Total armed forces personnel reached 184 '000 in 2019 in Germany, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. This is 1.43% more than in the previous year.
Historically, total armed forces personnel in Germany reached an all time high of 545 '000 in 1990 and an all time low of 177 '000 in 2015.
Germany has been ranked 37th within the group of 162 countries we follow in terms of total armed forces personnel.
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