Statizoid

Romania vs Ukraine: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population

Romania
0.7%
in 2020
Ukraine
0.7%
in 2020
Romania rank
43rd
Ukraine rank
41st

Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Romania
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Romania, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Ukraine ahead.

Romania ranks 43rd and Ukraine ranks 41st of 173 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Unit
%
Source
The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 5,352 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if their training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.