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	1,050,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99911 · revision 1 Value 1050000.0000000000 · 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: 1050000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
1991	1,040,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99910 · revision 1 Value 1040000.0000000000 · 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: 1040000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
1992	857,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99909 · revision 1 Value 857000.0000000000 · 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: 857000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
1993	857,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99908 · revision 1 Value 857000.0000000000 · 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: 857000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
1994	700,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99907 · revision 1 Value 700000.0000000000 · 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: 700000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
1995	622,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99906 · revision 1 Value 622000.0000000000 · 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: 622000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
1996	622,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99905 · revision 1 Value 622000.0000000000 · 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: 622000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
1997	557,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99904 · revision 1 Value 557000.0000000000 · 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: 557000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
1998	524,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99903 · revision 1 Value 524000.0000000000 · 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: 524000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
1999	524,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99902 · revision 1 Value 524000.0000000000 · 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: 524000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
2000	524,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99901 · revision 1 Value 524000.0000000000 · 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: 524000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
2001	524,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99900 · revision 1 Value 524000.0000000000 · 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: 524000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
2002	524,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99899 · revision 1 Value 524000.0000000000 · 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: 524000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
2003	524,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99898 · revision 1 Value 524000.0000000000 · 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: 524000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
2004	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99897 · 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 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
2005	495,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99896 · revision 1 Value 495000.0000000000 · 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: 495000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
2006	495,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99895 · revision 1 Value 495000.0000000000 · 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: 495000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
2007	495,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99894 · revision 1 Value 495000.0000000000 · 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: 495000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
2008	495,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99893 · revision 1 Value 495000.0000000000 · 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: 495000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
2009	495,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99892 · revision 1 Value 495000.0000000000 · 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: 495000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
2010	522,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99891 · revision 1 Value 522000.0000000000 · 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: 522000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
2011	522,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99890 · revision 1 Value 522000.0000000000 · 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: 522000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
2012	522,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99889 · revision 1 Value 522000.0000000000 · 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: 522000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
2013	522,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99888 · revision 1 Value 522000.0000000000 · 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: 522000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
2014	522,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99887 · revision 1 Value 522000.0000000000 · 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: 522000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
2015	522,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99886 · revision 1 Value 522000.0000000000 · 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: 522000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
2016	522,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99885 · revision 1 Value 522000.0000000000 · 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: 522000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
2017	522,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99884 · revision 1 Value 522000.0000000000 · 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: 522000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
2018	522,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99883 · revision 1 Value 522000.0000000000 · 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: 522000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
2019	522,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99882 · revision 1 Value 522000.0000000000 · 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: 522000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
2020	522,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99881 · revision 1 Value 522000.0000000000 · 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: 522000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99880 · 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 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99879 · 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 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99878 · 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 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99877 · 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 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99876 · 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 04:48:18 · source revision unspecified

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