Armenia vs Azerbaijan
Armenia vs Azerbaijan: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 47,000 people in Armenia and 82,000 people in Azerbaijan, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Azerbaijan, by 35,000 people, or 1.74 times that in Armenia.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Azerbaijan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Armenia | Azerbaijan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 47,000 | 82,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 49,000 | 82,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 48,800 | 81,950 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 49,000 | 82,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 49,100 | 81,950 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 49,100 | 81,950 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 49,100 | 81,950 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 49,100 | 81,950 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 49,100 | 81,950 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 55,540 | 81,950 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 55,530 | 81,940 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 55,570 | 81,940 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 42,000 | 82,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 42,000 | 82,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 47,000 | 82,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 49,000 | 82,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 49,000 | 81,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 45,600 | 81,500 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 45,600 | 87,100 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 43,000 | 87,100 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 42,300 | 87,100 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 54,400 | 84,900 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 54,400 | 87,150 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 61,000 | 106,700 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 58,400 | 110,700 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 61,000 | 126,700 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 45,000 | 50,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 21,000 | 45,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 20,000 | 43,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | – | – | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | – | – | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | – | – | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | – | – | 22.2 million |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel, with paramilitary forces where they are trained and equipped like soldiers, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 170 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Armenia vs Azerbaijan
Health
- Life expectancyArmenia: 75.7 years in 2023Azerbaijan: 74.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArmenia: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Azerbaijan: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArmenia: 8.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Azerbaijan: 15 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterArmenia: 82.4% in 2022Azerbaijan: 71.6% in 2022
- DepressionArmenia: 2.76% in 2017Azerbaijan: 2.59% in 2017
- Suicide rateArmenia: 8.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Azerbaijan: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArmenia: 2.94 million people in 2023Azerbaijan: 10.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthArmenia: 2.79% a year in 2023Azerbaijan: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArmenia: 1.71 births per woman in 2023Azerbaijan: 1.67 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArmenia: 65.9% in 2025Azerbaijan: 58.6% in 2025
- Median ageArmenia: 35.8 years in 2023Azerbaijan: 32.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArmenia: 13.2% in 2023Azerbaijan: 8% in 2023
- Net migration rateArmenia: 25.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Azerbaijan: -8.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArmenia: 6.09% of GDP in 2025Azerbaijan: 6.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArmenia: $1.65B in 2025Azerbaijan: $4.67B in 2025
- Military spending per personArmenia: $582 in 2025Azerbaijan: $476 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingArmenia: 19.9% of government spending in 2025Azerbaijan: 17.7% of government spending in 2025
- National powerArmenia: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Azerbaijan: 0.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArmenia: 3.25% of the labour force in 2020Azerbaijan: 1.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArmenia: 21 million TIV in 2025Azerbaijan: 463 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsArmenia: 4 million TIV in 2006Azerbaijan: 2 million TIV in 2023