00
New Zealand 0.00
Qatar 0.00
Seychelles 0.00
Aruba 0.00
Bahrain 0.00
Chile 0.00
Estonia 0.00
Guam 0.00
Italy 0.00
Latvia 0.00
Norway 0.00
French Polynesia 0.00
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.00
Belgium 0.00
Channel Islands 0.00
Spain 0.00
Greenland 0.00
Israel 0.00
Luxembourg 0.00
Netherlands 0.00
Portugal 0.00
Sweden 0.00
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 0.00
Austria 0.00
Switzerland 0.00
Denmark 0.00
Greece 0.00
Iceland 0.00
Lithuania 0.00
New Caledonia 0.00
Puerto Rico 0.00
Slovenia 0.00
British Virgin Islands 0.00
Australia 0.00
Canada 0.00
Germany 0.00
Gibraltar 0.00
Ireland 0.00
Liechtenstein 0.00
Northern Mariana Islands 0.00
Poland 0.00
Slovak Republic 0.00
United States 0.00
Antigua and Barbuda 0.00
Brunei 0.00
Czech Republic 0.00
United Kingdom 0.00
Isle of Man 0.00
Kuwait 0.00
Malta 0.00
Palau 0.00
San Marino 0.00
Uruguay 0.00
Argentina 0.00
Barbados 0.00
Cyprus 0.00
Faroe Islands 0.00
Hungary 0.00
South Korea 0.00
Monaco 0.00
Panama 0.00
Singapore 0.00
Trinidad and Tobago 0.00
Japan Military Size - Historical Data
Year Number of People Annual % Change
2022 0.00 nan%
2021 0.00 -100.00%
2020 261,000.00 0.00%
2019 261,000.00 -0.06%
2018 261,150.00 0.06%
2017 261,000.00 0.04%
2016 260,890.00 0.42%
2015 259,800.00 0.00%
2014 259,800.00 0.00%
2013 259,800.00 0.00%
2012 259,800.00 -0.11%
2011 260,086.00 -0.11%
2010 260,382.00 0.00%
2009 260,382.00 7.60%
2008 242,000.00 0.00%
2007 242,000.00 -3.97%
2006 252,000.00 -7.35%
2005 272,000.00 8.37%
2004 251,000.00 -0.44%
2003 252,100.00 0.00%
2002 252,100.00 0.00%
2001 252,100.00 1.37%
2000 248,700.00 -2.32%
1999 254,600.00 0.00%
1998 254,600.00 2.83%
1997 247,600.00 0.04%
1996 247,500.00 -1.59%
1995 251,500.00 7.94%
1994 233,000.00 -3.72%
1993 242,000.00 0.00%
1992 242,000.00 -3.20%
1991 250,000.00 0.00%
1990 250,000.00 1.21%
1989 247,000.00 inf%
1988 0.00 nan%
1987 0.00 nan%
1986 0.00 -100.00%
1985 243,000.00 inf%
1984 0.00 nan%
1983 0.00 nan%
1982 0.00 nan%
1981 0.00 nan%
1980 0.00 nan%
1979 0.00 nan%
1978 0.00 nan%
1977 0.00 nan%
1976 0.00 nan%
1975 0.00 nan%
1974 0.00 nan%
1973 0.00 nan%
1972 0.00 nan%
1971 0.00 nan%
1970 0.00 nan%
1969 0.00 nan%
1968 0.00 nan%
1967 0.00 nan%
1966 0.00 nan%
1965 0.00 nan%
1964 0.00 nan%
1963 0.00 nan%
1962 0.00 nan%
1961 0.00 nan%
1960 0.00 nan%