Armed forces personnel, total
Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.
ARMED_FORCES_PERSONNEL_TOTAL · raw · annual · people
Military personnel scale
Armed forces personnel, total
Military personnel scale
Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.
Data and evidence
Armed forces personnel, total
Angola
| Period | Value | Status | Provenance & calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 115,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92387 · revision 1
Value 115000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 115000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | 150,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92386 · revision 1
Value 150000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 150000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | 128,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92385 · revision 1
Value 128000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 128000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | 128,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92384 · revision 1
Value 128000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 128000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | 120,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92383 · revision 1
Value 120000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 120000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | 122,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92382 · revision 1
Value 122000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 122000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | 106,400 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92381 · revision 1
Value 106400.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 106400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | 125,500 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92380 · revision 1
Value 125500.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 125500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | 129,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92379 · revision 1
Value 129000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 129000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | 127,500 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92378 · revision 1
Value 127500.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 127500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | 117,500 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92377 · revision 1
Value 117500.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 117500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | 145,500 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92376 · revision 1
Value 145500.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 145500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | 110,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92375 · revision 1
Value 110000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 110000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | 130,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92374 · revision 1
Value 130000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 130000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | 118,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92373 · revision 1
Value 118000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 118000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | 118,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92372 · revision 1
Value 118000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 118000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | 110,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92371 · revision 1
Value 110000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 110000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | 117,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92370 · revision 1
Value 117000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 117000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | 117,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92369 · revision 1
Value 117000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 117000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | 117,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92368 · revision 1
Value 117000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 117000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | 117,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92367 · revision 1
Value 117000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 117000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | 117,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92366 · revision 1
Value 117000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 117000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | 117,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92365 · revision 1
Value 117000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 117000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | 117,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92364 · revision 1
Value 117000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 117000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | 117,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92363 · revision 1
Value 117000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 117000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | 117,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92362 · revision 1
Value 117000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 117000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | 117,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92361 · revision 1
Value 117000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 117000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | 117,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92360 · revision 1
Value 117000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 117000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | 117,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92359 · revision 1
Value 117000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 117000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | 117,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92358 · revision 1
Value 117000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 117000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | 117,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92357 · revision 1
Value 117000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 117000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92356 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92355 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92354 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92353 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #92352 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:45 · source revision unspecified |
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