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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.

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Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

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Armed forces personnel, total

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Values and evidence for Belarus. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93071 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
1991	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93070 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
1992	102,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93069 · revision 1 Value 102000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 102000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
1993	115,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93068 · revision 1 Value 115000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 115000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
1994	65,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93067 · revision 1 Value 65000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 65000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
1995	106,400 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93066 · revision 1 Value 106400.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 106400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
1996	93,500 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93065 · revision 1 Value 93500.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 93500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
1997	89,800 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93064 · revision 1 Value 89800.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 89800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
1998	91,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93063 · revision 1 Value 91000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 91000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
1999	103,900 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93062 · revision 1 Value 103900.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 103900.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
2000	91,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93061 · revision 1 Value 91100.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 91100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
2001	192,900 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93060 · revision 1 Value 192900.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 192900.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
2002	189,800 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93059 · revision 1 Value 189800.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 189800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
2003	182,900 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93058 · revision 1 Value 182900.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 182900.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
2004	182,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93057 · revision 1 Value 182000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 182000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
2005	183,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93056 · revision 1 Value 183000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 183000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
2006	183,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93055 · revision 1 Value 183000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 183000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
2007	183,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93054 · revision 1 Value 183000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 183000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
2008	183,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93053 · revision 1 Value 183000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 183000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
2009	182,940 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93052 · revision 1 Value 182940.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 182940.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
2010	182,940 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93051 · revision 1 Value 182940.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 182940.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
2011	158,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93050 · revision 1 Value 158000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 158000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
2012	158,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93049 · revision 1 Value 158000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 158000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
2013	158,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93048 · revision 1 Value 158000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 158000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
2014	158,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93047 · revision 1 Value 158000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 158000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
2015	158,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93046 · revision 1 Value 158000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 158000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
2016	155,350 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93045 · revision 1 Value 155350.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 155350.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
2017	155,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93044 · revision 1 Value 155000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 155000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
2018	155,350 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93043 · revision 1 Value 155350.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 155350.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
2019	155,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93042 · revision 1 Value 155000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 155000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
2020	158,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93041 · revision 1 Value 158000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: 158000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93040 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93039 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93038 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93037 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93036 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-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 history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:48 · source revision unspecified

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