Armed forces personnel, total in Paraguay
Paraguay: Armed forces personnel, total was 29,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total in Paraguay, 1985–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total in Paraguay stood at 29,000.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total in Paraguay peaked at 35,000 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 14,400, in 1985.
That places Paraguay 88th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 14,400 | — |
| 1989 | 16,000 | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 28,300 | +76.9% |
| 1996 | 35,000 | +23.7% |
| 1997 | 35,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 35,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 35,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 35,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 33,400 | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 33,400 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33,400 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24,000 | -28.1% |
| 2005 | 25,000 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 26,000 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25,450 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 25,450 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25,450 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25,450 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25,450 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25,450 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25,450 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25,450 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27,000 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 28,950 | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 29,000 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 29,000 | +0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 29,000 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64,000, 45% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 29,000 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28,500, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15,200 | 14,400 | 16,000 | 2 |
| 1990s | 24,830 | 16,000 | 35,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,765 | 24,000 | 35,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,310 | 25,450 | 29,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,000 | 29,000 | 29,000 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total in Paraguay?
- Armed forces personnel, total in Paraguay was 29,000 in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 35,000 in 1996.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,400 in 1985.
- How does Paraguay rank for armed forces personnel, total?
- Paraguay ranks 88th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.