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Armed forces personnel, total

Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.

Latest, 202043,000Annual release · Not updated
vs 2019No change43,000
High since 198556,5001995 · World Bank
Low since 198531,7001985 · World Bank

Over time

2010 - 2020

Recent years

  1. 202043,000No change
  2. 201943,000−0.1%
  3. 201843,050+0.1%
  4. 201743,000−0.1%
  5. 201643,050No change
  6. 201543,050No change
  7. 201443,050+1.8%
  8. 201342,300No change
Full table
PeriodValue
202043,000
201943,000
201843,050
201743,000
201643,050
201543,050
201443,050
201342,300
201242,300
201142,300
201034,212
200934,212
200835,000
200735,000
200635,000
200548,000
200448,000
200350,400
200250,400
200150,400
200052,900
199940,900
199841,200
199750,500
199656,500
199556,500
199434,000
199344,000
199244,000
199143,000
199043,000
198943,000
198531,700