Azerbaijan vs Romania
Azerbaijan vs Romania: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 82,000 people in Azerbaijan and 128,000 people in Romania, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Romania, by 46,000 people, or 1.56 times that in Azerbaijan.
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What the numbers say
- Romania has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
- In 2020, Azerbaijan ranked 55 and Romania ranked 48 of 170 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Azerbaijan | Romania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 82,000 | 128,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 82,000 | 126,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 81,950 | 126,600 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 82,000 | 126,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 81,950 | 149,200 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 81,950 | 150,400 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 81,950 | 151,300 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 81,950 | 151,300 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 81,950 | 151,300 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 81,950 | 151,300 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 81,940 | 153,800 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 81,940 | 151,600 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 82,000 | 153,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 82,000 | 153,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 82,000 | 154,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 82,000 | 177,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 81,000 | 176,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 81,500 | 177,100 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 87,100 | 179,100 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 87,100 | 178,900 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 87,100 | 282,900 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 84,900 | 282,900 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 87,150 | 295,600 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 106,700 | 306,100 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 110,700 | 307,500 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 126,700 | 296,500 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 50,000 | 200,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 45,000 | 200,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 43,000 | 172,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | – | 201,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | – | 126,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | – | 207,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | – | 189,500 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | – | 236,000 | – |
| 1983 | – | 232,000 | – |
| 1982 | – | 213,000 | – |
| 1981 | – | 212,000 | – |
| 1980 | – | 211,000 | – |
| 1979 | – | 210,000 | – |
| 1978 | – | 209,000 | – |
| 1977 | – | 208,000 | – |
| 1976 | – | 220,000 | – |
| 1975 | – | 220,000 | – |
| 1974 | – | 218,000 | – |
| 1973 | – | 192,000 | – |
| 1972 | – | 218,000 | – |
| 1971 | – | 218,000 | – |
| 1970 | – | 211,000 | – |
| 1969 | – | 190,000 | – |
| 1968 | – | 190,000 | – |
| 1967 | – | 190,000 | – |
| 1966 | – | 212,000 | – |
| 1965 | – | 258,000 | – |
| 1964 | – | 250,000 | – |
| 1963 | – | 250,000 | – |
| 1962 | – | 304,000 | – |
| 1961 | – | 312,000 | – |
| 1960 | – | 227,000 | – |
| 1959 | – | 216,000 | – |
| 1958 | – | 205,000 | – |
| 1957 | – | 194,000 | – |
| 1956 | – | 233,000 | – |
| 1955 | – | 272,000 | – |
| 1954 | – | 272,000 | – |
| 1953 | – | 271,000 | – |
| 1952 | – | 270,000 | – |
| 1951 | – | 269,000 | – |
| 1950 | – | 218,000 | – |
| 1949 | – | 167,000 | – |
| 1948 | – | 166,000 | – |
| 1947 | – | 140,000 | – |
| 1946 | – | 114,000 | – |
| 1945 | – | 119,000 | – |
| 1944 | – | 975,000 | – |
| 1940 | – | 815,000 | – |
| 1939 | – | 148,000 | – |
| 1938 | – | 169,000 | – |
| 1937 | – | 177,000 | – |
| 1936 | – | 137,000 | – |
| 1935 | – | 142,000 | – |
| 1934 | – | 147,000 | – |
| 1933 | – | 147,000 | – |
| 1932 | – | 142,000 | – |
| 1931 | – | 180,000 | – |
| 1930 | – | 192,000 | – |
| 1929 | – | 191,000 | – |
| 1928 | – | 191,000 | – |
| 1927 | – | 155,000 | – |
| 1926 | – | 145,000 | – |
| 1925 | – | 144,000 | – |
| 1924 | – | 150,000 | – |
| 1923 | – | 203,000 | – |
| 1922 | – | 233,000 | – |
| 1921 | – | 253,000 | – |
| 1920 | – | 252,000 | – |
| 1919 | – | 292,000 | – |
| 1918 | – | 269,000 | – |
| 1917 | – | 247,000 | – |
| 1916 | – | 211,000 | – |
| 1915 | – | 189,000 | – |
| 1914 | – | 145,000 | – |
| 1913 | – | 109,000 | – |
| 1912 | – | 100,000 | – |
| 1911 | – | 97,000 | – |
| 1910 | – | 89,000 | – |
| 1909 | – | 104,000 | – |
| 1908 | – | 90,000 | – |
| 1907 | – | 69,000 | – |
| 1906 | – | 70,000 | – |
| 1905 | – | 66,000 | – |
| 1904 | – | 65,000 | – |
| 1903 | – | 66,000 | – |
| 1902 | – | 66,000 | – |
| 1901 | – | 53,000 | – |
| 1900 | – | 63,000 | – |
| 1899 | – | 67,000 | – |
| 1898 | – | 62,000 | – |
| 1897 | – | 60,000 | – |
| 1896 | – | 61,000 | – |
| 1895 | – | 47,000 | – |
| 1894 | – | 47,000 | – |
| 1893 | – | 51,000 | – |
| 1892 | – | 51,000 | – |
| 1891 | – | 40,000 | – |
| 1890 | – | 49,000 | – |
| 1889 | – | 41,000 | – |
| 1888 | – | 37,000 | – |
| 1887 | – | 36,000 | – |
| 1886 | – | 34,000 | – |
| 1885 | – | 34,000 | – |
| 1884 | – | 35,000 | – |
| 1883 | – | 36,000 | – |
| 1882 | – | 21,000 | – |
| 1881 | – | 21,000 | – |
| 1880 | – | 21,000 | – |
| 1879 | – | 17,000 | – |
| 1878 | – | 16,000 | – |
- 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
Azerbaijan vs Romania
Health
- Life expectancyAzerbaijan: 74.4 years in 2023Romania: 75.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAzerbaijan: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Romania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAzerbaijan: 15 per 1,000 live births in 2023Romania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAzerbaijan: 71.6% in 2022Romania: 82.1% in 2022
- DepressionAzerbaijan: 2.59% in 2017Romania: 2.36% in 2017
- Suicide rateAzerbaijan: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Romania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAzerbaijan: 10.3 million people in 2023Romania: 19.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthAzerbaijan: -0.26% a year in 2023Romania: -0.53% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAzerbaijan: 1.67 births per woman in 2023Romania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAzerbaijan: 58.6% in 2025Romania: 52.2% in 2025
- Median ageAzerbaijan: 32.6 years in 2023Romania: 42.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAzerbaijan: 8% in 2023Romania: 19.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateAzerbaijan: -8.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Romania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAzerbaijan: 6.47% of GDP in 2025Romania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAzerbaijan: $4.67B in 2025Romania: $8.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personAzerbaijan: $476 in 2025Romania: $513 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAzerbaijan: 17.7% of government spending in 2025Romania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025
- National powerAzerbaijan: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Romania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAzerbaijan: 1.58% of the labour force in 2020Romania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAzerbaijan: 463 million TIV in 2025Romania: 421 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAzerbaijan: 2 million TIV in 2023Romania: 132 million TIV in 2025