Switzerland Military Size 1985-2024

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.
  • Switzerland military size for 2020 was 20,000.00, a 0% increase from 2019.
  • Switzerland military size for 2019 was 20,000.00, a 6.76% decline from 2018.
  • Switzerland military size for 2018 was 21,450.00, a 2.14% increase from 2017.
  • Switzerland military size for 2017 was 21,000.00, a 0.24% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Number of People
United States 1,395,000.00
South Korea 569,000.00
Italy 338,000.00
France 304,000.00
Saudi Arabia 282,000.00
Japan 261,000.00
Spain 199,000.00
Poland 189,000.00
Germany 183,000.00
Israel 178,000.00
United Kingdom 153,000.00
Greece 147,000.00
Chile 114,000.00
Argentina 103,000.00
Canada 72,000.00
UAE 63,000.00
Australia 60,000.00
Singapore 59,000.00
Portugal 52,000.00
Oman 47,000.00
Hungary 46,000.00
Netherlands 41,000.00
Lithuania 37,000.00
Panama 28,000.00
Czech Republic 27,000.00
Kuwait 25,000.00
Norway 25,000.00
Belgium 24,000.00
Austria 23,000.00
Finland 22,000.00
Qatar 22,000.00
Uruguay 22,000.00
Switzerland 20,000.00
Croatia 20,000.00
Bahrain 19,000.00
Slovak Republic 18,000.00
Denmark 15,000.00
Sweden 15,000.00
Cyprus 13,000.00
New Zealand 10,000.00
Latvia 9,000.00
Ireland 9,000.00
Brunei 8,000.00
Estonia 7,000.00
Slovenia 7,000.00
Trinidad and Tobago 5,000.00
Malta 2,000.00
Bahamas 2,000.00
Luxembourg 1,000.00
Barbados 1,000.00
Antigua and Barbuda 0.00
Iceland 0.00
Seychelles 0.00
Switzerland Military Size - Historical Data
Year Number of People Annual % Change
2020 20,000.00 0.00%
2019 20,000.00 -6.76%
2018 21,450.00 2.14%
2017 21,000.00 0.24%
2016 20,950.00 0.00%
2015 20,950.00 0.72%
2014 20,800.00 -2.12%
2013 21,250.00 -6.18%
2012 22,650.00 -1.95%
2011 23,100.00 -8.65%
2010 25,287.00 -1.30%
2009 25,620.00 11.39%
2008 23,000.00 0.00%
2007 23,000.00 0.00%
2006 23,000.00 -78.90%
2005 109,000.00 2625.00%
2004 4,000.00 -85.45%
2003 27,500.00 -0.36%
2002 27,600.00 2.99%
2001 26,800.00 -3.25%
2000 27,700.00 0.00%
1999 27,700.00 5.32%
1998 26,300.00 0.15%
1997 26,260.00 -3.81%
1996 27,300.00 -13.06%
1995 31,400.00 -19.49%
1994 39,000.00 11.43%
1993 35,000.00 12.90%
1992 31,000.00 40.91%
1991 22,000.00 0.00%
1990 22,000.00 29.41%
1989 17,000.00 -15.00%
1985 20,000.00 -15.00%