Morocco vs Spain

Morocco vs Spain: Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel in 2020: 246,000 people in Morocco and 199,000 people in Spain, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Morocco, by 47,000 people, or 1.24 times that in Spain.

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people · IISS

Morocco vs Spain: Armed forces personnelArmed forces personnel in 2020: 246,000 people in Morocco and 199,000 people in Spain, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Morocco, by 47,000 people, or 1.24 times that in Spain.
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What the numbers say

  • Morocco has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Spain.
  • In 2020, Morocco ranked 28 and Spain ranked 32 of 170 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.

Every year

people · IISS

YearMoroccoSpainWorld
2020246,000199,00027.4 million
2019246,000199,00027.7 million
2018245,800196,40027.7 million
2017246,000196,00027.4 million
2016245,800198,00027.5 million
2015245,800200,00027.4 million
2014245,800200,00027.3 million
2013245,800214,00027.2 million
2012245,800215,60028.2 million
2011245,800215,70028 million
2010245,800223,20028.1 million
2009245,800222,40027.9 million
2008246,000223,00027.5 million
2007246,000222,00027.3 million
2006246,000222,00027 million
2005251,000220,00028.5 million
2004250,000220,00027.1 million
2003246,300224,00028.2 million
2002246,300251,20028.3 million
2001246,500214,70028.2 million
2000240,500241,80029.4 million
1999238,300262,30029.6 million
1998238,300269,70029.9 million
1997238,300273,30029.9 million
1996236,000282,30030.2 million
1995237,500281,60030.2 million
1994195,000213,00023.2 million
1993195,000204,00023.7 million
1992195,000198,00024.5 million
1991195,000246,00022.7 million
1990195,000263,00023.9 million
1989195,000277,00024.3 million
1985149,000320,00022.2 million
1984149,000342,000–
1983135,000355,000–
1982125,000372,000–
1981120,000366,000–
1980117,000356,000–
197998,000374,000–
197885,000372,000–
197785,000373,000–
197690,000368,000–
197575,000375,000–
197465,000375,000–
197365,000365,000–
197265,000365,000–
197165,000365,000–
197065,000365,000–
196970,000365,000–
196870,000370,000–
196765,000370,000–
196665,000375,000–
196550,000370,000–
196445,000370,000–
196340,000370,000–
196245,000340,000–
196140,000345,000–
196027,000371,000–
195927,000398,000–
195827,000424,000–
195724,000451,000–
195620,000478,000–
1955–505,000–
1954–505,000–
1953–503,000–
1952–528,000–
1951–528,000–
1950–494,000–
1949–444,000–
1948–464,000–
1947–464,000–
1946–462,000–
1945–477,000–
1944–483,000–
1943–497,000–
1942–508,000–
1941–522,000–
1940–531,000–
1939–539,000–
1938–550,000–
1937–500,000–
1936–475,000–
1935–141,000–
1934–138,000–
1933–146,000–
1932–138,000–
1931–134,000–
1930–134,000–
1929–132,000–
1928–128,000–
1927–129,000–
1926–154,000–
1925–152,000–
1924–161,000–
1923–199,000–
1922–235,000–
1921–207,000–
1920–236,000–
1919–224,000–
1918–212,000–
1917–198,000–
1916–189,000–
1915–175,000–
1914–162,000–
1913–145,000–
1912–145,000–
19116,000147,000–
19106,000137,000–
19096,000111,000–
19086,000111,000–
19076,000132,000–
19066,000113,000–
190510,000113,000–
190410,000112,000–
190310,000112,000–
190210,000112,000–
190110,000114,000–
190010,000111,000–
189910,000132,000–
189810,000153,000–
189710,000154,000–
189610,000149,000–
189510,000150,000–
189410,000136,000–
189310,000133,000–
189210,000131,000–
189110,000137,000–
189010,000139,000–
188910,000146,000–
188810,000149,000–
188710,000153,000–
188610,000153,000–
188510,000176,000–
188410,000150,000–
18839,000154,000–
18829,000157,000–
18819,000160,000–
18809,000159,000–
18799,000154,000–
18789,000150,000–
18779,000104,000–
18769,000104,000–
18759,000111,000–
18749,000103,000–
18739,000100,000–
187210,00097,000–
187110,00097,000–
187010,000124,000–
186910,000102,000–
186810,00098,000–
186710,000109,000–
186610,000107,000–
186510,000124,000–
186410,000118,000–
186310,000109,000–
186210,000117,000–
186110,000123,000–
186010,000125,000–
185910,000124,000–
185810,000123,000–
185710,000120,000–
185610,000104,000–
185510,00092,000–
185410,000103,000–
185310,000105,000–
185210,000110,000–
185110,000114,000–
185010,000117,000–
184910,000118,000–
184810,000120,000–
184710,000121,000–
1846–121,000–
1845–113,000–
1844–107,000–
1843–100,000–
1842–92,000–
1841–86,000–
1840–79,000–
1839–79,000–
1838–84,000–
1837–89,000–
1836–95,000–
1835–101,000–
1834–110,000–
1833–60,000–
1832–89,000–
1831–130,000–
1830–83,000–
1829–87,000–
1828–91,000–
1827–92,000–
1826–92,000–
1825–93,000–
1824–93,000–
1823–114,000–
1822–158,000–
1821–165,000–
1820–146,000–
1819–127,000–
1818–126,000–
1817–126,000–
1816–125,000–
  • 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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