Bulgaria vs Greece

Bulgaria vs Greece: Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel in 2020: 37,000 people in Bulgaria and 147,000 people in Greece, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Greece, by 110,000 people, or 3.97 times that in Bulgaria.

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people · IISS

Bulgaria vs Greece: Armed forces personnelArmed forces personnel in 2020: 37,000 people in Bulgaria and 147,000 people in Greece, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Greece, by 110,000 people, or 3.97 times that in Bulgaria.
BulgariaGreeceEstimates, Correlates of WarWorld

What the numbers say

  • Greece 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

YearBulgariaGreeceWorld
202037,000147,00027.4 million
201937,000147,00027.7 million
201836,950147,90027.7 million
201731,000146,00027.4 million
201631,300145,40027.5 million
201547,300147,00027.4 million
201447,300147,00027.3 million
201347,300149,00027.2 million
201247,300147,40028.2 million
201147,300148,40028 million
201065,320149,60028.1 million
200965,320142,90027.9 million
200875,000161,00027.5 million
200775,000161,00027.3 million
200675,000161,00027 million
200585,000168,00028.5 million
200485,000167,00027.1 million
200385,000181,60028.2 million
2002102,400181,60028.3 million
2001111,300163,20028.2 million
2000113,800163,20029.4 million
1999114,800169,60029.6 million
1998135,500172,50029.9 million
1997135,500166,30029.9 million
1996137,500198,80030.2 million
1995135,900201,80030.2 million
199480,000206,00023.2 million
199352,000213,00023.7 million
199299,000208,00024.5 million
1991107,000205,00022.7 million
1990129,000201,00023.9 million
1989150,000201,00024.3 million
1985148,500201,50022.2 million
1984189,000197,000–
1983189,000177,000–
1982188,000186,000–
1981188,000188,000–
1980188,000186,000–
1979187,000187,000–
1978187,000186,000–
1977186,000187,000–
1976177,000186,000–
1975175,000185,000–
1974174,000186,000–
1973177,000184,000–
1972189,000180,000–
1971189,000180,000–
1970175,000180,000–
1969175,000180,000–
1968175,000185,000–
1967176,000170,000–
1966176,000175,000–
1965178,000190,000–
1964178,000175,000–
1963183,000175,000–
1962135,000160,000–
1961132,000160,000–
1960118,000160,000–
1959143,000152,000–
1958167,000148,000–
1957192,000144,000–
1956191,000135,000–
1955213,000144,000–
1954213,000173,000–
1953187,000171,000–
1952190,000171,000–
1951200,000160,000–
1950209,000192,000–
1949183,000223,000–
1948157,000154,000–
1947131,000137,000–
1946106,000120,000–
194539,000117,000–
1944450,000––
1941–414,000–
1940163,000105,000–
193948,00098,000–
193820,00095,000–
193720,00090,000–
193620,00068,000–
193520,00063,000–
193420,00063,000–
193320,00062,000–
193220,00062,000–
193120,00062,000–
193020,00066,000–
192920,00069,000–
192820,00073,000–
192720,00076,000–
192620,00079,000–
192520,00081,000–
192420,00078,000–
192320,00079,000–
192220,00079,000–
192120,00072,000–
192020,00065,000–
191920,00058,000–
1918857,00051,000–
191738,00042,000–
1916800,00037,000–
191549,00033,000–
191452,00029,000–
1913592,000200,000–
191261,00027,000–
191161,00033,000–
191058,00030,000–
190960,00025,000–
190859,00025,000–
1907–25,000–
1906–26,000–
1905–29,000–
1904–28,000–
1903–23,000–
1902–22,000–
1901–22,000–
1900–25,000–
1899–25,000–
1898–25,000–
1897–25,000–
1896–25,000–
1895–26,000–
1894–25,000–
1893–25,000–
1892–31,000–
1891–32,000–
1890–25,000–
1889–29,000–
1888–25,000–
1887–27,000–
1886–28,000–
1885–28,000–
1884–28,000–
1883–28,000–
1882–32,000–
1881–84,000–
1880–10,000–
1879–13,000–
1878–13,000–
1877–25,000–
1876–12,000–
1875–14,000–
1874–11,000–
1873–11,000–
1872–11,000–
1871–11,000–
1870–14,000–
1869–16,000–
1868–16,000–
1867–15,000–
1866–13,000–
1865–13,000–
1864–12,000–
1863–12,000–
1862–8,000–
1861–8,000–
1860–10,000–
1859–10,000–
1858–10,000–
1857–9,000–
1856–9,000–
1855–9,000–
1854–10,000–
1853–10,000–
1852–8,000–
1851–9,000–
1850–9,000–
1849–9,000–
1848–10,000–
1847–8,000–
1846–6,000–
1845–7,000–
1844–7,000–
1843–8,000–
1842–8,000–
1841–8,000–
1840–9,000–
1839–12,000–
1838–12,000–
1837–11,000–
1836–9,000–
1835–12,000–
1834–11,000–
1833–9,000–
1832–8,000–
1831–5,000–
1830–5,000–
1829–5,000–
1828–5,000–
  • 12.3Estimates, Correlates of War

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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.

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