Public Sector · Ukraine
Yearly data from 1992 to 2020, from the World Bank.
Ukraine's armed forces personnel, total was 298,000 in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 38.72% from 214,825 in 2010 (3.33% a year on average, compounded).
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 298,000 | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | 256,000 | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | 214,825 | 2010 |
| Highest | 518,500 | 1995 |
| Lowest | 121,500 | 2013 |
| Average since 2011 | 250,620 | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | 430,000 | 1992 |
Over five years it is up 16.41% from 256,000 in 2015 (3.08% a year on average, compounded). Since 1992 it is down 30.7% from 430,000 in 1992 (1.3% a year on average, compounded).
In 2020, Ukraine's armed forces personnel, total fell 4.2% on 2019 (from 311,000 to 298,000).
Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2019), the average change was +0.8% and a typical year strayed about 21.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 67.9% in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 43.4% in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about 15,842 a year. A straight line explains 62% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
In 2020, Ukraine had the 24th highest value of the 170 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 298,000 | 2020 |
| World | 27.41 million | 2020 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 5.01 million | 2020 |
| Upper middle income | 9.92 million | 2020 |
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.
Limitations: Data excludes personnel not on active duty, therefore it underestimates the share of the labor force working for the defense establishment. The cooperation of governments of all countries listed in “The Military Balance” has been sought by IISS and, in many cases, received. However, some data in “The Military Balance” is estimated.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
| Year | Armed forces personnel, total |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 298,000 |
| 2019 | 311,000 |
| 2018 | 297,000 |
| 2017 | 297,000 |
| 2016 | 292,000 |
| 2015 | 256,000 |
| 2014 | 204,000 |
| 2013 | 121,500 |
| 2012 | 214,850 |
| 2011 | 214,850 |
| 2010 | 214,825 |
| 2009 | 214,825 |
| 2008 | 215,000 |
| 2007 | 215,000 |
| 2006 | 215,000 |
| 2005 | 273,000 |
| 2004 | 271,000 |
| 2003 | 403,000 |
| 2002 | 414,800 |
| 2001 | 419,800 |
| 2000 | 420,400 |
| 1999 | 428,000 |
| 1998 | 449,400 |
| 1997 | 453,400 |
| 1996 | 466,800 |
| 1995 | 518,500 |
| 1994 | 350,000 |
| 1993 | 380,000 |
| 1992 | 430,000 |
Every indicator for Ukraine is on the Ukraine data page.
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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