Military personnel in Indonesia
Indonesia: Military personnel was 396,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
396,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 194 countries
All-time high
600,000 people
in 1950
All-time low
100,000 people
in 1953
Years of data
74
1949–2022
Military personnel in Indonesia, 1949–2022
Source: Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 396,000 people for military personnel in 2022.
That represents a change of up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel in Indonesia peaked at 600,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 100,000 people, in 1953.
That places Indonesia 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Military personnel in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 200,000 people | — |
| 1950 | 600,000 people | +200.0% |
| 1951 | 400,000 people | -33.3% |
| 1952 | 200,000 people | -50.0% |
| 1953 | 100,000 people | -50.0% |
| 1954 | 149,000 people | +49.0% |
| 1955 | 199,000 people | +33.6% |
| 1956 | 248,000 people | +24.6% |
| 1957 | 265,000 people | +6.9% |
| 1958 | 282,000 people | +6.4% |
| 1959 | 299,000 people | +6.0% |
| 1960 | 316,000 people | +5.7% |
| 1961 | 375,000 people | +18.7% |
| 1962 | 375,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 375,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 376,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 351,000 people | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 346,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 347,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 348,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 358,000 people | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 358,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 358,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 356,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 310,000 people | -12.9% |
| 1974 | 270,000 people | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 260,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 257,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 260,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 250,000 people | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 250,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 250,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 265,000 people | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 280,000 people | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 269,000 people | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 281,000 people | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 278,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 284,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 284,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 284,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 285,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 283,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 278,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 283,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 271,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 280,000 people | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 280,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 280,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 280,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 280,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 296,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 297,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 297,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 297,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 302,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 302,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 302,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 302,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 302,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 302,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 302,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 302,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 302,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 302,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 396,000 people | +31.1% |
| 2014 | 396,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 396,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 396,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 396,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 396,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 396,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 396,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 396,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 396,000 people | +0.0% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 396,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,000 people, 17.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 396,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,500 people, 41.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel in Indonesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +200.0% | 200,000 people | 600,000 people |
| 1952 | -50.0% | 400,000 people | 200,000 people |
| 1953 | -50.0% | 200,000 people | 100,000 people |
| 1954 | +49.0% | 100,000 people | 149,000 people |
| 1955 | +33.6% | 149,000 people | 199,000 people |
| 1951 | -33.3% | 600,000 people | 400,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 200,000 people | 200,000 people | 200,000 people | 1 |
| 1950s | 274,200 people | 100,000 people | 600,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 356,700 people | 316,000 people | 376,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 292,900 people | 250,000 people | 358,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 276,000 people | 250,000 people | 285,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 281,100 people | 271,000 people | 296,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 300,500 people | 297,000 people | 302,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 367,800 people | 302,000 people | 396,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 396,000 people | 396,000 people | 396,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More reference data data for Indonesia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 23.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 46.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 19.49 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel in Indonesia?
- Military personnel in Indonesia was 396,000 people in 2022, according to Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 600,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest military personnel recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,000 people in 1953.
- How does Indonesia rank for military personnel?
- Indonesia ranks 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military personnel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Troops under the command of the national government, intended for use against foreign adversaries, and held ready for combat as of January 1 of the given year.