Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 1.45 million in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1.45 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 173 countries
All-time high
1.90 million
in 1992
All-time low
1.26 million
in 2013
Years of data
29
1992–2020

Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Russian Federation, 1992–2020

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1992200620201992: 1.9M1993: 1.5M1994: 1.4M1995: 1.8M1996: 1.6M1997: 1.8M1998: 1.7M1999: 1.5M2000: 1.4M2001: 1.4M2002: 1.4M2003: 1.4M2004: 1.5M2005: 1.5M2006: 1.4M2007: 1.5M2008: 1.5M2009: 1.5M2010: 1.4M2011: 1.4M2012: 1.4M2013: 1.3M2014: 1.3M2015: 1.5M2016: 1.5M2017: 1.5M2018: 1.5M2019: 1.5M2020: 1.5M

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Russian Federation recorded 1.45 million for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020.

That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Russian Federation peaked at 1.90 million in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.26 million, in 2013.

That places Russian Federation 4th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Russian Federation, 1992 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1992 1.90 million
1993 1.50 million -21.1%
1994 1.40 million -6.7%
1995 1.80 million +28.6%
1996 1.62 million -9.9%
1997 1.82 million +12.4%
1998 1.70 million -6.6%
1999 1.48 million -12.9%
2000 1.43 million -3.7%
2001 1.39 million -2.9%
2002 1.40 million +0.8%
2003 1.37 million -2.0%
2004 1.45 million +6.0%
2005 1.45 million +0.0%
2006 1.45 million -0.4%
2007 1.48 million +2.1%
2008 1.48 million +0.0%
2009 1.50 million +1.3%
2010 1.43 million -4.3%
2011 1.36 million -4.6%
2012 1.36 million +0.0%
2013 1.26 million -7.6%
2014 1.29 million +2.1%
2015 1.49 million +15.8%
2016 1.45 million -2.4%
2017 1.45 million +0.0%
2018 1.45 million +0.0%
2019 1.45 million +0.0%
2020 1.45 million +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.65 million 1.40 million 1.90 million 8
2000s 1.44 million 1.37 million 1.50 million 10
2010s 1.40 million 1.26 million 1.49 million 10
2020s 1.45 million 1.45 million 1.45 million 1

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 1 India 3.07 million compare
  2. 2 China 2.54 million compare
  3. 3 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.47 million compare
  4. 5 United States of America 1.40 million compare
  5. 6 Pakistan 943,000 compare
  6. 7 Egypt 836,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Russian Federation?
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Russian Federation was 1.45 million in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 1.90 million in 1992.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 1.26 million in 2013.
How does Russian Federation rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
Russian Federation ranks 4th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russian Federation 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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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.

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Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
219 places, 7,420 data points, 1985–2020
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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.