Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in India
India: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 3.07 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in India, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in India stood at 3.07 million. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in India peaked at 3.07 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.26 million, in 1985.
That places India 1st out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.26 million | — |
| 1986 | 1.26 million | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.26 million | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.26 million | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.26 million | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.26 million | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.27 million | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.27 million | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.27 million | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.27 million | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.15 million | +69.3% |
| 1996 | 2.22 million | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 2.23 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.27 million | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.26 million | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.37 million | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 2.35 million | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 2.39 million | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 2.41 million | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 2.62 million | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 3.05 million | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 2.59 million | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 2.58 million | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 2.58 million | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.63 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.63 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.65 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.73 million | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 2.75 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.80 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.98 million | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 3.03 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 3.03 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.04 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.07 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.26 million | 1.26 million | 1.26 million | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.75 million | 1.26 million | 2.27 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.56 million | 2.35 million | 3.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.84 million | 2.63 million | 3.04 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.07 million | 3.07 million | 3.07 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
- 2 China 2.54 million compare
- 3 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.47 million compare
- 4 Russian Federation 1.45 million compare
More public sector data for India
- Arms imports 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.805 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -21.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 59.36 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0229 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 86.13 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 501.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in India?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in India was 3.07 million in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 million in 1985.
- How does India rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- India ranks 1st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.