Indonesia vs Iran

Indonesia vs Iran: Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel in 2020: 676,000 people in Indonesia and 650,000 people in Iran, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 26,000 people, or 1.04 times that in Iran.

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people · IISS

Indonesia vs Iran: Armed forces personnelArmed forces personnel in 2020: 676,000 people in Indonesia and 650,000 people in Iran, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 26,000 people, or 1.04 times that in Iran.
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What the numbers say

  • Indonesia has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Iran.
  • In 2020, Indonesia ranked 9 and Iran ranked 10 of 170 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.

Every year

people · IISS

YearIndonesiaIranWorld
2020676,000650,00027.4 million
2019676,000650,00027.7 million
2018675,500650,00027.7 million
2017676,000563,00027.4 million
2016675,500563,00027.5 million
2015675,500563,00027.4 million
2014676,500563,00027.3 million
2013676,500563,00027.2 million
2012676,500563,00028.2 million
2011676,500563,00028 million
2010582,000563,00028.1 million
2009582,000563,00027.9 million
2008582,000563,00027.5 million
2007582,000563,00027.3 million
2006582,000585,00027 million
2005582,000585,00028.5 million
2004582,000460,00027.1 million
2003497,000580,00028.2 million
2002492,000560,00028.3 million
2001492,000553,00028.2 million
2000492,000753,00029.4 million
1999499,000785,60029.6 million
1998499,000820,00029.9 million
1997484,000868,00029.9 million
1996485,200863,00030.2 million
1995460,500763,00030.2 million
1994280,000528,00023.2 million
1993271,000528,00023.7 million
1992283,000528,00024.5 million
1991278,000465,00022.7 million
1990283,000440,00023.9 million
1989285,000604,00024.3 million
1985278,100610,00022.2 million
1984281,000335,000–
1983269,000240,000–
1982280,000240,000–
1981265,000260,000–
1980250,000305,000–
1979250,000415,000–
1978250,000350,000–
1977260,000350,000–
1976257,000420,000–
1975260,000385,000–
1974270,000310,000–
1973310,000285,000–
1972356,000265,000–
1971358,000255,000–
1970358,000245,000–
1969358,000225,000–
1968348,000210,000–
1967347,000210,000–
1966346,000210,000–
1965351,000205,000–
1964376,000200,000–
1963375,000200,000–
1962375,000200,000–
1961375,000185,000–
1960316,000208,000–
1959299,000157,000–
1958282,000147,000–
1957265,000138,000–
1956248,000128,000–
1955199,000128,000–
1954149,000132,000–
1953100,000132,000–
1952200,000132,000–
1951400,000123,000–
1950600,000114,000–
1949200,000114,000–
1948–92,000–
1947–91,000–
1946–101,000–
1945–90,000–
1944–86,000–
1943–80,000–
1942–65,000–
1941–124,000–
1940–120,000–
1939–32,000–
1938–90,000–
1937–92,000–
1936–94,000–
1935–95,000–
1934–97,000–
1933–97,000–
1932–40,000–
1931–40,000–
1930–40,000–
1929–40,000–
1928–40,000–
1927–40,000–
1926–40,000–
1925–40,000–
1924–28,000–
1923–30,000–
1922–33,000–
1921–37,000–
1920–40,000–
1919–43,000–
1918–46,000–
1917–5,000–
1916–59,000–
1915–59,000–
1914–59,000–
1913–30,000–
1912–30,000–
1911–30,000–
1910–30,000–
1909–30,000–
1908–30,000–
1907–30,000–
1906–30,000–
1905–30,000–
1904–25,000–
1903–25,000–
1902–25,000–
1901–25,000–
1900–25,000–
1899–25,000–
1898–25,000–
1897–25,000–
1896–25,000–
1895–25,000–
1894–25,000–
1893–25,000–
1892–25,000–
1891–25,000–
1890–25,000–
1889–25,000–
1888–25,000–
1887–25,000–
1886–25,000–
1885–25,000–
1884–30,000–
1883–30,000–
1882–30,000–
1881–30,000–
1880–30,000–
1879–30,000–
1878–30,000–
1877–30,000–
1876–30,000–
1875–20,000–
1874–20,000–
1873–20,000–
1872–20,000–
1871–20,000–
1870–20,000–
1869–20,000–
1868–20,000–
1867–20,000–
1866–20,000–
1865–19,000–
1864–19,000–
1863–19,000–
1862–19,000–
1861–19,000–
1860–19,000–
1859–18,000–
1858–18,000–
1857–18,000–
1856–18,000–
1855–18,000–
  • 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.

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