Cyprus 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.
  • Cyprus military size for 2020 was 13,000.00, a 18.75% decline from 2019.
  • Cyprus military size for 2019 was 16,000.00, a 0% increase from 2018.
  • Cyprus military size for 2018 was 16,000.00, a 0% increase from 2017.
  • Cyprus military size for 2017 was 16,000.00, a 1.59% 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
Croatia 20,000.00
Switzerland 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
Slovenia 7,000.00
Estonia 7,000.00
Trinidad and Tobago 5,000.00
Bahamas 2,000.00
Malta 2,000.00
Barbados 1,000.00
Luxembourg 1,000.00
Antigua and Barbuda 0.00
Iceland 0.00
Seychelles 0.00
Cyprus Military Size - Historical Data
Year Number of People Annual % Change
2020 13,000.00 -18.75%
2019 16,000.00 0.00%
2018 16,000.00 0.00%
2017 16,000.00 1.59%
2016 15,750.00 23.53%
2015 12,750.00 0.00%
2014 12,750.00 0.00%
2013 12,750.00 0.00%
2012 12,750.00 0.00%
2011 12,750.00 0.00%
2010 12,750.00 18.60%
2009 10,750.00 0.00%
2008 10,750.00 0.00%
2007 10,750.00 0.00%
2006 10,750.00 0.00%
2005 10,750.00 -2.27%
2004 11,000.00 8.91%
2003 10,100.00 0.00%
2002 10,100.00 -6.48%
2001 10,800.00 0.00%
2000 10,800.00 0.47%
1999 10,750.00 1.22%
1998 10,620.00 1.14%
1997 10,500.00 -25.00%
1996 14,000.00 0.00%
1995 14,000.00 40.00%
1992 10,000.00 0.00%
1991 10,000.00 0.00%
1990 10,000.00 -28.57%
1989 14,000.00 40.00%
1985 10,000.00 40.00%