Austria vs Hungary
Austria vs Hungary: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 23,000 people in Austria and 46,000 people in Hungary, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Hungary, by 23,000 people, or 2 times that in Austria.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Hungary has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Austria | Hungary | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 23,000 | 46,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 22,000 | 40,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 22,850 | 39,800 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 21,000 | 40,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 22,400 | 39,800 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 21,350 | 38,500 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 22,500 | 38,500 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 22,500 | 38,500 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 22,800 | 38,500 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 23,250 | 38,500 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 25,760 | 34,590 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 25,900 | 41,630 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 35,000 | 37,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 35,000 | 37,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 40,000 | 44,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 40,000 | 44,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 39,000 | 46,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 34,600 | 47,400 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 34,600 | 47,400 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 34,600 | 47,800 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 40,500 | 57,800 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 40,500 | 65,000 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 45,500 | 70,800 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 45,500 | 74,100 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 55,800 | 78,100 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 55,800 | 73,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 45,000 | 60,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 45,000 | 65,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 44,000 | 78,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 44,000 | 87,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 43,000 | 94,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 48,000 | 109,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 54,700 | 106,000 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 40,000 | 118,000 | – |
| 1983 | 50,000 | 118,000 | – |
| 1982 | 40,000 | 119,000 | – |
| 1981 | 40,000 | 119,000 | – |
| 1980 | 40,000 | 120,000 | – |
| 1979 | 40,000 | 121,000 | – |
| 1978 | 40,000 | 122,000 | – |
| 1977 | 37,000 | 122,000 | – |
| 1976 | 40,000 | 118,000 | – |
| 1975 | 50,000 | 118,000 | – |
| 1974 | 60,000 | 125,000 | – |
| 1973 | 60,000 | 140,000 | – |
| 1972 | 60,000 | 146,000 | – |
| 1971 | 60,000 | 146,000 | – |
| 1970 | 55,000 | 146,000 | – |
| 1969 | 55,000 | 146,000 | – |
| 1968 | 55,000 | 146,000 | – |
| 1967 | 60,000 | 156,000 | – |
| 1966 | 55,000 | 156,000 | – |
| 1965 | 55,000 | 156,000 | – |
| 1964 | 55,000 | 156,000 | – |
| 1963 | 75,000 | 156,000 | – |
| 1962 | 38,000 | 120,000 | – |
| 1961 | 38,000 | 115,000 | – |
| 1960 | 35,000 | 80,000 | – |
| 1959 | 31,000 | 55,000 | – |
| 1958 | 27,000 | 30,000 | – |
| 1957 | 23,000 | 5,000 | – |
| 1956 | 19,000 | 215,000 | – |
| 1955 | 15,000 | 204,000 | – |
| 1954 | – | 193,000 | – |
| 1953 | – | 181,000 | – |
| 1952 | – | 170,000 | – |
| 1951 | – | 155,000 | – |
| 1950 | – | 105,000 | – |
| 1949 | – | 55,000 | – |
| 1948 | – | 35,000 | – |
| 1947 | – | 15,000 | – |
| 1946 | – | 18,000 | – |
| 1942 | – | 350,000 | – |
| 1939 | – | 33,000 | – |
| 1938 | 58,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1937 | 42,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1936 | 26,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1935 | 25,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1934 | 21,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1933 | 21,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1932 | 21,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1931 | 21,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1930 | 21,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1929 | 21,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1928 | 20,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1927 | 20,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1926 | 22,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1925 | 30,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1924 | 30,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1923 | 29,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1922 | 29,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1921 | 29,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1920 | 29,000 | 27,000 | – |
| 1919 | 29,000 | 27,000 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Correlates of War
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.
- Before 1985: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- 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
Austria vs Hungary
Health
- Life expectancyAustria: 82 years in 2023Hungary: 77 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustria: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Hungary: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustria: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Hungary: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAustria: 98.9% in 2022Hungary: 100% in 2022
- DepressionAustria: 3.26% in 2017Hungary: 2.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustria: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Hungary: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustria: 9.13 million people in 2023Hungary: 9.69 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustria: -0.12% a year in 2023Hungary: 0.07% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustria: 1.32 births per woman in 2023Hungary: 1.49 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustria: 69.7% in 2025Hungary: 70.7% in 2025
- Median ageAustria: 43.1 years in 2023Hungary: 43.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustria: 20.2% in 2023Hungary: 20.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustria: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Hungary: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustria: 1.1% of GDP in 2025Hungary: 2.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustria: $5.88B in 2025Hungary: $4.62B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustria: $697 in 2025Hungary: $518 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustria: 2% of government spending in 2025Hungary: 4.3% of government spending in 2025
- National powerAustria: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Hungary: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustria: 0.5% of the labour force in 2020Hungary: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustria: 29 million TIV in 2025Hungary: 402 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustria: 1 million TIV in 2025Hungary: 11 million TIV in 2024