Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Romania
Romania: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 128,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Romania, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Romania stood at 128,000.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Romania peaked at 307,500 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 126,000, in 1990.
Romania ranks 48th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 189,500 | — |
| 1986 | 193,875 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 198,250 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 202,625 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 207,000 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 126,000 | -39.1% |
| 1991 | 201,000 | +59.5% |
| 1992 | 172,000 | -14.4% |
| 1993 | 200,000 | +16.3% |
| 1994 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 296,500 | +48.2% |
| 1996 | 307,500 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 306,050 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 295,550 | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 282,900 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 282,900 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 178,900 | -36.8% |
| 2002 | 179,100 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 177,100 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 176,000 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 177,000 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 154,000 | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 153,000 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 153,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 151,645 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 153,800 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 151,300 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 151,300 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 151,300 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 151,300 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 150,400 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 149,200 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 126,000 | -15.5% |
| 2018 | 126,600 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 126,000 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 128,000 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 198,250 | 189,500 | 207,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 238,750 | 126,000 | 307,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 178,264 | 151,645 | 282,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 143,720 | 126,000 | 153,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 128,000 | 128,000 | 128,000 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Romania
- Arms imports 278.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 14.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -19.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 278.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 457.48 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0228 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 54.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 8.72 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,495 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Romania?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Romania was 128,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 307,500 in 1996.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 126,000 in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Romania ranks 48th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.