Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Euro area
Euro area: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 1.49 million in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Euro area, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Euro area is 1.49 million, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Euro area peaked at 2.66 million in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.49 million, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2.38 million | — |
| 1986 | 2.44 million | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 2.51 million | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 2.57 million | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 2.63 million | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 2.58 million | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 2.42 million | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 2.43 million | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 2.28 million | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 2.31 million | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 2.66 million | +15.2% |
| 1996 | 2.61 million | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 2.47 million | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 2.41 million | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.30 million | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 2.11 million | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 2.09 million | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.09 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.98 million | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 1.93 million | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.95 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.87 million | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.85 million | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.85 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.69 million | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 1.72 million | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.63 million | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 1.60 million | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.59 million | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.56 million | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.55 million | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.53 million | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.49 million | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.50 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.50 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.49 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.51 million | 2.38 million | 2.63 million | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.45 million | 2.28 million | 2.66 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.94 million | 1.69 million | 2.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 million | 1.49 million | 1.72 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 million | 1.49 million | 1.49 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 India 3.07 million compare
- 2 China 2.54 million compare
- 3 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.47 million compare
- 4 Russian Federation 1.45 million compare
- 5 United States of America 1.40 million compare
- 6 Pakistan 943,000 compare
More public sector data for Euro area
- Arms imports 3.29 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 9.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 41.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.29 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 806.84 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 288.53 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 819.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Euro area?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Euro area was 1.49 million in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 million in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 million in 2020.
- How does Euro area rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Euro area ranks 3rd out of 3 regions with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
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About this data
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.