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
Chad
| Period | Value | Status | Provenance & calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94007 · revision 1
Value 50000.0000000000 · 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: 50000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | 50,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94006 · revision 1
Value 50000.0000000000 · 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: 50000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | 38,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94005 · revision 1
Value 38000.0000000000 · 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: 38000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | 30,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94004 · revision 1
Value 30000.0000000000 · 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: 30000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | 40,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94003 · revision 1
Value 40000.0000000000 · 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: 40000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | 34,850 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94002 · revision 1
Value 34850.0000000000 · 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: 34850.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | 34,850 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94001 · revision 1
Value 34850.0000000000 · 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: 34850.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | 34,850 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94000 · revision 1
Value 34850.0000000000 · 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: 34850.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | 34,850 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93999 · revision 1
Value 34850.0000000000 · 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: 34850.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | 34,850 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93998 · revision 1
Value 34850.0000000000 · 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: 34850.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | 34,600 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93997 · revision 1
Value 34600.0000000000 · 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: 34600.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | 34,900 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93996 · revision 1
Value 34900.0000000000 · 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: 34900.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | 34,900 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93995 · revision 1
Value 34900.0000000000 · 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: 34900.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | 34,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93994 · revision 1
Value 34800.0000000000 · 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: 34800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | 34,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93993 · revision 1
Value 34000.0000000000 · 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: 34000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | 35,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93992 · revision 1
Value 35000.0000000000 · 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: 35000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93991 · 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 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | 35,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93990 · revision 1
Value 35000.0000000000 · 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: 35000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | 35,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93989 · revision 1
Value 35000.0000000000 · 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: 35000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | 35,030 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93988 · revision 1
Value 35030.0000000000 · 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: 35030.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | 34,850 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93987 · revision 1
Value 34850.0000000000 · 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: 34850.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | 34,850 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93986 · revision 1
Value 34850.0000000000 · 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: 34850.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | 34,850 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93985 · revision 1
Value 34850.0000000000 · 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: 34850.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | 34,850 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93984 · revision 1
Value 34850.0000000000 · 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: 34850.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | 39,850 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93983 · revision 1
Value 39850.0000000000 · 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: 39850.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | 39,850 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93982 · revision 1
Value 39850.0000000000 · 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: 39850.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | 39,850 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93981 · revision 1
Value 39850.0000000000 · 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: 39850.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | 35,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93980 · revision 1
Value 35000.0000000000 · 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: 35000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | 32,850 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93979 · revision 1
Value 32850.0000000000 · 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: 32850.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | 45,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93978 · revision 1
Value 45000.0000000000 · 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: 45000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | 45,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93977 · revision 1
Value 45000.0000000000 · 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: 45000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93976 · 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 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93975 · 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 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93974 · 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 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93973 · 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 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #93972 · 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 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified |
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