Military personnel, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Military personnel. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
171
Highest
560 % change on previous year
Niger
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Seychelles
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
206
1817–2022
Data points
14,147
What the numbers show
Military personnel, annual growth rate is currently reported for 171 countries. The highest value is 560 % change on previous year in Niger; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is 5.27 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Russia (up 474.5%), and the largest decrease in United States (down 884.8%).
Military personnel, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 560 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 264.49 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Ukraine | 251.02 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Benin | 71.43 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Eritrea | 49.51 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Togo | 44.44 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Russia | 32.22 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 474.5% | volatile |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 31.75 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Romania | 1.41 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Spain | 0.813 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Angola | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Albania | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Argentina | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Armenia | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Australia | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Austria | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Burundi | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Bahrain | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Bahamas | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Belarus | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Belize | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Bolivia | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Brazil | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Barbados | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Brunei | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Botswana | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Central African Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Canada | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Switzerland | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Chile | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | China | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Cameroon | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Congo | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Colombia | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Cape Verde | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 0 % change on previous year | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Cuba | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Cyprus | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Czechia | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Germany | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Denmark | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Ecuador | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Egypt | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Estonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Finland | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Fiji | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | France | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Gabon | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Georgia | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Ghana | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Gambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Guatemala | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Guyana | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Honduras | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Croatia | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Haiti | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Indonesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | India | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Iran | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Iraq | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Israel | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Jamaica | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Jordan | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Japan | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Kenya | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Cambodia | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | South Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Kuwait | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Laos | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Lebanon | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Liberia | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Libya | 0 % change on previous year | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Lesotho | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Lithuania | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Morocco | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Moldova | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Madagascar | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Mexico | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | North Macedonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Mali | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Malta | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Myanmar | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Montenegro | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Mongolia | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Mozambique | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Mauritania | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Mauritius | 0 % change on previous year | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Malawi | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Malaysia | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Namibia | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Nigeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Nicaragua | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Netherlands | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Norway | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Nepal | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Oman | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Pakistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Panama | 0 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Peru | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Philippines | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Papua New Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Poland | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | North Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Portugal | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Paraguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Qatar | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Rwanda | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Senegal | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | El Salvador | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Somalia | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Serbia | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | South Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 % change on previous year | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Suriname | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Slovakia | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Sweden | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Eswatini | 0 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Syria | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Chad | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Thailand | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Tajikistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Turkmenistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | East Timor | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Tunisia | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Turkey | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Tanzania | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Uganda | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Uruguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Venezuela | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Vietnam | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Yemen | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | South Africa | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Zambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Taiwan | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Italy | -0.6173 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 157 | United Kingdom | -1.96 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 158 | United States | -2.51 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 884.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Belgium | -4.17 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Azerbaijan | -4.48 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Hungary | -5.88 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 74.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Greece | -7.69 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 252.7% | volatile |
| 163 | New Zealand | -10 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Ireland | -11.11 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Slovenia | -14.29 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Djibouti | -20 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Latvia | -22.22 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Bhutan | -25 % change on previous year | 2000 | down 200.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Burkina Faso | -36.36 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Afghanistan | -39.39 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 253.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Luxembourg | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Seychelles | -100 % change on previous year | 2004 | — | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Military personnel. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Military personnel. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.