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.
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people · IISS
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 47,000 2020 | 55,530 | 71 of 170 |
| Azerbaijan | 82,000 2020 | 81,940 | 55 of 170 |
| World | 27.4 million 2020 | 28.1 million |
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.
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