Russia: Armed Forces personnel

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The Russian Armed Forces were measured at 1,454,000 personnel in 2020, having remained on that level for the past five years. The military personnel increased by nearly 16 percent in 2015 compared to the previous year. The military manpower of the country was significantly higher in the 1990s, having peaked at 1.9 million in 1992.

Number of armed forces personnel in Russia from 1992 to 2020 (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Number of personnel in thousands
2020	1,454
2019	1,454
2018	1,454
2017	1,454
2016	1,454
2015	1,490
2014	1,287
2013	1,260
2012	1,364
2011	1,364
2010	1,430
2009	1,495
2008	1,476
2007	1,476
2006	1,446
2005	1,452
2004	1,452
2003	1,369.7
2002	1,397.2
2001	1,386.2
2000	1,427.1
1999	1,482.1
1998	1,702
1997	1,823
1996	1,622
1995	1,800
1994	1,400
1993	1,500
1992	1,900

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Release date

September 2023

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

1992 to 2020

Supplementary notes

The source defines Armed forces personnel as follows: "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."

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