Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Sweden
Sweden: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 15,000 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Sweden, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Sweden stood at 15,000. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Sweden peaked at 99,600 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 15,000, in 2019.
Sweden ranks 117th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 65,700 | — |
| 1986 | 64,775 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 63,850 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 62,925 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 62,000 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 65,000 | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 63,000 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 70,000 | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 70,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 70,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99,600 | +42.3% |
| 1996 | 98,200 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 88,950 | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 88,700 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 88,700 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 88,300 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 69,500 | -21.3% |
| 2002 | 69,500 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 63,200 | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 27,600 | -56.3% |
| 2005 | 28,600 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 24,600 | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 17,600 | -28.5% |
| 2008 | 17,600 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21,870 | +24.3% |
| 2010 | 21,163 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 21,300 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 16,100 | -24.4% |
| 2013 | 16,100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30,550 | +89.8% |
| 2015 | 30,550 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30,550 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30,000 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 15,150 | -49.5% |
| 2019 | 15,000 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63,850 | 62,000 | 65,700 | 5 |
| 1990s | 80,215 | 63,000 | 99,600 | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,837 | 17,600 | 88,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,646 | 15,000 | 30,550 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Sweden
- Arms imports 66.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 6.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -32.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 66.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,139 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0199 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 37.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 12.04 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 240.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Sweden?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Sweden was 15,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 99,600 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,000 in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Sweden ranks 117th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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.