Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 3.27 million in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 3.27 million, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 4.74 million in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.98 million, in 2013.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.21 million | — |
| 1993 | 3.65 million | -13.2% |
| 1994 | 3.69 million | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 4.73 million | +28.2% |
| 1996 | 4.55 million | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 4.74 million | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 4.62 million | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 4.36 million | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 4.19 million | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 3.92 million | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 3.76 million | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 3.66 million | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 3.54 million | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 3.56 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 3.33 million | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 3.35 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.35 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 3.35 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 3.28 million | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 3.14 million | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 3.18 million | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.98 million | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 3.10 million | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 3.26 million | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 3.25 million | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 3.25 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.26 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.26 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 3.27 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.32 million | 3.65 million | 4.74 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.60 million | 3.33 million | 4.19 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.20 million | 2.98 million | 3.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.27 million | 3.27 million | 3.27 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More public sector data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Arms imports 8.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 19.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 13.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 8.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 657.44 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0492 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 25.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 302.41 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 338.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 3.27 million in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.74 million in 1997.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.98 million in 2013.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.