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 | 2,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96887 · revision 1
Value 2000.0000000000 · 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: 2000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | 2,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96886 · revision 1
Value 2000.0000000000 · 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: 2000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | 2,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96885 · revision 1
Value 2000.0000000000 · 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: 2000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | 2,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96884 · revision 1
Value 2000.0000000000 · 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: 2000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | 2,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96883 · revision 1
Value 2000.0000000000 · 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: 2000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | 1,900 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96882 · revision 1
Value 1900.0000000000 · 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: 1900.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | 2,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96881 · revision 1
Value 2000.0000000000 · 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: 2000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | 1,950 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96880 · revision 1
Value 1950.0000000000 · 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: 1950.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | 1,900 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96879 · revision 1
Value 1900.0000000000 · 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: 1900.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | 1,900 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96878 · revision 1
Value 1900.0000000000 · 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: 1900.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | 2,100 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96877 · revision 1
Value 2100.0000000000 · 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: 2100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | 2,100 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96876 · revision 1
Value 2100.0000000000 · 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: 2100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | 2,100 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96875 · revision 1
Value 2100.0000000000 · 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: 2100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | 2,100 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96874 · revision 1
Value 2100.0000000000 · 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: 2100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | 2,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96873 · revision 1
Value 2000.0000000000 · 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: 2000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | 2,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96872 · revision 1
Value 2000.0000000000 · 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: 2000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | 2,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96871 · revision 1
Value 2000.0000000000 · 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: 2000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | 2,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96870 · revision 1
Value 2000.0000000000 · 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: 2000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | 2,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96869 · revision 1
Value 2000.0000000000 · 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: 2000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | 2,121 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96868 · revision 1
Value 2121.0000000000 · 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: 2121.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | 2,127 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96867 · revision 1
Value 2127.0000000000 · 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: 2127.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | 2,120 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96866 · revision 1
Value 2120.0000000000 · 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: 2120.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | 2,130 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96865 · revision 1
Value 2130.0000000000 · 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: 2130.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | 2,130 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96864 · revision 1
Value 2130.0000000000 · 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: 2130.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | 2,130 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96863 · revision 1
Value 2130.0000000000 · 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: 2130.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | 2,130 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96862 · revision 1
Value 2130.0000000000 · 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: 2130.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | 2,130 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96861 · revision 1
Value 2130.0000000000 · 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: 2130.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | 2,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96860 · revision 1
Value 2000.0000000000 · 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: 2000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | 1,750 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96859 · revision 1
Value 1750.0000000000 · 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: 1750.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | 2,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96858 · revision 1
Value 2000.0000000000 · 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: 2000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | 2,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96857 · revision 1
Value 2000.0000000000 · 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: 2000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96856 · 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 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96855 · 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 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96854 · 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 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96853 · 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 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96852 · 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 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
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