Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Greece
Greece: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 147,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Greece, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Greece stood at 147,000.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Greece peaked at 213,000 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 142,936, in 2009.
That places Greece 42nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 201,500 | — |
| 1986 | 201,375 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 201,250 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 201,125 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 201,000 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 201,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 205,000 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 208,000 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 213,000 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 206,000 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 201,800 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 198,800 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 166,300 | -16.3% |
| 1998 | 172,500 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 169,600 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 163,200 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 163,200 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 181,600 | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 181,600 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 167,000 | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 168,000 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 161,000 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 161,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 161,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 142,936 | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 149,647 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 148,350 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 147,350 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 148,950 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 146,950 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 146,950 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 145,350 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 146,000 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 147,850 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 147,000 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 147,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 201,250 | 201,000 | 201,500 | 5 |
| 1990s | 194,200 | 166,300 | 213,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 165,054 | 142,936 | 181,600 | 10 |
| 2010s | 147,440 | 145,350 | 149,647 | 10 |
| 2020s | 147,000 | 147,000 | 147,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 40 Philippines 157,000 compare
- 41 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 153,000 compare
- 43 Sudan 144,000 compare
- 44 Ethiopia 138,000 compare
- 45 Malaysia 136,000 compare
More public sector data for Greece
- Arms imports 623.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 59.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 54.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 623.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 770.96 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0313 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 8.02 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 3,134 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Greece?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Greece was 147,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 213,000 in 1993.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 142,936 in 2009.
- How does Greece rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Greece ranks 42nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.