Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Armed forces personnel, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
170
Highest
95.24 % change on previous year
Mali
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Seychelles
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
31
1990–2020
Data points
6,344
What the numbers show
Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate is currently reported for 170 countries. The highest value is 95.24 % change on previous year in Mali; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -3.24 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Austria (up 929.1%), and the largest decrease in Libya (down 15,200.0%).
Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 95.24 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Latvia | 50 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 350.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Turkmenistan | 35.71 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Iraq | 34.6 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Sudan | 16.13 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Hungary | 15 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 188.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Slovakia | 12.5 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 382.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 11.9 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Croatia | 11.11 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 9 | New Zealand | 11.11 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Norway | 8.7 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 215.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Czechia | 8 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Austria | 4.55 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 929.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Mexico | 3.96 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Algeria | 2.84 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 155.8% | volatile |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.68 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 207.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Belarus | 1.94 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Australia | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Romania | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Philippines | 1.29 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 21 | India | 0.7553 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 22 | United States | 0.5043 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Angola | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Albania | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Argentina | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Azerbaijan | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Benin | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Bahrain | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Bahamas | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Belize | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Brazil | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Barbados | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Botswana | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Central African Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Canada | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Switzerland | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | China | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Cameroon | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Cape Verde | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Cuba | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Djibouti | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Denmark | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Ecuador | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Egypt | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Eritrea | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Spain | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Estonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Ethiopia | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Fiji | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | France | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Gabon | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Georgia | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Ghana | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Gambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Greece | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Guatemala | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Guyana | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Honduras | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Haiti | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Indonesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Ireland | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Iran | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Israel | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Jamaica | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Jordan | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Japan | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Cambodia | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Kuwait | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Lebanon | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Liberia | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Lithuania | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Morocco | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Republic of Moldova | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Madagascar | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Malta | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Montenegro | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Mongolia | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Mozambique | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Mauritania | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Mauritius | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Malawi | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Malaysia | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Namibia | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Niger | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Nigeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Nicaragua | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Netherlands | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Nepal | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Oman | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Pakistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Panama | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Peru | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Papua New Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Poland | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | North Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Portugal | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Paraguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Qatar | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Russian Federation | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Rwanda | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Senegal | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | El Salvador | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Serbia | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Suriname | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Slovenia | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Sweden | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Eswatini | 0 % change on previous year | 1999 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Syria | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Chad | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Togo | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Thailand | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Tajikistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Timor-Leste | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Tunisia | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Türkiye | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Uganda | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Uruguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Uzbekistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Viet Nam | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Yemen | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Zambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Germany | -0.5435 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 151 | South Africa | -1.11 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Italy | -1.17 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 111.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Armenia | -4.08 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 5,300.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Ukraine | -4.18 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Chile | -6.56 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Republic of Korea | -7.18 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Belgium | -7.69 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Myanmar | -9.75 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Colombia | -11.02 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Bhutan | -14.29 % change on previous year | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Kenya | -17.24 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Finland | -18.52 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 6,085.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Cyprus | -18.75 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 200.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Somalia | -30 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Burundi | -39.22 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Afghanistan | -40.65 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 303.6% | volatile |
| 167 | South Sudan | -71.35 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 242.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Côte d'Ivoire | -79.85 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 3,271.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Antigua and Barbuda | -100 % change on previous year | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Congo | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Iceland | -100 % change on previous year | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Libya | -100 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 15,200.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Seychelles | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 325.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Arab World 5.9 % change on previous year
- European Union 0.1571 % change on previous year
- Central Europe and the Baltics 3.35 % change on previous year
- Euro area -0.4667 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income 0.9256 % change on previous year
- World -0.9577 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 0.9195 % change on previous year
- IBRD only 0.6772 % change on previous year
- South Asia 0.6215 % change on previous year
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 0.6215 % change on previous year
- North America 0.4795 % change on previous year
- Early-demographic dividend 0.3732 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 0.3352 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 0.3352 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia 0.2403 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.2145 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 0.2085 % change on previous year
- High income 0.0286 % change on previous year
- Caribbean Small States 0 % change on previous year
- Middle income -0.2055 % change on previous year
- Late-demographic dividend -0.6173 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) -0.7049 % change on previous year
- Post-demographic dividend -0.8425 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) -0.8989 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific -1.05 % change on previous year
- OECD members -1.26 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total -1.28 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income -1.29 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) -1.54 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income -1.65 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean -1.72 % change on previous year
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) -1.77 % change on previous year
- Small states -3.61 % change on previous year
- Other small states -4.69 % change on previous year
- IDA blend -6.68 % change on previous year
- Low income -7.32 % change on previous year
- IDA total -7.78 % change on previous year
- IDA only -8.26 % change on previous year
- Pre-demographic dividend -9.66 % change on previous year
- Least developed countries -9.88 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Armed forces personnel, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Armed forces personnel, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.