Armed forces personnel, total in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Armed forces personnel, total was 1,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total in Luxembourg, 1985–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 1,000 for armed forces personnel, total in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total in Luxembourg peaked at 2,000 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 700, in 1985.
That places Luxembourg 163rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 850 | 700 | 1,000 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1,192 | 1,000 | 1,400 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,507 | 1,400 | 1,612 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,545 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 163 Barbados 1,000 compare
- 163 Cape Verde 1,000 compare
- 163 Equatorial Guinea 1,000 compare
- 163 Haiti 1,000 compare
- 163 Sao Tome and Principe 1,000 compare
More public sector data for Luxembourg
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 28.6% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 35.6% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 25.3% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 2.9% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 0.8% (2024)
- Interest payments 0.6% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 8.4% (1994)
- Interest payments 0.6% (2023)
- Other taxes 3.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total in Luxembourg?
- Armed forces personnel, total in Luxembourg was 1,000 in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 2,000 in 2017.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 700 in 1985.
- How does Luxembourg rank for armed forces personnel, total?
- Luxembourg ranks 163rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies, published as part of Armed forces personnel, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.