World 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.
- World military size for 2022 was 0.00, a NAN% decline from 2021.
- World military size for 2021 was 0.00, a 100% decline from 2020.
- World military size for 2020 was 27,406,000.00, a 0.96% decline from 2019.
- World military size for 2019 was 27,671,000.00, a 0.09% increase from 2018.
| World Military Size - Historical Data |
| Year |
Number of People |
Annual % Change |
| 2022 |
0.00 |
nan% |
| 2021 |
0.00 |
-100.00% |
| 2020 |
27,406,000.00 |
-0.96% |
| 2019 |
27,671,000.00 |
0.09% |
| 2018 |
27,645,315.00 |
0.84% |
| 2017 |
27,414,000.00 |
-0.47% |
| 2016 |
27,542,350.00 |
0.38% |
| 2015 |
27,437,280.00 |
0.47% |
| 2014 |
27,309,630.00 |
0.38% |
| 2013 |
27,206,623.00 |
-3.37% |
| 2012 |
28,154,374.00 |
0.48% |
| 2011 |
28,020,079.00 |
-0.40% |
| 2010 |
28,133,971.00 |
0.75% |
| 2009 |
27,924,096.00 |
1.57% |
| 2008 |
27,493,342.00 |
0.88% |
| 2007 |
27,253,882.00 |
0.83% |
| 2006 |
27,029,682.00 |
-5.29% |
| 2005 |
28,539,442.00 |
5.38% |
| 2004 |
27,081,142.00 |
-3.84% |
| 2003 |
28,161,400.00 |
-0.51% |
| 2002 |
28,306,950.00 |
0.34% |
| 2001 |
28,211,700.00 |
-3.89% |
| 2000 |
29,353,100.00 |
-0.78% |
| 1999 |
29,584,140.00 |
-1.14% |
| 1998 |
29,926,660.00 |
0.21% |
| 1997 |
29,863,220.00 |
-1.10% |
| 1996 |
30,196,640.00 |
0.05% |
| 1995 |
30,182,200.00 |
30.12% |
| 1994 |
23,195,000.00 |
-2.30% |
| 1993 |
23,741,000.00 |
-3.23% |
| 1992 |
24,533,000.00 |
7.95% |
| 1991 |
22,726,000.00 |
-4.98% |
| 1990 |
23,918,000.00 |
-1.56% |
| 1989 |
24,298,000.00 |
inf% |
| 1988 |
0.00 |
nan% |
| 1987 |
0.00 |
nan% |
| 1986 |
0.00 |
-100.00% |
| 1985 |
22,209,230.00 |
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% |
