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
Malaysia
| Period | Value | Status | Provenance & calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 130,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97211 · revision 1
Value 130000.0000000000 · 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: 130000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | 128,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97210 · revision 1
Value 128000.0000000000 · 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: 128000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | 128,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97209 · revision 1
Value 128000.0000000000 · 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: 128000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | 115,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97208 · revision 1
Value 115000.0000000000 · 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: 115000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | 115,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97207 · revision 1
Value 115000.0000000000 · 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: 115000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | 140,300 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97206 · revision 1
Value 140300.0000000000 · 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: 140300.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | 140,300 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97205 · revision 1
Value 140300.0000000000 · 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: 140300.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | 131,600 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97204 · revision 1
Value 131600.0000000000 · 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: 131600.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | 130,100 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97203 · revision 1
Value 130100.0000000000 · 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: 130100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | 125,100 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97202 · revision 1
Value 125100.0000000000 · 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: 125100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | 116,100 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97201 · revision 1
Value 116100.0000000000 · 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: 116100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | 120,600 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97200 · revision 1
Value 120600.0000000000 · 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: 120600.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | 120,100 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97199 · revision 1
Value 120100.0000000000 · 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: 120100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | 124,100 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97198 · revision 1
Value 124100.0000000000 · 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: 124100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | 130,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97197 · revision 1
Value 130000.0000000000 · 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: 130000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | 135,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97196 · revision 1
Value 135000.0000000000 · 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: 135000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | 134,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97195 · revision 1
Value 134000.0000000000 · 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: 134000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | 134,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97194 · revision 1
Value 134000.0000000000 · 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: 134000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | 134,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97193 · revision 1
Value 134000.0000000000 · 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: 134000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | 133,600 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97192 · revision 1
Value 133600.0000000000 · 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: 133600.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | 133,600 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97191 · revision 1
Value 133600.0000000000 · 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: 133600.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | 133,600 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97190 · revision 1
Value 133600.0000000000 · 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: 133600.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | 133,600 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97189 · revision 1
Value 133600.0000000000 · 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: 133600.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | 133,600 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97188 · revision 1
Value 133600.0000000000 · 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: 133600.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | 133,600 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97187 · revision 1
Value 133600.0000000000 · 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: 133600.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | 133,600 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97186 · revision 1
Value 133600.0000000000 · 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: 133600.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | 133,600 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97185 · revision 1
Value 133600.0000000000 · 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: 133600.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | 136,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97184 · revision 1
Value 136000.0000000000 · 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: 136000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | 136,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97183 · revision 1
Value 136000.0000000000 · 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: 136000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | 136,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97182 · revision 1
Value 136000.0000000000 · 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: 136000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | 136,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97181 · revision 1
Value 136000.0000000000 · 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: 136000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97180 · 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 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97179 · 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 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97178 · 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 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97177 · 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 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97176 · 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 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified |
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