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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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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94043 · 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 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
1991	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94042 · 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 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
1992	430,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94041 · revision 1 Value 430000.0000000000 · 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: 430000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
1993	380,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94040 · revision 1 Value 380000.0000000000 · 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: 380000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
1994	350,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94039 · revision 1 Value 350000.0000000000 · 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: 350000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
1995	518,500 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94038 · revision 1 Value 518500.0000000000 · 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: 518500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
1996	466,800 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94037 · revision 1 Value 466800.0000000000 · 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: 466800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
1997	453,400 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94036 · revision 1 Value 453400.0000000000 · 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: 453400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
1998	449,400 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94035 · revision 1 Value 449400.0000000000 · 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: 449400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
1999	428,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94034 · revision 1 Value 428000.0000000000 · 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: 428000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
2000	420,400 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94033 · revision 1 Value 420400.0000000000 · 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: 420400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
2001	419,800 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94032 · revision 1 Value 419800.0000000000 · 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: 419800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
2002	414,800 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94031 · revision 1 Value 414800.0000000000 · 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: 414800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
2003	403,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94030 · revision 1 Value 403000.0000000000 · 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: 403000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
2004	271,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94029 · revision 1 Value 271000.0000000000 · 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: 271000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
2005	273,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94028 · revision 1 Value 273000.0000000000 · 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: 273000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
2006	215,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94027 · revision 1 Value 215000.0000000000 · 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: 215000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
2007	215,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94026 · revision 1 Value 215000.0000000000 · 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: 215000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
2008	215,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94025 · revision 1 Value 215000.0000000000 · 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: 215000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
2009	214,825 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94024 · revision 1 Value 214825.0000000000 · 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: 214825.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
2010	214,825 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94023 · revision 1 Value 214825.0000000000 · 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: 214825.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
2011	214,850 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94022 · revision 1 Value 214850.0000000000 · 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: 214850.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
2012	214,850 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94021 · revision 1 Value 214850.0000000000 · 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: 214850.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
2013	121,500 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94020 · revision 1 Value 121500.0000000000 · 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: 121500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
2014	204,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94019 · revision 1 Value 204000.0000000000 · 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: 204000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
2015	256,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94018 · revision 1 Value 256000.0000000000 · 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: 256000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
2016	292,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94017 · revision 1 Value 292000.0000000000 · 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: 292000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
2017	297,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94016 · revision 1 Value 297000.0000000000 · 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: 297000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
2018	297,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94015 · revision 1 Value 297000.0000000000 · 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: 297000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
2019	311,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94014 · revision 1 Value 311000.0000000000 · 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: 311000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
2020	298,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94013 · revision 1 Value 298000.0000000000 · 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: 298000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94012 · 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 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94011 · 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 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94010 · 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 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94009 · 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 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #94008 · 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 04:47:52 · source revision unspecified

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