Armed forces personnel, total in Euro area
Euro area: Armed forces personnel, total was 1.49 million in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total in Euro area, 1985–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total in Euro area is 1.49 million, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total in Euro area peaked at 2.66 million in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.49 million, in 2020.
That places Euro area 36th out of 46 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2.38 million | — |
| 1989 | 2.63 million | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 2.58 million | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 2.42 million | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 2.43 million | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 2.28 million | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 2.31 million | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 2.66 million | +15.2% |
| 1996 | 2.61 million | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 2.47 million | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 2.41 million | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.30 million | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 2.11 million | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 2.09 million | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.09 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.98 million | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 1.93 million | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.95 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.87 million | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.85 million | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.85 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.69 million | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 1.72 million | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.63 million | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 1.60 million | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.59 million | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.56 million | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.55 million | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.53 million | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.49 million | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.50 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.50 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.49 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.51 million | 2.38 million | 2.63 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.45 million | 2.28 million | 2.66 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.94 million | 1.69 million | 2.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 million | 1.49 million | 1.72 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 million | 1.49 million | 1.49 million | 1 |
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- Arms imports 3.29 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 9.21 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 41.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.29 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 806.84 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 288.53 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 819.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total in Euro area?
- Armed forces personnel, total in Euro area was 1.49 million in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 million in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 million in 2020.
- How does Euro area rank for armed forces personnel, total?
- Euro area ranks 36th out of 46 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies, published as part of Armed forces personnel, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.