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

Tajikistan

Values and evidence for Tajikistan. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99155 · 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 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
1991	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99154 · 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 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
1992	3,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99153 · 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 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
1993	3,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99152 · 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 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
1994	3,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99151 · 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 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
1995	18,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99150 · revision 1 Value 18000.0000000000 · 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: 18000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
1996	23,500 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99149 · revision 1 Value 23500.0000000000 · 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: 23500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
1997	10,200 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99148 · revision 1 Value 10200.0000000000 · 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: 10200.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
1998	10,200 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99147 · revision 1 Value 10200.0000000000 · 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: 10200.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
1999	10,200 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99146 · revision 1 Value 10200.0000000000 · 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: 10200.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
2000	7,200 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99145 · revision 1 Value 7200.0000000000 · 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: 7200.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
2001	7,200 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99144 · revision 1 Value 7200.0000000000 · 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: 7200.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
2002	7,200 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99143 · revision 1 Value 7200.0000000000 · 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: 7200.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
2003	7,200 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99142 · revision 1 Value 7200.0000000000 · 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: 7200.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
2004	12,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99141 · revision 1 Value 12000.0000000000 · 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: 12000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
2005	13,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99140 · revision 1 Value 13000.0000000000 · 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: 13000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
2006	17,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99139 · revision 1 Value 17000.0000000000 · 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: 17000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
2007	17,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99138 · revision 1 Value 17000.0000000000 · 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: 17000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
2008	17,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99137 · revision 1 Value 17000.0000000000 · 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: 17000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
2009	16,300 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99136 · revision 1 Value 16300.0000000000 · 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: 16300.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
2010	16,300 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99135 · revision 1 Value 16300.0000000000 · 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: 16300.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
2011	16,300 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99134 · revision 1 Value 16300.0000000000 · 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: 16300.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
2012	16,300 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99133 · revision 1 Value 16300.0000000000 · 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: 16300.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
2013	16,300 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99132 · revision 1 Value 16300.0000000000 · 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: 16300.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
2014	16,300 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99131 · revision 1 Value 16300.0000000000 · 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: 16300.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
2015	16,300 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99130 · revision 1 Value 16300.0000000000 · 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: 16300.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
2016	16,300 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99129 · revision 1 Value 16300.0000000000 · 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: 16300.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
2017	17,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99128 · revision 1 Value 17000.0000000000 · 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: 17000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
2018	16,800 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99127 · revision 1 Value 16800.0000000000 · 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: 16800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
2019	17,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99126 · revision 1 Value 17000.0000000000 · 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: 17000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
2020	17,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99125 · revision 1 Value 17000.0000000000 · 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: 17000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99124 · 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 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99123 · 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 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99122 · 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 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99121 · 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 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99120 · 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 04:48:14 · source revision unspecified

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