Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 1.47 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 1.47 million. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 1.47 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 838,000, in 1985.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 3rd of 173 countries on this measure, 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 838,000 | — |
| 1986 | 888,500 | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 939,000 | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 989,500 | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 1.04 million | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 1.20 million | +15.4% |
| 1991 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.10 million | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.24 million | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 1.17 million | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 1.24 million | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 1.24 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.24 million | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.24 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.27 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.27 million | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.27 million | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.29 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.29 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.29 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.29 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.29 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.38 million | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 1.38 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.38 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.38 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.38 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.38 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.38 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.47 million | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 1.47 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.47 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.47 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.47 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 939,000 | 838,000 | 1.04 million | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.19 million | 1.10 million | 1.24 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 million | 1.24 million | 1.38 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 million | 1.38 million | 1.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 million | 1.47 million | 1.47 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 1 India 3.07 million compare
- 2 China 2.54 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2010)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2010)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -75 % change on previous year (2010)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2010)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 61.87 current USD per person (2018)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.60 billion current USD (2018)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 8.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2010)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 13,325 current USD per square kilometre (2018)
- Military expenditure 1.60 billion current USD (2018)
- Armed forces personnel, total 1.47 million (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 1.47 million in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 838,000 in 1985.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 3rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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.