Germany vs Ukraine
Germany vs Ukraine: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 183,000 people in Germany and 298,000 people in Ukraine, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 115,000 people, or 1.63 times that in Germany.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Ukraine has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Germany.
- In 2020, Germany ranked 35 and Ukraine ranked 24 of 170 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Germany | Ukraine | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 183,000 | 298,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 184,000 | 311,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 181,400 | 297,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 180,000 | 297,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 179,100 | 292,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 177,300 | 256,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 178,600 | 204,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 181,600 | 121,500 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 186,500 | 214,900 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 196,000 | 214,900 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 251,500 | 214,800 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 251,500 | 214,800 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 244,000 | 215,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 244,000 | 215,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 246,000 | 215,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 285,000 | 273,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 284,000 | 271,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 284,500 | 403,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 296,000 | 414,800 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 308,400 | 419,800 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 221,100 | 420,400 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 331,000 | 428,000 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 333,500 | 449,400 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 347,100 | 453,400 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 383,500 | 466,800 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 365,000 | 518,500 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 362,000 | 350,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 398,000 | 380,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 442,000 | 430,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 457,000 | – | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 545,000 | – | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 503,000 | – | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 478,000 | – | 22.2 million |
| 1945 | 5.3 million | – | – |
| 1944 | 6.13 million | – | – |
| 1943 | 6.96 million | – | – |
| 1942 | 7.03 million | – | – |
| 1941 | 7.1 million | – | – |
| 1940 | 3.3 million | – | – |
| 1939 | 2.75 million | – | – |
| 1938 | 782,000 | – | – |
| 1937 | 603,000 | – | – |
| 1936 | 596,000 | – | – |
| 1935 | 461,000 | – | – |
| 1934 | 315,000 | – | – |
| 1933 | 118,000 | – | – |
| 1932 | 114,000 | – | – |
| 1931 | 114,000 | – | – |
| 1930 | 114,000 | – | – |
| 1929 | 114,000 | – | – |
| 1928 | 114,000 | – | – |
| 1927 | 114,000 | – | – |
| 1926 | 114,000 | – | – |
| 1925 | 114,000 | – | – |
| 1924 | 114,000 | – | – |
| 1923 | 114,000 | – | – |
| 1922 | 114,000 | – | – |
| 1921 | 114,000 | – | – |
| 1920 | 114,000 | – | – |
| 1919 | 114,000 | – | – |
| 1918 | 8 million | – | – |
| 1917 | 5.38 million | – | – |
| 1916 | 4.58 million | – | – |
| 1915 | 3.82 million | – | – |
| 1914 | 862,000 | – | – |
| 1913 | 859,000 | – | – |
| 1912 | 716,000 | – | – |
| 1911 | 677,000 | – | – |
| 1910 | 673,000 | – | – |
| 1909 | 667,000 | – | – |
| 1908 | 663,000 | – | – |
| 1907 | 658,000 | – | – |
| 1906 | 653,000 | – | – |
| 1905 | 648,000 | – | – |
| 1904 | 642,000 | – | – |
| 1903 | 636,000 | – | – |
| 1902 | 638,000 | – | – |
| 1901 | 630,000 | – | – |
| 1900 | 624,000 | – | – |
| 1899 | 619,000 | – | – |
| 1898 | 606,000 | – | – |
| 1897 | 604,000 | – | – |
| 1896 | 602,000 | – | – |
| 1895 | 602,000 | – | – |
| 1894 | 601,000 | – | – |
| 1893 | 601,000 | – | – |
| 1892 | 526,000 | – | – |
| 1891 | 524,000 | – | – |
| 1890 | 505,000 | – | – |
| 1889 | 504,000 | – | – |
| 1888 | 504,000 | – | – |
| 1887 | 503,000 | – | – |
| 1886 | 460,000 | – | – |
| 1885 | 459,000 | – | – |
| 1884 | 457,000 | – | – |
| 1883 | 457,000 | – | – |
| 1882 | 455,000 | – | – |
| 1881 | 456,000 | – | – |
| 1880 | 430,000 | – | – |
| 1879 | 430,000 | – | – |
| 1878 | 429,000 | – | – |
| 1877 | 429,000 | – | – |
| 1876 | 429,000 | – | – |
| 1875 | 428,000 | – | – |
| 1874 | 429,000 | – | – |
| 1873 | 426,000 | – | – |
| 1872 | 427,000 | – | – |
- 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
Germany vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGermany: 99.9% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateGermany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGermany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageGermany: 45.2 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGermany: 22.8% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGermany: $107B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personGermany: $1,346 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- National powerGermany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGermany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGermany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025