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
Myanmar
| Period | Value | Status | Provenance & calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 230,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96923 · revision 1
Value 230000.0000000000 · 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: 230000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | 286,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96922 · revision 1
Value 286000.0000000000 · 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: 286000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | 286,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96921 · revision 1
Value 286000.0000000000 · 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: 286000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | 322,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96920 · revision 1
Value 322000.0000000000 · 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: 322000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | 322,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96919 · revision 1
Value 322000.0000000000 · 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: 322000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | 371,300 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96918 · revision 1
Value 371300.0000000000 · 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: 371300.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | 406,300 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96917 · revision 1
Value 406300.0000000000 · 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: 406300.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | 429,050 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96916 · revision 1
Value 429050.0000000000 · 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: 429050.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | 434,850 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96915 · revision 1
Value 434850.0000000000 · 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: 434850.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | 429,050 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96914 · revision 1
Value 429050.0000000000 · 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: 429050.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | 429,100 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96913 · revision 1
Value 429100.0000000000 · 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: 429100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | 444,300 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96912 · revision 1
Value 444300.0000000000 · 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: 444300.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | 544,300 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96911 · revision 1
Value 544300.0000000000 · 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: 544300.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | 595,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96910 · revision 1
Value 595000.0000000000 · 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: 595000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | 482,250 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96909 · revision 1
Value 482250.0000000000 · 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: 482250.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | 483,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96908 · revision 1
Value 483000.0000000000 · 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: 483000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | 513,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96907 · revision 1
Value 513000.0000000000 · 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: 513000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | 513,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96906 · revision 1
Value 513000.0000000000 · 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: 513000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | 513,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96905 · revision 1
Value 513000.0000000000 · 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: 513000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | 513,250 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96904 · revision 1
Value 513250.0000000000 · 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: 513250.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | 513,250 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96903 · revision 1
Value 513250.0000000000 · 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: 513250.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | 513,250 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96902 · revision 1
Value 513250.0000000000 · 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: 513250.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | 513,250 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96901 · revision 1
Value 513250.0000000000 · 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: 513250.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | 513,250 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96900 · revision 1
Value 513250.0000000000 · 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: 513250.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | 513,250 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96899 · revision 1
Value 513250.0000000000 · 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: 513250.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | 513,250 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96898 · revision 1
Value 513250.0000000000 · 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: 513250.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | 513,250 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96897 · revision 1
Value 513250.0000000000 · 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: 513250.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | 513,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96896 · revision 1
Value 513000.0000000000 · 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: 513000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | 513,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96895 · revision 1
Value 513000.0000000000 · 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: 513000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | 513,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96894 · revision 1
Value 513000.0000000000 · 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: 513000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | 463,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96893 · revision 1
Value 463000.0000000000 · 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: 463000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:05 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #96892 · 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 #96891 · 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 #96890 · 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 #96889 · 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 #96888 · 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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