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Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

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Armed forces personnel, total

Namibia

Values and evidence for Namibia. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97247 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
1991	8,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97246 · revision 1 Value 8000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
1992	8,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97245 · revision 1 Value 8000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
1993	8,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97244 · revision 1 Value 8000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
1994	8,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97243 · revision 1 Value 8000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
1995	8,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97242 · revision 1 Value 8100.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
1996	8,200 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97241 · revision 1 Value 8200.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8200.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
1997	5,900 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97240 · revision 1 Value 5900.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5900.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
1998	9,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97239 · revision 1 Value 9100.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
1999	9,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97238 · revision 1 Value 9100.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
2000	9,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97237 · revision 1 Value 9100.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
2001	15,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97236 · revision 1 Value 15000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
2002	15,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97235 · revision 1 Value 15000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
2003	15,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97234 · revision 1 Value 15000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
2004	15,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97233 · revision 1 Value 15000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
2005	15,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97232 · revision 1 Value 15000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
2006	15,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97231 · revision 1 Value 15000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
2007	15,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97230 · revision 1 Value 15000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
2008	15,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97229 · revision 1 Value 15000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
2009	15,200 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97228 · revision 1 Value 15200.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15200.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
2010	15,200 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97227 · revision 1 Value 15200.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15200.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
2011	15,200 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97226 · revision 1 Value 15200.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15200.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
2012	15,200 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97225 · revision 1 Value 15200.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15200.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
2013	15,200 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97224 · revision 1 Value 15200.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15200.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
2014	15,200 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97223 · revision 1 Value 15200.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15200.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
2015	15,200 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97222 · revision 1 Value 15200.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15200.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
2016	15,900 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97221 · revision 1 Value 15900.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15900.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
2017	16,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97220 · revision 1 Value 16000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
2018	15,900 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97219 · revision 1 Value 15900.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15900.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
2019	16,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97218 · revision 1 Value 16000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
2020	16,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97217 · revision 1 Value 16000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97216 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97215 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97214 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97213 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #97212 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:06 · source revision unspecified

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