Starting from January 1, 2023, the Russian Armed Forces were to count nearly 2.04 million personnel. Of them, around 56 percent would have to be in active duty. The size of the Russian Army was increased by 137 thousand personnel by a presidential decree in August 2022.
Number of Russian Armed Forces personnel from 2018 to 2023
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Statistics on Armed Forces of Russia
Overview
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Personnel
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Inventory
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Public attitude
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Government of Russia. (August 25, 2022). Number of Russian Armed Forces personnel from 2018 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334454/russian-armed-forces-personnel/
Government of Russia. "Number of Russian Armed Forces personnel from 2018 to 2023." Chart. August 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334454/russian-armed-forces-personnel/
Government of Russia. (2022). Number of Russian Armed Forces personnel from 2018 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334454/russian-armed-forces-personnel/
Government of Russia. "Number of Russian Armed Forces Personnel from 2018 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334454/russian-armed-forces-personnel/
Government of Russia, Number of Russian Armed Forces personnel from 2018 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334454/russian-armed-forces-personnel/ (last visited February 01, 2023)
Number of Russian Armed Forces personnel from 2018 to 2023 [Graph], Government of Russia, August 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334454/russian-armed-forces-personnel/