Historical Overview of Military Personnel in Denmark (1990-2016)

Historical Overview of Military Personnel in Denmark (1990-2016)

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TGM StatBox. (2024). Historical Overview of Military Personnel in Denmark (1990-2016). TGM StatBox.
Chart Details
Data Source: Our World in Data
Timeframe: 1990-2016
Country: Denmark
Published date: 2024
Note: Military personnel data, according to Our World in Data, refers to the total number of individuals actively serving in a country's armed forces, including both regular and reserve forces.
Key Takeaways
Denmark's military personnel trends from 1990 to 2016 reflect broader shifts in its defense policy, with reductions in manpower balanced by an emphasis on modernization and global engagement. In 1990, Denmark maintained a force of 31,000, which decreased to 27,000 by 1993 as part of post-Cold War downsizing.

Personnel numbers fluctuated in the 2000s, reaching a low of 19,000 in 2011 before stabilizing at 17,000 by 2016. These adjustments align with Denmark's strategic pivot toward supporting international peacekeeping operations and reducing reliance on large standing forces, focusing instead on specialized and mobile units.

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