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

Lao People's Democratic Republic

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	55,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96203 · revision 1 Value 55000.0000000000 · 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: 55000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
1991	53,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96202 · revision 1 Value 53000.0000000000 · 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: 53000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
1992	37,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96201 · revision 1 Value 37000.0000000000 · 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: 37000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
1993	37,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96200 · revision 1 Value 37000.0000000000 · 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: 37000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
1994	45,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96199 · revision 1 Value 45000.0000000000 · 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: 45000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
1995	137,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96198 · revision 1 Value 137000.0000000000 · 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: 137000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
1996	137,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96197 · revision 1 Value 137000.0000000000 · 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: 137000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
1997	129,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96196 · revision 1 Value 129000.0000000000 · 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: 129000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
1998	129,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96195 · revision 1 Value 129100.0000000000 · 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: 129100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
1999	129,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96194 · revision 1 Value 129100.0000000000 · 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: 129100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
2000	129,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96193 · revision 1 Value 129100.0000000000 · 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: 129100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
2001	129,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96192 · revision 1 Value 129100.0000000000 · 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: 129100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
2002	129,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96191 · revision 1 Value 129100.0000000000 · 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: 129100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
2003	129,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96190 · revision 1 Value 129100.0000000000 · 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: 129100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
2004	129,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96189 · revision 1 Value 129000.0000000000 · 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: 129000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
2005	129,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96188 · revision 1 Value 129000.0000000000 · 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: 129000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
2006	129,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96187 · revision 1 Value 129000.0000000000 · 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: 129000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
2007	129,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96186 · revision 1 Value 129000.0000000000 · 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: 129000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
2008	129,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96185 · revision 1 Value 129000.0000000000 · 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: 129000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
2009	129,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96184 · revision 1 Value 129100.0000000000 · 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: 129100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
2010	129,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96183 · revision 1 Value 129100.0000000000 · 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: 129100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
2011	129,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96182 · revision 1 Value 129100.0000000000 · 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: 129100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
2012	129,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96181 · revision 1 Value 129100.0000000000 · 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: 129100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
2013	129,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96180 · revision 1 Value 129100.0000000000 · 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: 129100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
2014	129,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96179 · revision 1 Value 129100.0000000000 · 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: 129100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
2015	129,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96178 · revision 1 Value 129100.0000000000 · 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: 129100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
2016	129,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96177 · revision 1 Value 129100.0000000000 · 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: 129100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
2017	129,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96176 · revision 1 Value 129000.0000000000 · 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: 129000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
2018	129,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96175 · revision 1 Value 129100.0000000000 · 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: 129100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
2019	129,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96174 · revision 1 Value 129000.0000000000 · 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: 129000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
2020	129,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96173 · revision 1 Value 129000.0000000000 · 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: 129000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96172 · 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 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96171 · 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 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96170 · 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 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96169 · 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 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96168 · 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 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified

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