Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 1.45 million in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Russian Federation, 1992–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More public sector data for Russian Federation
- Arms imports 467.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 113.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 467.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,037 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0681 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 36.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 148.97 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 13.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
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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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.