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
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| Period | Value | Status | Provenance & calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 263,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97751 · revision 1
Value 263000.0000000000 · 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: 263000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | 246,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97750 · revision 1
Value 246000.0000000000 · 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: 246000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | 198,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97749 · revision 1
Value 198000.0000000000 · 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: 198000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | 204,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97748 · revision 1
Value 204000.0000000000 · 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: 204000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | 213,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97747 · revision 1
Value 213000.0000000000 · 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: 213000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | 281,600 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97746 · revision 1
Value 281600.0000000000 · 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: 281600.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | 282,300 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97745 · revision 1
Value 282300.0000000000 · 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: 282300.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | 273,250 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97744 · revision 1
Value 273250.0000000000 · 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: 273250.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | 269,710 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97743 · revision 1
Value 269710.0000000000 · 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: 269710.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | 262,260 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97742 · revision 1
Value 262260.0000000000 · 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: 262260.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | 241,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97741 · revision 1
Value 241800.0000000000 · 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: 241800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | 214,700 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97740 · revision 1
Value 214700.0000000000 · 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: 214700.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | 251,200 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97739 · revision 1
Value 251200.0000000000 · 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: 251200.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | 224,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97738 · revision 1
Value 224000.0000000000 · 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: 224000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | 220,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97737 · revision 1
Value 220000.0000000000 · 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: 220000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | 220,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97736 · revision 1
Value 220000.0000000000 · 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: 220000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | 222,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97735 · revision 1
Value 222000.0000000000 · 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: 222000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | 222,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97734 · revision 1
Value 222000.0000000000 · 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: 222000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | 223,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97733 · revision 1
Value 223000.0000000000 · 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: 223000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | 222,422 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97732 · revision 1
Value 222422.0000000000 · 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: 222422.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | 223,216 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97731 · revision 1
Value 223216.0000000000 · 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: 223216.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | 215,700 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97730 · revision 1
Value 215700.0000000000 · 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: 215700.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | 215,600 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97729 · revision 1
Value 215600.0000000000 · 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: 215600.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | 213,950 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97728 · revision 1
Value 213950.0000000000 · 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: 213950.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | 200,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97727 · revision 1
Value 200000.0000000000 · 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: 200000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | 199,950 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97726 · revision 1
Value 199950.0000000000 · 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: 199950.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | 197,950 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97725 · revision 1
Value 197950.0000000000 · 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: 197950.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | 196,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97724 · revision 1
Value 196000.0000000000 · 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: 196000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | 196,350 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97723 · revision 1
Value 196350.0000000000 · 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: 196350.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | 199,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97722 · revision 1
Value 199000.0000000000 · 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: 199000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | 199,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97721 · revision 1
Value 199000.0000000000 · 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: 199000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97720 · 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 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97719 · 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 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97718 · 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 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97717 · 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 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97716 · 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 04:48:08 · source revision unspecified |
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