Poland vs United Arab Emirates: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 189,000 people in Poland and 63,000 people in United Arab Emirates, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Poland, by 126,000 people, or 3 times that in United Arab Emirates.
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Latest figures
people · IISS
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 189,000 2020 | 121,400 | 34 of 170 |
| United Arab Emirates | 63,000 2020 | 51,000 | 63 of 170 |
| World | 27.4 million 2020 | 28.1 million |
What the numbers say
- Poland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
- In 2020, Poland ranked 34 and United Arab Emirates ranked 63 of 170 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Poland | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 189,000 | 63,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 189,000 | 63,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 196,700 | 63,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 191,000 | 63,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 178,400 | 63,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 172,700 | 63,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 172,700 | 63,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 172,700 | 63,000 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 172,700 | 51,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 118,100 | 51,000 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 121,400 | 51,000 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 121,400 | 51,000 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 143,000 | 51,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 142,000 | 51,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 148,000 | 51,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 162,000 | 51,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 162,000 | 50,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 184,400 | 50,500 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 184,400 | 41,500 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 228,000 | 66,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 238,800 | 66,000 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 264,100 | 65,500 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 264,100 | 65,500 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 265,200 | 65,500 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 272,900 | 65,500 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 302,000 | 71,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 255,000 | 60,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 260,000 | 55,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 270,000 | 55,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 305,000 | 66,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 313,000 | 66,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 350,000 | 43,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 319,000 | 43,000 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 434,000 | 44,000 | – |
| 1983 | 426,000 | 44,000 | – |
| 1982 | 420,000 | 44,000 | – |
| 1981 | 414,000 | 44,000 | – |
| 1980 | 408,000 | 44,000 | – |
| 1979 | 399,000 | 25,000 | – |
| 1978 | 382,000 | 25,000 | – |
| 1977 | 370,000 | 25,000 | – |
| 1976 | 435,000 | 27,000 | – |
| 1975 | 435,000 | 21,000 | – |
| 1974 | 366,000 | 19,000 | – |
| 1973 | 328,000 | 11,000 | – |
| 1972 | 318,000 | 10,000 | – |
| 1971 | 315,000 | 2,000 | – |
| 1970 | 314,000 | – | – |
| 1969 | 312,000 | – | – |
| 1968 | 310,000 | – | – |
| 1967 | 305,000 | – | – |
| 1966 | 303,000 | – | – |
| 1965 | 302,000 | – | – |
| 1964 | 302,000 | – | – |
| 1963 | 303,000 | – | – |
| 1962 | 310,000 | – | – |
| 1961 | 305,000 | – | – |
| 1960 | 200,000 | – | – |
| 1959 | 200,000 | – | – |
| 1958 | 300,000 | – | – |
| 1957 | 300,000 | – | – |
| 1956 | 300,000 | – | – |
| 1955 | 300,000 | – | – |
| 1954 | 300,000 | – | – |
| 1953 | 450,000 | – | – |
| 1952 | 450,000 | – | – |
| 1951 | 400,000 | – | – |
| 1950 | 328,000 | – | – |
| 1949 | 255,000 | – | – |
| 1948 | 204,000 | – | – |
| 1947 | 168,000 | – | – |
| 1946 | 132,000 | – | – |
| 1945 | 197,000 | – | – |
| 1939 | 275,000 | – | – |
| 1938 | 308,000 | – | – |
| 1937 | 281,000 | – | – |
| 1936 | 272,000 | – | – |
| 1935 | 271,000 | – | – |
| 1934 | 272,000 | – | – |
| 1933 | 269,000 | – | – |
| 1932 | 269,000 | – | – |
| 1931 | 269,000 | – | – |
| 1930 | 263,000 | – | – |
| 1929 | 268,000 | – | – |
| 1928 | 268,000 | – | – |
| 1927 | 265,000 | – | – |
| 1926 | 293,000 | – | – |
| 1925 | 272,000 | – | – |
| 1924 | 278,000 | – | – |
| 1923 | 270,000 | – | – |
| 1922 | 252,000 | – | – |
| 1921 | 255,000 | – | – |
| 1920 | 962,000 | – | – |
| 1919 | 300,000 | – | – |
- 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.
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