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	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98363 · 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 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
1991	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98362 · 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 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
1992	1,900,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98361 · revision 1 Value 1900000.0000000000 · 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: 1900000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
1993	1,500,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98360 · revision 1 Value 1500000.0000000000 · 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: 1500000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
1994	1,400,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98359 · revision 1 Value 1400000.0000000000 · 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: 1400000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
1995	1,800,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98358 · revision 1 Value 1800000.0000000000 · 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: 1800000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
1996	1,622,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98357 · revision 1 Value 1622000.0000000000 · 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: 1622000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
1997	1,823,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98356 · revision 1 Value 1823000.0000000000 · 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: 1823000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
1998	1,702,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98355 · revision 1 Value 1702000.0000000000 · 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: 1702000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
1999	1,482,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98354 · revision 1 Value 1482100.0000000000 · 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: 1482100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
2000	1,427,100 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98353 · revision 1 Value 1427100.0000000000 · 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: 1427100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
2001	1,386,200 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98352 · revision 1 Value 1386200.0000000000 · 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: 1386200.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
2002	1,397,200 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98351 · revision 1 Value 1397200.0000000000 · 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: 1397200.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
2003	1,369,700 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98350 · revision 1 Value 1369700.0000000000 · 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: 1369700.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
2004	1,452,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98349 · revision 1 Value 1452000.0000000000 · 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: 1452000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
2005	1,452,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98348 · revision 1 Value 1452000.0000000000 · 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: 1452000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
2006	1,446,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98347 · revision 1 Value 1446000.0000000000 · 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: 1446000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
2007	1,476,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98346 · revision 1 Value 1476000.0000000000 · 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: 1476000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
2008	1,476,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98345 · revision 1 Value 1476000.0000000000 · 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: 1476000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
2009	1,495,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98344 · revision 1 Value 1495000.0000000000 · 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: 1495000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
2010	1,430,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98343 · revision 1 Value 1430000.0000000000 · 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: 1430000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
2011	1,364,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98342 · revision 1 Value 1364000.0000000000 · 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: 1364000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
2012	1,364,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98341 · revision 1 Value 1364000.0000000000 · 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: 1364000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
2013	1,260,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98340 · revision 1 Value 1260000.0000000000 · 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: 1260000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
2014	1,287,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98339 · revision 1 Value 1287000.0000000000 · 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: 1287000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
2015	1,490,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98338 · revision 1 Value 1490000.0000000000 · 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: 1490000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
2016	1,454,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98337 · revision 1 Value 1454000.0000000000 · 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: 1454000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
2017	1,454,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98336 · revision 1 Value 1454000.0000000000 · 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: 1454000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
2018	1,454,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98335 · revision 1 Value 1454000.0000000000 · 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: 1454000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
2019	1,454,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98334 · revision 1 Value 1454000.0000000000 · 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: 1454000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
2020	1,454,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98333 · revision 1 Value 1454000.0000000000 · 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: 1454000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98332 · 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 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98331 · 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 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98330 · 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 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98329 · 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 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98328 · 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 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified

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