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

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

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TGM StatBox. (2024). Historical Overview of Military Personnel in Spain (1990-2016). TGM StatBox.
Chart Details
Data Source: Our World in Data
Timeframe: 1990-2016
Country: Spain
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
Spain’s military personnel declined significantly from 263,000 in 1990 to 122,000 by 2016, reflecting broader European trends of defense modernization and downsizing. The steepest drop occurred in the 1990s, as Spain professionalized its military and ended conscription.

Notable fluctuations, such as the rise to 222,000 in 2009, were tied to temporary operational demands. By 2016, Spain's military size aligned with a strategy of maintaining a lean, efficient force focused on international cooperation and crisis response.

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