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
Ecuador
| Period | Value | Status | Provenance & calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94439 · revision 1
Value 53000.0000000000 · 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: 53000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | 53,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94438 · revision 1
Value 53000.0000000000 · 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: 53000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | 57,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94437 · revision 1
Value 57000.0000000000 · 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: 57000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | 57,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94436 · revision 1
Value 57000.0000000000 · 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: 57000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | 57,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94435 · revision 1
Value 57000.0000000000 · 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: 57000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | 57,400 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94434 · revision 1
Value 57400.0000000000 · 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: 57400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | 57,400 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94433 · revision 1
Value 57400.0000000000 · 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: 57400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | 57,370 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94432 · revision 1
Value 57370.0000000000 · 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: 57370.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | 57,370 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94431 · revision 1
Value 57370.0000000000 · 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: 57370.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | 57,370 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94430 · revision 1
Value 57370.0000000000 · 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: 57370.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | 57,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94429 · revision 1
Value 57800.0000000000 · 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: 57800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | 59,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94428 · revision 1
Value 59800.0000000000 · 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: 59800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | 59,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94427 · revision 1
Value 59800.0000000000 · 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: 59800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | 59,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94426 · revision 1
Value 59800.0000000000 · 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: 59800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | 46,270 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94425 · revision 1
Value 46270.0000000000 · 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: 46270.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | 47,270 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94424 · revision 1
Value 47270.0000000000 · 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: 47270.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | 57,400 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94423 · revision 1
Value 57400.0000000000 · 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: 57400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | 58,400 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94422 · revision 1
Value 58400.0000000000 · 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: 58400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | 58,400 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94421 · revision 1
Value 58400.0000000000 · 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: 58400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | 58,983 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94420 · revision 1
Value 58983.0000000000 · 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: 58983.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | 58,983 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94419 · revision 1
Value 58983.0000000000 · 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: 58983.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | 58,983 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94418 · revision 1
Value 58983.0000000000 · 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: 58983.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | 58,500 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94417 · revision 1
Value 58500.0000000000 · 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: 58500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | 58,983 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94416 · revision 1
Value 58983.0000000000 · 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: 58983.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | 40,750 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94415 · revision 1
Value 40750.0000000000 · 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: 40750.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | 40,750 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94414 · revision 1
Value 40750.0000000000 · 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: 40750.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | 40,750 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94413 · revision 1
Value 40750.0000000000 · 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: 40750.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | 41,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94412 · revision 1
Value 41000.0000000000 · 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: 41000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | 41,250 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94411 · revision 1
Value 41250.0000000000 · 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: 41250.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | 42,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94410 · revision 1
Value 42000.0000000000 · 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: 42000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | 42,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94409 · revision 1
Value 42000.0000000000 · 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: 42000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94408 · 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 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94407 · 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 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94406 · 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 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94405 · 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 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94404 · 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 04:47:54 · source revision unspecified |
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