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.

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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

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	4,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98111 · revision 1 Value 4000.0000000000 · 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: 4000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
1991	4,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98110 · revision 1 Value 4000.0000000000 · 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: 4000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
1992	4,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98109 · revision 1 Value 4000.0000000000 · 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: 4000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
1993	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98108 · 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 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
1994	4,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98107 · revision 1 Value 4000.0000000000 · 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: 4000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
1995	3,800 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98106 · revision 1 Value 3800.0000000000 · 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: 3800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
1996	3,700 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98105 · revision 1 Value 3700.0000000000 · 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: 3700.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
1997	4,300 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98104 · revision 1 Value 4300.0000000000 · 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: 4300.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
1998	4,300 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98103 · revision 1 Value 4300.0000000000 · 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: 4300.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
1999	4,300 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98102 · revision 1 Value 4300.0000000000 · 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: 4300.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
2000	4,400 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98101 · revision 1 Value 4400.0000000000 · 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: 4400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
2001	4,400 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98100 · revision 1 Value 4400.0000000000 · 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: 4400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
2002	3,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98099 · revision 1 Value 3100.0000000000 · 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: 3100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
2003	3,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98098 · revision 1 Value 3100.0000000000 · 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: 3100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
2004	3,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98097 · revision 1 Value 3000.0000000000 · 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: 3000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
2005	3,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98096 · revision 1 Value 3000.0000000000 · 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: 3000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
2006	3,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98095 · revision 1 Value 3000.0000000000 · 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: 3000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
2007	3,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98094 · revision 1 Value 3000.0000000000 · 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: 3000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
2008	3,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98093 · revision 1 Value 3000.0000000000 · 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: 3000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
2009	3,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98092 · revision 1 Value 3100.0000000000 · 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: 3100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
2010	3,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98091 · revision 1 Value 3100.0000000000 · 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: 3100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
2011	3,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98090 · revision 1 Value 3100.0000000000 · 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: 3100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
2012	1,900 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98089 · revision 1 Value 1900.0000000000 · 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: 1900.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
2013	1,900 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98088 · revision 1 Value 1900.0000000000 · 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: 1900.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
2014	1,900 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98087 · revision 1 Value 1900.0000000000 · 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: 1900.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
2015	1,900 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98086 · revision 1 Value 1900.0000000000 · 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: 1900.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
2016	3,600 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98085 · revision 1 Value 3600.0000000000 · 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: 3600.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
2017	4,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98084 · revision 1 Value 4000.0000000000 · 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: 4000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
2018	3,600 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98083 · revision 1 Value 3600.0000000000 · 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: 3600.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
2019	4,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98082 · revision 1 Value 4000.0000000000 · 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: 4000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
2020	4,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98081 · revision 1 Value 4000.0000000000 · 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: 4000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98080 · 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 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98079 · 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 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98078 · 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 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98077 · 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 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98076 · 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 04:48:10 · source revision unspecified

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