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
Saudi Arabia
| Period | Value | Status | Provenance & calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 146,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98435 · revision 1
Value 146000.0000000000 · 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: 146000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | 191,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98434 · revision 1
Value 191000.0000000000 · 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: 191000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | 172,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98433 · revision 1
Value 172000.0000000000 · 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: 172000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | 172,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98432 · revision 1
Value 172000.0000000000 · 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: 172000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | 164,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98431 · revision 1
Value 164000.0000000000 · 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: 164000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | 177,500 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98430 · revision 1
Value 177500.0000000000 · 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: 177500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | 178,500 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98429 · revision 1
Value 178500.0000000000 · 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: 178500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | 178,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98428 · revision 1
Value 178000.0000000000 · 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: 178000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | 178,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98427 · revision 1
Value 178000.0000000000 · 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: 178000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | 178,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98426 · revision 1
Value 178000.0000000000 · 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: 178000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | 217,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98425 · revision 1
Value 217000.0000000000 · 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: 217000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | 217,200 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98424 · revision 1
Value 217200.0000000000 · 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: 217200.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | 215,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98423 · revision 1
Value 215000.0000000000 · 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: 215000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | 215,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98422 · revision 1
Value 215000.0000000000 · 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: 215000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | 214,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98421 · revision 1
Value 214000.0000000000 · 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: 214000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | 216,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98420 · revision 1
Value 216000.0000000000 · 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: 216000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | 240,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98419 · revision 1
Value 240000.0000000000 · 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: 240000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | 238,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98418 · revision 1
Value 238000.0000000000 · 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: 238000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | 238,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98417 · revision 1
Value 238000.0000000000 · 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: 238000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | 249,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98416 · revision 1
Value 249000.0000000000 · 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: 249000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | 249,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98415 · revision 1
Value 249000.0000000000 · 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: 249000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | 249,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98414 · revision 1
Value 249000.0000000000 · 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: 249000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | 249,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98413 · revision 1
Value 249000.0000000000 · 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: 249000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | 251,500 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98412 · revision 1
Value 251500.0000000000 · 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: 251500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | 251,500 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98411 · revision 1
Value 251500.0000000000 · 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: 251500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | 251,500 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98410 · revision 1
Value 251500.0000000000 · 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: 251500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | 251,500 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98409 · revision 1
Value 251500.0000000000 · 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: 251500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | 252,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98408 · revision 1
Value 252000.0000000000 · 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: 252000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | 252,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98407 · revision 1
Value 252000.0000000000 · 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: 252000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | 252,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98406 · revision 1
Value 252000.0000000000 · 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: 252000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | 282,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98405 · revision 1
Value 282000.0000000000 · 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: 282000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98404 · 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 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98403 · 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 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98402 · 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 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98401 · 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 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #98400 · 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 04:48:11 · source revision unspecified |
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