Romania vs Spain

Romania vs Spain: Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel in 2020: 128,000 people in Romania and 199,000 people in Spain, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Spain, by 71,000 people, or 1.55 times that in Romania.

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Romania vs Spain: Armed forces personnelArmed forces personnel in 2020: 128,000 people in Romania and 199,000 people in Spain, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Spain, by 71,000 people, or 1.55 times that in Romania.
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What the numbers say

  • Spain has been higher since 2001, when it overtook Romania.
  • In 2020, Romania ranked 48 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

YearRomaniaSpainWorld
2020128,000199,00027.4 million
2019126,000199,00027.7 million
2018126,600196,40027.7 million
2017126,000196,00027.4 million
2016149,200198,00027.5 million
2015150,400200,00027.4 million
2014151,300200,00027.3 million
2013151,300214,00027.2 million
2012151,300215,60028.2 million
2011151,300215,70028 million
2010153,800223,20028.1 million
2009151,600222,40027.9 million
2008153,000223,00027.5 million
2007153,000222,00027.3 million
2006154,000222,00027 million
2005177,000220,00028.5 million
2004176,000220,00027.1 million
2003177,100224,00028.2 million
2002179,100251,20028.3 million
2001178,900214,70028.2 million
2000282,900241,80029.4 million
1999282,900262,30029.6 million
1998295,600269,70029.9 million
1997306,100273,30029.9 million
1996307,500282,30030.2 million
1995296,500281,60030.2 million
1994200,000213,00023.2 million
1993200,000204,00023.7 million
1992172,000198,00024.5 million
1991201,000246,00022.7 million
1990126,000263,00023.9 million
1989207,000277,00024.3 million
1985189,500320,00022.2 million
1984236,000342,000–
1983232,000355,000–
1982213,000372,000–
1981212,000366,000–
1980211,000356,000–
1979210,000374,000–
1978209,000372,000–
1977208,000373,000–
1976220,000368,000–
1975220,000375,000–
1974218,000375,000–
1973192,000365,000–
1972218,000365,000–
1971218,000365,000–
1970211,000365,000–
1969190,000365,000–
1968190,000370,000–
1967190,000370,000–
1966212,000375,000–
1965258,000370,000–
1964250,000370,000–
1963250,000370,000–
1962304,000340,000–
1961312,000345,000–
1960227,000371,000–
1959216,000398,000–
1958205,000424,000–
1957194,000451,000–
1956233,000478,000–
1955272,000505,000–
1954272,000505,000–
1953271,000503,000–
1952270,000528,000–
1951269,000528,000–
1950218,000494,000–
1949167,000444,000–
1948166,000464,000–
1947140,000464,000–
1946114,000462,000–
1945119,000477,000–
1944975,000483,000–
1943–497,000–
1942–508,000–
1941–522,000–
1940815,000531,000–
1939148,000539,000–
1938169,000550,000–
1937177,000500,000–
1936137,000475,000–
1935142,000141,000–
1934147,000138,000–
1933147,000146,000–
1932142,000138,000–
1931180,000134,000–
1930192,000134,000–
1929191,000132,000–
1928191,000128,000–
1927155,000129,000–
1926145,000154,000–
1925144,000152,000–
1924150,000161,000–
1923203,000199,000–
1922233,000235,000–
1921253,000207,000–
1920252,000236,000–
1919292,000224,000–
1918269,000212,000–
1917247,000198,000–
1916211,000189,000–
1915189,000175,000–
1914145,000162,000–
1913109,000145,000–
1912100,000145,000–
191197,000147,000–
191089,000137,000–
1909104,000111,000–
190890,000111,000–
190769,000132,000–
190670,000113,000–
190566,000113,000–
190465,000112,000–
190366,000112,000–
190266,000112,000–
190153,000114,000–
190063,000111,000–
189967,000132,000–
189862,000153,000–
189760,000154,000–
189661,000149,000–
189547,000150,000–
189447,000136,000–
189351,000133,000–
189251,000131,000–
189140,000137,000–
189049,000139,000–
188941,000146,000–
188837,000149,000–
188736,000153,000–
188634,000153,000–
188534,000176,000–
188435,000150,000–
188336,000154,000–
188221,000157,000–
188121,000160,000–
188021,000159,000–
187917,000154,000–
187816,000150,000–
1877–104,000–
1876–104,000–
1875–111,000–
1874–103,000–
1873–100,000–
1872–97,000–
1871–97,000–
1870–124,000–
1869–102,000–
1868–98,000–
1867–109,000–
1866–107,000–
1865–124,000–
1864–118,000–
1863–109,000–
1862–117,000–
1861–123,000–
1860–125,000–
1859–124,000–
1858–123,000–
1857–120,000–
1856–104,000–
1855–92,000–
1854–103,000–
1853–105,000–
1852–110,000–
1851–114,000–
1850–117,000–
1849–118,000–
1848–120,000–
1847–121,000–
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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