Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Germany
Germany: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 183,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Germany, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Germany is 183,000, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Germany peaked at 545,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 177,300, in 2015.
Germany ranks 35th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 478,000 | — |
| 1986 | 484,250 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 490,500 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 496,750 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 503,000 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 545,000 | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 457,000 | -16.1% |
| 1992 | 442,000 | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 398,000 | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 362,000 | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 365,000 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 383,500 | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 347,100 | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 333,500 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 331,000 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 221,100 | -33.2% |
| 2001 | 308,400 | +39.5% |
| 2002 | 296,000 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 284,500 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 284,000 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 285,000 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 246,000 | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 244,000 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 244,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 251,465 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 251,465 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 196,000 | -22.1% |
| 2012 | 186,450 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 181,550 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 178,600 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 177,300 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 179,100 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 180,000 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 181,400 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 184,000 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 183,000 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 490,500 | 478,000 | 503,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 396,410 | 331,000 | 545,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 266,446 | 221,100 | 308,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 189,586 | 177,300 | 251,465 | 10 |
| 2020s | 183,000 | 183,000 | 183,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More public sector data for Germany
- Arms imports 239.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 19.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 239.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,059 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0189 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 31.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 88.46 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 572.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Germany?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Germany was 183,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 545,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 177,300 in 2015.
- How does Germany rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Germany ranks 35th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.