Armed forces personnel, total in Other small states
Other small states: Armed forces personnel, total was 61,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total in Other small states, 1992–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total in Other small states stood at 61,000.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total in Other small states peaked at 67,700 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38,000, in 1992.
That places Other small states 45th out of 46 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total in Other small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 38,000 | — |
| 1995 | 55,350 | +45.7% |
| 1996 | 56,550 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 53,920 | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 60,830 | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 61,200 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 56,500 | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 60,330 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 61,330 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 59,060 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 61,223 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 61,080 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 61,060 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 61,080 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 61,080 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 61,700 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 67,700 | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 63,000 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 65,270 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 64,000 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 61,000 | -4.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total in Other small states changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +45.7% | 38,000 | 55,350 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54,308 | 38,000 | 61,200 | 6 |
| 2000s | 59,305 | 56,500 | 61,330 | 4 |
| 2010s | 62,719 | 61,060 | 67,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,000 | 61,000 | 61,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More public sector data for Other small states
- Arms imports 244.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -84.9 % change on previous year (2012)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 104.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 235.91 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 3.05 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 378.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total in Other small states?
- Armed forces personnel, total in Other small states was 61,000 in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 67,700 in 2016.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,000 in 1992.
- How does Other small states rank for armed forces personnel, total?
- Other small states ranks 45th out of 46 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.