Military personnel in Portugal
Portugal: Military personnel was 27,000 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
27,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
84th
of 194 countries
All-time high
302,000
in 1964
All-time low
20,000
in 1919
Years of data
200
1816–2022
Military personnel in Portugal, 1816–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 27,000 for military personnel in 2022.
The figure is down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel in Portugal peaked at 302,000 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 20,000, in 1919.
Portugal ranks 84th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military personnel in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1816 | 22,000 | — |
| 1817 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 25,000 | +13.6% |
| 1823 | 27,000 | +8.0% |
| 1824 | 32,000 | +18.5% |
| 1825 | 31,000 | -3.1% |
| 1826 | 32,000 | +3.2% |
| 1827 | 26,000 | -18.8% |
| 1828 | 42,000 | +61.5% |
| 1829 | 42,000 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 42,000 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 43,000 | +2.4% |
| 1832 | 54,000 | +25.6% |
| 1833 | 54,000 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 54,000 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 54,000 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 54,000 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 54,000 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 54,000 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 51,000 | -5.6% |
| 1840 | 31,000 | -39.2% |
| 1841 | 31,000 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 31,000 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 31,000 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 32,000 | +3.2% |
| 1845 | 27,000 | -15.6% |
| 1846 | 21,000 | -22.2% |
| 1847 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 28,000 | +33.3% |
| 1849 | 21,000 | -25.0% |
| 1850 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 22,000 | +4.8% |
| 1855 | 26,000 | +18.2% |
| 1856 | 23,000 | -11.5% |
| 1857 | 24,000 | +4.3% |
| 1858 | 22,000 | -8.3% |
| 1859 | 27,000 | +22.7% |
| 1860 | 22,000 | -18.5% |
| 1861 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 21,000 | -4.5% |
| 1863 | 23,000 | +9.5% |
| 1864 | 24,000 | +4.3% |
| 1865 | 24,000 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 23,000 | -4.2% |
| 1867 | 24,000 | +4.3% |
| 1868 | 24,000 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 25,000 | +4.2% |
| 1870 | 25,000 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 31,000 | +24.0% |
| 1872 | 27,000 | -12.9% |
| 1873 | 36,000 | +33.3% |
| 1874 | 37,000 | +2.8% |
| 1875 | 42,000 | +13.5% |
| 1876 | 44,000 | +4.8% |
| 1877 | 39,000 | -11.4% |
| 1878 | 40,000 | +2.6% |
| 1879 | 40,000 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 32,000 | -20.0% |
| 1881 | 34,000 | +6.2% |
| 1882 | 31,000 | -8.8% |
| 1883 | 29,000 | -6.5% |
| 1884 | 31,000 | +6.9% |
| 1885 | 39,000 | +25.8% |
| 1886 | 35,000 | -10.3% |
| 1887 | 29,000 | -17.1% |
| 1888 | 28,000 | -3.4% |
| 1889 | 30,000 | +7.1% |
| 1890 | 31,000 | +3.3% |
| 1891 | 33,000 | +6.5% |
| 1892 | 33,000 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 32,000 | -3.0% |
| 1894 | 33,000 | +3.1% |
| 1895 | 33,000 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 33,000 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 34,000 | +3.0% |
| 1898 | 36,000 | +5.9% |
| 1899 | 36,000 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 36,000 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 37,000 | +2.8% |
| 1902 | 36,000 | -2.7% |
| 1903 | 36,000 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 36,000 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 36,000 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 39,000 | +8.3% |
| 1907 | 39,000 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 39,000 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 36,000 | -7.7% |
| 1910 | 39,000 | +8.3% |
| 1912 | 36,000 | -7.7% |
| 1913 | 36,000 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 36,000 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 125,000 | +247.2% |
| 1916 | 125,000 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 125,000 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 125,000 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 20,000 | -84.0% |
| 1920 | 36,000 | +80.0% |
| 1921 | 36,000 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 36,000 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 36,000 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 36,000 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 51,000 | +41.7% |
| 1926 | 53,000 | +3.9% |
| 1927 | 51,000 | -3.8% |
| 1928 | 51,000 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 51,000 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 40,000 | -21.6% |
| 1931 | 40,000 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 41,000 | +2.5% |
| 1933 | 41,000 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 37,000 | -9.8% |
| 1935 | 37,000 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 36,000 | -2.7% |
| 1937 | 33,000 | -8.3% |
| 1938 | 38,000 | +15.2% |
| 1939 | 40,000 | +5.3% |
| 1940 | 37,000 | -7.5% |
| 1941 | 36,000 | -2.7% |
| 1948 | 73,000 | +102.8% |
| 1949 | 73,000 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 74,000 | +1.4% |
| 1951 | 74,000 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 74,000 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 75,000 | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 77,000 | +2.7% |
| 1955 | 77,000 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 78,000 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 78,000 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 78,000 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 78,000 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 78,000 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 75,000 | -3.8% |
| 1962 | 80,000 | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 145,000 | +81.2% |
| 1964 | 302,000 | +108.3% |
| 1965 | 160,000 | -47.0% |
| 1966 | 190,000 | +18.8% |
| 1967 | 195,000 | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 215,000 | +10.3% |
| 1969 | 225,000 | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 230,000 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 245,000 | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 255,000 | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 276,000 | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 282,000 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 104,000 | -63.1% |
| 1976 | 83,000 | -20.2% |
| 1977 | 80,000 | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 82,000 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 81,000 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 88,000 | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 88,000 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 91,000 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 93,000 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 100,000 | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 102,000 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 101,000 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 105,000 | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 104,000 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 104,000 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 87,000 | -16.3% |
| 1991 | 86,000 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 80,000 | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 68,000 | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 122,000 | +79.4% |
| 1995 | 78,000 | -36.1% |
| 1996 | 73,000 | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 72,000 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 71,000 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 71,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 45,000 | -36.6% |
| 2001 | 44,000 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 44,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 45,000 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 45,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 45,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 45,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 44,000 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 43,000 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 43,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 43,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 43,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 43,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 43,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 43,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35,000 | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 33,000 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 30,000 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 31,000 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 27,000 | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 27,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27,000 | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 27,000 is above the median for high income countries, which is 18,500, 1.5× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 27,000 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23,000, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | +247.2% | 36,000 | 125,000 |
| 1964 | +108.3% | 145,000 | 302,000 |
| 1948 | +102.8% | 36,000 | 73,000 |
| 1919 | -84.0% | 125,000 | 20,000 |
| 1963 | +81.2% | 80,000 | 145,000 |
| 1920 | +80.0% | 20,000 | 36,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 22,000 | 22,000 | 22,000 | 4 |
| 1820s | 30,100 | 22,000 | 42,000 | 10 |
| 1830s | 51,400 | 42,000 | 54,000 | 10 |
| 1840s | 27,400 | 21,000 | 32,000 | 10 |
| 1850s | 22,800 | 21,000 | 27,000 | 10 |
| 1860s | 23,200 | 21,000 | 25,000 | 10 |
| 1870s | 36,100 | 25,000 | 44,000 | 10 |
| 1880s | 31,800 | 28,000 | 39,000 | 10 |
| 1890s | 33,400 | 31,000 | 36,000 | 10 |
| 1900s | 37,000 | 36,000 | 39,000 | 10 |
| 1910s | 74,111 | 20,000 | 125,000 | 9 |
| 1920s | 43,700 | 36,000 | 53,000 | 10 |
| 1930s | 38,300 | 33,000 | 41,000 | 10 |
| 1940s | 54,750 | 36,000 | 73,000 | 4 |
| 1950s | 76,300 | 74,000 | 78,000 | 10 |
| 1960s | 166,500 | 75,000 | 302,000 | 10 |
| 1970s | 171,800 | 80,000 | 282,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 97,600 | 88,000 | 105,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 80,800 | 68,000 | 122,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,300 | 43,000 | 45,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,100 | 27,000 | 43,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,000 | 27,000 | 27,000 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel in Portugal?
- Military personnel in Portugal was 27,000 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 302,000 in 1964.
- What is the lowest military personnel recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,000 in 1919.
- How does Portugal rank for military personnel?
- Portugal ranks 84th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Military personnel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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