Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Ukraine
Ukraine: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 298,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Ukraine, 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 298,000 for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Ukraine peaked at 518,500 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 121,500, in 2013.
That places Ukraine 24th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 430,000 | — |
| 1993 | 380,000 | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 350,000 | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 518,500 | +48.1% |
| 1996 | 466,800 | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 453,400 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 449,400 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 428,000 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 420,400 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 419,800 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 414,800 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 403,000 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 271,000 | -32.8% |
| 2005 | 273,000 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 215,000 | -21.2% |
| 2007 | 215,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 215,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 214,825 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 214,825 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 214,850 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 214,850 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 121,500 | -43.4% |
| 2014 | 204,000 | +67.9% |
| 2015 | 256,000 | +25.5% |
| 2016 | 292,000 | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 297,000 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 297,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 311,000 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 298,000 | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 434,512 | 350,000 | 518,500 | 8 |
| 2000s | 306,182 | 214,825 | 420,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 242,302 | 121,500 | 311,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 298,000 | 298,000 | 298,000 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Ukraine
- Arms imports 5.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 138.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0274 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 21.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 5.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,709 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.3391 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -0.3127 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 64.70 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 7,406 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Ukraine?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Ukraine was 298,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 518,500 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 121,500 in 2013.
- How does Ukraine rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Ukraine ranks 24th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.