Moldova vs Romania

Moldova vs Romania: Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel in 2020: 6,000 people in Moldova and 128,000 people in Romania, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Romania, by 122,000 people, or 21 times that in Moldova.

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people · IISS

Moldova vs Romania: Armed forces personnelArmed forces personnel in 2020: 6,000 people in Moldova and 128,000 people in Romania, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Romania, by 122,000 people, or 21 times that in Moldova.
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What the numbers say

  • Romania has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
  • The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.

Every year

people · IISS

YearMoldovaRomaniaWorld
20206,000128,00027.4 million
20196,000126,00027.7 million
20186,150126,60027.7 million
20177,000126,00027.4 million
20167,550149,20027.5 million
20157,550150,40027.4 million
20147,750151,30027.3 million
20137,750151,30027.2 million
20127,750151,30028.2 million
20117,750151,30028 million
20107,733153,80028.1 million
20097,733151,60027.9 million
20088,000153,00027.5 million
20079,000153,00027.3 million
20068,000154,00027 million
200510,000177,00028.5 million
20049,000176,00027.1 million
200310,300177,10028.2 million
200210,600179,10028.3 million
200111,600178,90028.2 million
200012,900282,90029.4 million
199914,050282,90029.6 million
199814,450295,60029.9 million
199714,430306,10029.9 million
199615,300307,50030.2 million
199515,300296,50030.2 million
199411,000200,00023.2 million
199313,000200,00023.7 million
19929,000172,00024.5 million
1991–201,00022.7 million
1990–126,00023.9 million
1989–207,00024.3 million
1985–189,50022.2 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

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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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