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

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

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Data Source: Our World in Data
Timeframe: 1990-2016
Country: France
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
France's military personnel underwent a steady decline from 554,000 in 1990 to 209,000 in 2016, reflecting structural changes in its defense strategy. The end of the Cold War and reduced military tensions in Europe initiated a gradual drawdown, dropping to 294,000 by 2000. A pivotal factor was the suspension of conscription in 1996, transitioning to a professional military force.

In 2009, personnel temporarily increased to 353,000 due to restructuring under the White Paper on Defense and Security, but reductions resumed shortly after. By 2016, the military stabilized at lower levels, emphasizing modernization and strategic deployments rather than large standing forces.

Find out more through related statistics on France’s population growth, military personnel proportion in France, France’s population figures.

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