Denmark

Armed forces personnel in Denmark

Armed forces personnel in Denmark: 29,600 people in 1985 and 15,000 people in 2020, by IISS estimates.

Latest, 2020
15,000 people
Since 1985
−14,600 people
World, 2020
27.4 million people
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people · IISS

Armed forces personnel in DenmarkArmed forces personnel in Denmark: 29,600 people in 1985 and 15,000 people in 2020, by IISS estimates. The highest was 33,100 people in 1995, the lowest 14,500 people in 2018.
Estimates, IISSEstimates, Correlates of WarWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 33,100 people in 1995, the lowest 14,500 people in 2018.
  • Older estimates from Correlates of War reach back to 1816: 32,000 people.

Every year

people · IISS

YearDenmarkWorld
202015,00027.4 million
201915,00027.7 million
201814,50027.7 million
201715,00027.4 million
201616,10027.5 million
201516,60027.4 million
201417,20027.3 million
201317,20027.2 million
201217,20028.2 million
201116,45028 million
201018,63028.1 million
200918,71027.9 million
200830,00027.5 million
200730,00027.3 million
200630,00027 million
200521,00028.5 million
200421,00027.1 million
200322,80028.2 million
200222,70028.3 million
200121,40028.2 million
200021,80029.4 million
199927,00029.6 million
199832,10029.9 million
199732,90029.9 million
199632,90030.2 million
199533,10030.2 million
199428,00023.2 million
199327,00023.7 million
199228,00024.5 million
199130,00022.7 million
199031,00023.9 million
198931,00024.3 million
198529,60022.2 million
198431,000–
198330,000–
198232,000–
198133,000–
198033,000–
197933,000–
197833,000–
197732,000–
197631,000–
197534,000–
197435,000–
197339,000–
197245,000–
197145,000–
197045,000–
196945,000–
196845,000–
196750,000–
196650,000–
196550,000–
196445,000–
196345,000–
196247,000–
196145,000–
196032,000–
195932,000–
195832,000–
195735,000–
195635,000–
195525,000–
195425,000–
195325,000–
195225,000–
195125,000–
195018,000–
194916,000–
194814,000–
194714,000–
194614,000–
194513,000–
194013,000–
193912,000–
193811,000–
193712,000–
193612,000–
193510,000–
193410,000–
193311,000–
193211,000–
193111,000–
193011,000–
192912,000–
192814,000–
192713,000–
192614,000–
192514,000–
192414,000–
192313,000–
192213,000–
192115,000–
192016,000–
191916,000–
191816,000–
191716,000–
191616,000–
191515,000–
191415,000–
191315,000–
191215,000–
191115,000–
191015,000–
190915,000–
190812,000–
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190011,000–
189912,000–
189812,000–
189716,000–
189612,000–
189512,000–
189415,000–
189315,000–
189215,000–
189117,000–
189018,000–
188918,000–
188817,000–
188714,000–
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18858,000–
18846,000–
18836,000–
18826,000–
18816,000–
18806,000–
18796,000–
187811,000–
187716,000–
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187516,000–
187439,000–
187339,000–
187239,000–
187138,000–
187039,000–
186939,000–
186851,000–
186746,000–
186643,000–
186538,000–
186432,000–
186325,000–
186225,000–
186125,000–
186025,000–
185925,000–
185825,000–
185725,000–
185625,000–
185525,000–
185426,000–
185326,000–
185226,000–
185126,000–
185026,000–
184941,000–
184827,000–
184727,000–
184627,000–
184526,000–
184424,000–
184323,000–
184231,000–
184138,000–
184045,000–
183935,000–
183837,000–
183739,000–
183641,000–
183541,000–
183433,000–
183341,000–
183241,000–
183141,000–
183041,000–
182941,000–
182841,000–
182741,000–
182641,000–
182541,000–
182441,000–
182330,000–
182228,000–
182126,000–
182028,000–
181929,000–
181830,000–
181731,000–
181632,000–
  • 12.3Estimates, Correlates of War

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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