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
United Arab Emirates
| Period | Value | Status | Provenance & calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99515 · revision 1
Value 66000.0000000000 · 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: 66000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | 66,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99514 · revision 1
Value 66000.0000000000 · 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: 66000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | 55,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99513 · revision 1
Value 55000.0000000000 · 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: 55000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | 55,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99512 · revision 1
Value 55000.0000000000 · 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: 55000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | 60,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99511 · revision 1
Value 60000.0000000000 · 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: 60000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | 71,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99510 · revision 1
Value 71000.0000000000 · 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: 71000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | 65,500 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99509 · revision 1
Value 65500.0000000000 · 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: 65500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | 65,500 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99508 · revision 1
Value 65500.0000000000 · 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: 65500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | 65,500 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99507 · revision 1
Value 65500.0000000000 · 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: 65500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | 65,500 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99506 · revision 1
Value 65500.0000000000 · 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: 65500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | 66,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99505 · revision 1
Value 66000.0000000000 · 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: 66000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | 66,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99504 · revision 1
Value 66000.0000000000 · 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: 66000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | 41,500 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99503 · revision 1
Value 41500.0000000000 · 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: 41500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | 50,500 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99502 · revision 1
Value 50500.0000000000 · 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: 50500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | 50,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99501 · revision 1
Value 50000.0000000000 · 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: 50000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | 51,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99500 · revision 1
Value 51000.0000000000 · 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: 51000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | 51,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99499 · revision 1
Value 51000.0000000000 · 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: 51000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | 51,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99498 · revision 1
Value 51000.0000000000 · 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: 51000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | 51,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99497 · revision 1
Value 51000.0000000000 · 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: 51000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | 51,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99496 · revision 1
Value 51000.0000000000 · 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: 51000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | 51,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99495 · revision 1
Value 51000.0000000000 · 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: 51000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | 51,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99494 · revision 1
Value 51000.0000000000 · 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: 51000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | 51,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99493 · revision 1
Value 51000.0000000000 · 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: 51000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | 63,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99492 · revision 1
Value 63000.0000000000 · 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: 63000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | 63,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99491 · revision 1
Value 63000.0000000000 · 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: 63000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | 63,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99490 · revision 1
Value 63000.0000000000 · 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: 63000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | 63,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99489 · revision 1
Value 63000.0000000000 · 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: 63000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | 63,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99488 · revision 1
Value 63000.0000000000 · 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: 63000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | 63,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99487 · revision 1
Value 63000.0000000000 · 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: 63000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | 63,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99486 · revision 1
Value 63000.0000000000 · 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: 63000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | 63,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99485 · revision 1
Value 63000.0000000000 · 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: 63000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99484 · 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 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99483 · 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 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99482 · 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 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99481 · 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 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99480 · 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 04:48:16 · source revision unspecified |
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