Sweden 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.
  • Sweden military size for 2020 was 15,000.00, a 0% increase from 2019.
  • Sweden military size for 2019 was 15,000.00, a 0.99% decline from 2018.
  • Sweden military size for 2018 was 15,150.00, a 49.5% decline from 2017.
  • Sweden military size for 2017 was 30,000.00, a 1.8% 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
Norway 25,000.00
Kuwait 25,000.00
Belgium 24,000.00
Austria 23,000.00
Qatar 22,000.00
Uruguay 22,000.00
Finland 22,000.00
Switzerland 20,000.00
Croatia 20,000.00
Bahrain 19,000.00
Slovak Republic 18,000.00
Sweden 15,000.00
Denmark 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
Sweden Military Size - Historical Data
Year Number of People Annual % Change
2020 15,000.00 0.00%
2019 15,000.00 -0.99%
2018 15,150.00 -49.50%
2017 30,000.00 -1.80%
2016 30,550.00 0.00%
2015 30,550.00 0.00%
2014 30,550.00 89.75%
2013 16,100.00 0.00%
2012 16,100.00 -24.41%
2011 21,300.00 0.65%
2010 21,163.00 -3.23%
2009 21,870.00 24.26%
2008 17,600.00 0.00%
2007 17,600.00 -28.46%
2006 24,600.00 -13.99%
2005 28,600.00 3.62%
2004 27,600.00 -56.33%
2003 63,200.00 -9.06%
2002 69,500.00 0.00%
2001 69,500.00 -21.29%
2000 88,300.00 -0.45%
1999 88,700.00 0.00%
1998 88,700.00 -0.28%
1997 88,950.00 -9.42%
1996 98,200.00 -1.41%
1995 99,600.00 42.29%
1994 70,000.00 0.00%
1993 70,000.00 0.00%
1992 70,000.00 11.11%
1991 63,000.00 -3.08%
1990 65,000.00 4.84%
1989 62,000.00 -5.63%
1985 65,700.00 -5.63%