Croatia vs Hungary
Croatia vs Hungary: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 20,000 people in Croatia and 46,000 people in Hungary, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Hungary, by 26,000 people, or 2.3 times that in Croatia.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Hungary has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Croatia.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Croatia | Hungary | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20,000 | 46,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 18,000 | 40,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 18,200 | 39,800 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 18,000 | 40,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 18,550 | 39,800 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 18,550 | 38,500 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 19,550 | 38,500 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 19,550 | 38,500 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 19,550 | 38,500 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 21,600 | 38,500 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 21,600 | 34,590 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 21,600 | 41,630 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 22,000 | 37,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 21,000 | 37,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 21,000 | 44,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 31,000 | 44,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 30,000 | 46,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 30,800 | 47,400 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 61,000 | 47,400 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 68,300 | 47,800 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 101,000 | 57,800 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 101,000 | 65,000 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 96,180 | 70,800 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 98,000 | 74,100 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 104,700 | 78,100 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 150,000 | 73,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 70,000 | 60,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 80,000 | 65,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 103,000 | 78,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | – | 87,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | – | 94,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | – | 109,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | – | 106,000 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | – | 118,000 | – |
| 1983 | – | 118,000 | – |
| 1982 | – | 119,000 | – |
| 1981 | – | 119,000 | – |
| 1980 | – | 120,000 | – |
| 1979 | – | 121,000 | – |
| 1978 | – | 122,000 | – |
| 1977 | – | 122,000 | – |
| 1976 | – | 118,000 | – |
| 1975 | – | 118,000 | – |
| 1974 | – | 125,000 | – |
| 1973 | – | 140,000 | – |
| 1972 | – | 146,000 | – |
| 1971 | – | 146,000 | – |
| 1970 | – | 146,000 | – |
| 1969 | – | 146,000 | – |
| 1968 | – | 146,000 | – |
| 1967 | – | 156,000 | – |
| 1966 | – | 156,000 | – |
| 1965 | – | 156,000 | – |
| 1964 | – | 156,000 | – |
| 1963 | – | 156,000 | – |
| 1962 | – | 120,000 | – |
| 1961 | – | 115,000 | – |
| 1960 | – | 80,000 | – |
| 1959 | – | 55,000 | – |
| 1958 | – | 30,000 | – |
| 1957 | – | 5,000 | – |
| 1956 | – | 215,000 | – |
| 1955 | – | 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 | – | 35,000 | – |
| 1937 | – | 35,000 | – |
| 1936 | – | 35,000 | – |
| 1935 | – | 35,000 | – |
| 1934 | – | 35,000 | – |
| 1933 | – | 35,000 | – |
| 1932 | – | 35,000 | – |
| 1931 | – | 35,000 | – |
| 1930 | – | 35,000 | – |
| 1929 | – | 35,000 | – |
| 1928 | – | 35,000 | – |
| 1927 | – | 35,000 | – |
| 1926 | – | 35,000 | – |
| 1925 | – | 35,000 | – |
| 1924 | – | 35,000 | – |
| 1923 | – | 35,000 | – |
| 1922 | – | 35,000 | – |
| 1921 | – | 35,000 | – |
| 1920 | – | 27,000 | – |
| 1919 | – | 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
Croatia vs Hungary
Health
- Life expectancyCroatia: 78.6 years in 2023Hungary: 77 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCroatia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Hungary: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCroatia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Hungary: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCroatia: 85.4% in 2007Hungary: 100% in 2022
- DepressionCroatia: 2.78% in 2017Hungary: 2.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateCroatia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Hungary: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCroatia: 3.9 million people in 2023Hungary: 9.69 million people in 2023
- Population growthCroatia: -0.34% a year in 2023Hungary: 0.07% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCroatia: 1.47 births per woman in 2023Hungary: 1.49 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCroatia: 57.8% in 2025Hungary: 70.7% in 2025
- Median ageCroatia: 44.8 years in 2023Hungary: 43.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCroatia: 22.8% in 2023Hungary: 20.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateCroatia: 2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Hungary: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCroatia: 2.02% of GDP in 2025Hungary: 2.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCroatia: $1.93B in 2025Hungary: $4.62B in 2025
- Military spending per personCroatia: $544 in 2025Hungary: $518 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCroatia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Hungary: 4.3% of government spending in 2025
- National powerCroatia: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Hungary: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCroatia: 1.17% of the labour force in 2020Hungary: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCroatia: 141 million TIV in 2025Hungary: 402 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCroatia: 53 million TIV in 2024Hungary: 11 million TIV in 2024