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
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| Period | Value | Status | Provenance & calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 769,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99335 · revision 1
Value 769000.0000000000 · 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: 769000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | 804,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99334 · revision 1
Value 804000.0000000000 · 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: 804000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | 704,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99333 · revision 1
Value 704000.0000000000 · 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: 704000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | 686,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99332 · revision 1
Value 686000.0000000000 · 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: 686000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | 811,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99331 · revision 1
Value 811000.0000000000 · 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: 811000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | 690,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99330 · revision 1
Value 690000.0000000000 · 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: 690000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | 707,200 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99329 · revision 1
Value 707200.0000000000 · 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: 707200.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | 821,200 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99328 · revision 1
Value 821200.0000000000 · 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: 821200.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | 821,200 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99327 · revision 1
Value 821200.0000000000 · 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: 821200.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | 841,200 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99326 · revision 1
Value 841200.0000000000 · 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: 841200.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | 827,700 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99325 · revision 1
Value 827700.0000000000 · 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: 827700.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | 665,100 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99324 · revision 1
Value 665100.0000000000 · 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: 665100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | 664,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99323 · revision 1
Value 664800.0000000000 · 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: 664800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | 664,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99322 · revision 1
Value 664800.0000000000 · 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: 664800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | 616,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99321 · revision 1
Value 616000.0000000000 · 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: 616000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | 617,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99320 · revision 1
Value 617000.0000000000 · 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: 617000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | 612,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99319 · revision 1
Value 612000.0000000000 · 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: 612000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | 612,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99318 · revision 1
Value 612000.0000000000 · 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: 612000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | 613,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99317 · revision 1
Value 613000.0000000000 · 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: 613000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | 612,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99316 · revision 1
Value 612800.0000000000 · 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: 612800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | 612,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99315 · revision 1
Value 612800.0000000000 · 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: 612800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | 612,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99314 · revision 1
Value 612800.0000000000 · 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: 612800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | 612,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99313 · revision 1
Value 612800.0000000000 · 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: 612800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | 612,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99312 · revision 1
Value 612800.0000000000 · 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: 612800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | 612,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99311 · revision 1
Value 612800.0000000000 · 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: 612800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | 512,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99310 · revision 1
Value 512000.0000000000 · 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: 512000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | 512,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99309 · revision 1
Value 512000.0000000000 · 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: 512000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | 512,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99308 · revision 1
Value 512000.0000000000 · 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: 512000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | 512,200 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99307 · revision 1
Value 512200.0000000000 · 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: 512200.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | 512,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99306 · revision 1
Value 512000.0000000000 · 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: 512000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | 512,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99305 · revision 1
Value 512000.0000000000 · 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: 512000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99304 · 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 #99303 · 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 #99302 · 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 #99301 · 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 #99300 · 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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