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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Values and evidence for Trinidad and Tobago. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	2,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99263 · revision 1 Value 2000.0000000000 · 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: 2000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
1991	2,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99262 · revision 1 Value 2000.0000000000 · 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: 2000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
1992	2,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99261 · revision 1 Value 2000.0000000000 · 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: 2000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
1993	2,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99260 · revision 1 Value 2000.0000000000 · 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: 2000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
1994	2,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99259 · revision 1 Value 2000.0000000000 · 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: 2000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
1995	6,900 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99258 · revision 1 Value 6900.0000000000 · 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: 6900.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
1996	6,900 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99257 · revision 1 Value 6900.0000000000 · 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: 6900.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
1997	6,900 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99256 · revision 1 Value 6900.0000000000 · 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: 6900.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
1998	7,400 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99255 · revision 1 Value 7400.0000000000 · 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: 7400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
1999	7,500 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99254 · revision 1 Value 7500.0000000000 · 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: 7500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2000	7,500 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99253 · revision 1 Value 7500.0000000000 · 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: 7500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2001	2,700 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99252 · revision 1 Value 2700.0000000000 · 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: 2700.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2002	2,700 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99251 · revision 1 Value 2700.0000000000 · 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: 2700.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2003	2,700 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99250 · revision 1 Value 2700.0000000000 · 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: 2700.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2004	2,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99249 · revision 1 Value 2000.0000000000 · 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: 2000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2005	3,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99248 · 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 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2006	3,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99247 · 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 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2007	4,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99246 · revision 1 Value 4000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2008	4,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99245 · revision 1 Value 4000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2009	4,063 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99244 · revision 1 Value 4063.0000000000 · 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: 4063.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2010	4,063 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99243 · revision 1 Value 4063.0000000000 · 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: 4063.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2011	4,050 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99242 · revision 1 Value 4050.0000000000 · 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: 4050.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2012	4,050 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99241 · revision 1 Value 4050.0000000000 · 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: 4050.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2013	4,050 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99240 · revision 1 Value 4050.0000000000 · 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: 4050.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2014	4,050 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99239 · revision 1 Value 4050.0000000000 · 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: 4050.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2015	4,050 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99238 · revision 1 Value 4050.0000000000 · 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: 4050.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2016	4,050 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99237 · revision 1 Value 4050.0000000000 · 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: 4050.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2017	4,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99236 · revision 1 Value 4000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2018	4,050 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99235 · revision 1 Value 4050.0000000000 · 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: 4050.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2019	5,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99234 · revision 1 Value 5000.0000000000 · 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: 5000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2020	5,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99233 · revision 1 Value 5000.0000000000 · 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: 5000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99232 · 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 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99231 · 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 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99230 · 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 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99229 · 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 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99228 · 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 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified

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