Netherlands 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.
  • Netherlands military size for 2020 was 41,000.00, a 0% increase from 2019.
  • Netherlands military size for 2019 was 41,000.00, a 0.99% decline from 2018.
  • Netherlands military size for 2018 was 41,410.00, a 1% increase from 2017.
  • Netherlands military size for 2017 was 41,000.00, a 0.75% decline 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
Netherlands Military Size - Historical Data
Year Number of People Annual % Change
2020 41,000.00 0.00%
2019 41,000.00 -0.99%
2018 41,410.00 1.00%
2017 41,000.00 -0.75%
2016 41,310.00 0.00%
2015 41,310.00 -1.41%
2014 41,900.00 -3.23%
2013 43,300.00 0.00%
2012 43,300.00 0.00%
2011 43,300.00 0.05%
2010 43,279.00 0.00%
2009 43,279.00 -7.92%
2008 47,000.00 14.63%
2007 41,000.00 -10.87%
2006 46,000.00 -23.33%
2005 60,000.00 13.21%
2004 53,000.00 -11.52%
2003 59,900.00 13.23%
2002 52,900.00 -4.86%
2001 55,600.00 -2.63%
2000 57,100.00 -4.83%
1999 60,000.00 -1.28%
1998 60,780.00 -0.03%
1997 60,800.00 -8.85%
1996 66,700.00 -14.49%
1995 78,000.00 1.30%
1994 77,000.00 -10.47%
1993 86,000.00 -4.44%
1992 90,000.00 -13.46%
1991 104,000.00 0.00%
1990 104,000.00 -1.89%
1989 106,000.00 0.47%
1985 105,500.00 0.47%