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
Tunisia
| Period | Value | Status | Provenance & calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99299 · 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 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | 35,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99298 · 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 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | 35,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99297 · 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 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | 35,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99296 · 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 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | 35,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99295 · 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 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | 58,500 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99294 · revision 1
Value 58500.0000000000 · 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: 58500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | 58,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99293 · revision 1
Value 58000.0000000000 · 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: 58000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | 47,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99292 · revision 1
Value 47000.0000000000 · 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: 47000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | 47,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99291 · revision 1
Value 47000.0000000000 · 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: 47000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | 47,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99290 · revision 1
Value 47000.0000000000 · 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: 47000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | 47,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99289 · revision 1
Value 47000.0000000000 · 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: 47000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | 47,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99288 · revision 1
Value 47000.0000000000 · 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: 47000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | 47,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99287 · revision 1
Value 47000.0000000000 · 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: 47000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | 47,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99286 · revision 1
Value 47000.0000000000 · 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: 47000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | 47,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99285 · revision 1
Value 47000.0000000000 · 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: 47000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | 47,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99284 · revision 1
Value 47000.0000000000 · 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: 47000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | 48,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99283 · revision 1
Value 48000.0000000000 · 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: 48000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | 48,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99282 · revision 1
Value 48000.0000000000 · 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: 48000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | 48,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99281 · revision 1
Value 48000.0000000000 · 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: 48000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | 47,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99280 · revision 1
Value 47800.0000000000 · 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: 47800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | 47,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99279 · revision 1
Value 47800.0000000000 · 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: 47800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | 47,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99278 · revision 1
Value 47800.0000000000 · 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: 47800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | 47,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99277 · revision 1
Value 47800.0000000000 · 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: 47800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | 47,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99276 · revision 1
Value 47800.0000000000 · 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: 47800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | 47,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99275 · revision 1
Value 47800.0000000000 · 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: 47800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | 47,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99274 · revision 1
Value 47800.0000000000 · 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: 47800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | 47,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99273 · revision 1
Value 47800.0000000000 · 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: 47800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | 48,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99272 · revision 1
Value 48000.0000000000 · 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: 48000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | 47,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99271 · revision 1
Value 47800.0000000000 · 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: 47800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | 48,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99270 · revision 1
Value 48000.0000000000 · 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: 48000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | 48,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99269 · revision 1
Value 48000.0000000000 · 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: 48000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99268 · 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 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99267 · 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 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99266 · 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 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99265 · 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 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99264 · 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 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
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