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

Dominican Republic

Values and evidence for Dominican Republic. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	21,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94403 · revision 1 Value 21000.0000000000 · 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: 21000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
1991	21,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94402 · revision 1 Value 21000.0000000000 · 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: 21000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
1992	22,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94401 · revision 1 Value 22000.0000000000 · 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: 22000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
1993	22,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94400 · revision 1 Value 22000.0000000000 · 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: 22000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
1994	22,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94399 · revision 1 Value 22000.0000000000 · 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: 22000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
1995	39,500 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94398 · revision 1 Value 39500.0000000000 · 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: 39500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
1996	39,500 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94397 · revision 1 Value 39500.0000000000 · 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: 39500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
1997	39,500 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94396 · revision 1 Value 39500.0000000000 · 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: 39500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
1998	39,500 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94395 · revision 1 Value 39500.0000000000 · 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: 39500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
1999	39,500 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94394 · revision 1 Value 39500.0000000000 · 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: 39500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
2000	39,500 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94393 · revision 1 Value 39500.0000000000 · 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: 39500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
2001	39,500 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94392 · revision 1 Value 39500.0000000000 · 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: 39500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
2002	39,500 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94391 · revision 1 Value 39500.0000000000 · 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: 39500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
2003	39,500 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94390 · revision 1 Value 39500.0000000000 · 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: 39500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
2004	39,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94389 · revision 1 Value 39000.0000000000 · 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: 39000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
2005	40,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94388 · revision 1 Value 40000.0000000000 · 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: 40000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
2006	65,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94387 · 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 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
2007	65,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94386 · 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 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
2008	40,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94385 · revision 1 Value 40000.0000000000 · 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: 40000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
2009	39,500 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94384 · revision 1 Value 39500.0000000000 · 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: 39500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
2010	39,500 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94383 · revision 1 Value 39500.0000000000 · 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: 39500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
2011	39,500 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94382 · revision 1 Value 39500.0000000000 · 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: 39500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
2012	61,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94381 · revision 1 Value 61000.0000000000 · 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: 61000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
2013	61,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94380 · revision 1 Value 61000.0000000000 · 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: 61000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
2014	71,050 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94379 · revision 1 Value 71050.0000000000 · 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: 71050.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
2015	71,050 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94378 · revision 1 Value 71050.0000000000 · 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: 71050.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
2016	71,050 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94377 · revision 1 Value 71050.0000000000 · 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: 71050.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
2017	71,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94376 · revision 1 Value 71000.0000000000 · 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: 71000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
2018	71,050 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94375 · revision 1 Value 71050.0000000000 · 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: 71050.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
2019	71,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94374 · revision 1 Value 71000.0000000000 · 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: 71000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
2020	71,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94373 · revision 1 Value 71000.0000000000 · 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: 71000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94372 · 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 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94371 · 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 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94370 · 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 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94369 · 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 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94368 · 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 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified

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