Total armed forces personnel reached 613 '000 in 2019 in South Korea, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. This is 0.822% more than in the previous year.
Historically, total armed forces personnel in South Korea reached an all time high of 750 '000 in 1991 and an all time low of 598 '000 in 1985.
South Korea has been ranked 11th within the group of 162 countries we follow in terms of total armed forces personnel.
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