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
Lebanon
| Period | Value | Status | Provenance & calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96239 · revision 1
Value 36000.0000000000 · 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: 36000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | 36,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96238 · revision 1
Value 36000.0000000000 · 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: 36000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | 37,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96237 · revision 1
Value 37000.0000000000 · 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: 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 #96236 · revision 1
Value 37000.0000000000 · 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: 37000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | 50,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96235 · revision 1
Value 50000.0000000000 · 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: 50000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | 62,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96234 · revision 1
Value 62800.0000000000 · 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: 62800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | 67,400 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96233 · revision 1
Value 67400.0000000000 · 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: 67400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | 73,600 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96232 · revision 1
Value 73600.0000000000 · 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: 73600.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | 68,100 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96231 · revision 1
Value 68100.0000000000 · 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: 68100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | 80,900 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96230 · revision 1
Value 80900.0000000000 · 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: 80900.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | 76,600 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96229 · revision 1
Value 76600.0000000000 · 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: 76600.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | 84,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96228 · revision 1
Value 84800.0000000000 · 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: 84800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | 84,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96227 · revision 1
Value 84800.0000000000 · 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: 84800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | 85,100 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96226 · revision 1
Value 85100.0000000000 · 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: 85100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | 85,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96225 · revision 1
Value 85000.0000000000 · 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: 85000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | 85,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96224 · revision 1
Value 85000.0000000000 · 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: 85000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | 76,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96223 · revision 1
Value 76000.0000000000 · 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: 76000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | 76,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96222 · revision 1
Value 76000.0000000000 · 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: 76000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | 76,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96221 · revision 1
Value 76000.0000000000 · 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: 76000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | 79,100 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96220 · revision 1
Value 79100.0000000000 · 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: 79100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | 79,100 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96219 · revision 1
Value 79100.0000000000 · 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: 79100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | 80,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96218 · revision 1
Value 80000.0000000000 · 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: 80000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | 80,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96217 · revision 1
Value 80000.0000000000 · 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: 80000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | 80,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96216 · revision 1
Value 80000.0000000000 · 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: 80000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | 80,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96215 · revision 1
Value 80000.0000000000 · 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: 80000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | 80,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96214 · revision 1
Value 80000.0000000000 · 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: 80000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | 80,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96213 · revision 1
Value 80000.0000000000 · 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: 80000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | 80,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96212 · revision 1
Value 80000.0000000000 · 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: 80000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | 80,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96211 · revision 1
Value 80000.0000000000 · 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: 80000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | 80,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96210 · revision 1
Value 80000.0000000000 · 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: 80000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | 80,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96209 · revision 1
Value 80000.0000000000 · 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: 80000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96208 · 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 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96207 · 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 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96206 · 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 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96205 · 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 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96204 · 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 04:48:02 · source revision unspecified |
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