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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Burkina Faso

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Burkina Faso in 2022 — 7,000 people. Ranked 137 in the world out of 189.

2022 7,000 people −36.36% vs 2021
World rank 137of 189
Period maximum 11,000 people2003
Period minimum 0 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Burkina Faso, 1960–202205,00010,00015,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 0 people1962: 0 people1964: 3,000 people1966: 3,000 people1968: 3,000 people1970: 4,000 people1972: 5,000 people1974: 5,000 people1976: 10,000 people1978: 6,000 people1980: 5,000 people1982: 9,000 people1984: 9,000 people1986: 9,000 people1988: 8,000 people1990: 10,000 people1992: 9,000 people1994: 9,000 people1996: 9,000 people1998: 9,000 people2000: 7,000 people2002: 10,000 people2004: 11,000 people2006: 11,000 people2008: 11,000 people2010: 11,000 people2012: 11,000 people2014: 11,000 people2016: 11,000 people2018: 11,000 people2020: 11,000 people2022: 7,000 people
Change over the period: +7,000

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso 7,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 1.97M people
Western Africa computed 332,000 people
Low-income countries computed 2.98M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 7,000 −4,000 −36.36%
2021 11,000 +0 +0%
2020 11,000 +0 +0%
2019 11,000 +0 +0%
2018 11,000 +0 +0%
2017 11,000 +0 +0%
2016 11,000 +0 +0%
2015 11,000 +0 +0%
2014 11,000 +0 +0%
2013 11,000 +0 +0%
2012 11,000 +0 +0%
2011 11,000 +0 +0%
2010 11,000 +0 +0%
2009 11,000 +0 +0%
2008 11,000 +0 +0%
2007 11,000 +0 +0%
2006 11,000 +0 +0%
2005 11,000 +0 +0%
2004 11,000 +0 +0%
2003 11,000 +1,000 +10%
2002 10,000 +0 +0%
2001 10,000 +3,000 +42.86%
2000 7,000 −2,000 −22.22%
1999 9,000 +0 +0%
1998 9,000 +0 +0%
1997 9,000 +0 +0%
1996 9,000 +0 +0%
1995 9,000 +0 +0%
1994 9,000 +0 +0%
1993 9,000 +0 +0%
1992 9,000 −1,000 −10%
1991 10,000 +0 +0%
1990 10,000 +2,000 +25%
1989 8,000 +0 +0%
1988 8,000 −1,000 −11.11%
1987 9,000 +0 +0%
1986 9,000 +0 +0%
1985 9,000 +0 +0%
1984 9,000 +0 +0%
1983 9,000 +0 +0%
1982 9,000 +1,000 +12.5%
1981 8,000 +3,000 +60%
1980 5,000 +1,000 +25%
1979 4,000 −2,000 −33.33%
1978 6,000 +0 +0%
1977 6,000 −4,000 −40%
1976 10,000 +5,000 +100%
1975 5,000 +0 +0%
1974 5,000 +0 +0%
1973 5,000 +0 +0%
1972 5,000 +1,000 +25%
1971 4,000 +0 +0%
1970 4,000 +0 +0%
1969 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1968 3,000 +0 +0%
1967 3,000 +0 +0%
1966 3,000 +0 +0%
1965 3,000 +0 +0%
1964 3,000 +1,000 +50%
1963 2,000 +2,000 —
1962 0 +0 —
1961 0 +0 —
1960 0 — —

Western Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NG Nigeria 143,000 NE Niger 33,000 CI Côte d'Ivoire 27,000 ML Mali 21,000 GH Ghana 16,000 MR Mauritania 16,000 SN Senegal 14,000 TG Togo 13,000 BJ Benin 12,000 GN Guinea 10,000 SL Sierra Leone 9,000 BF Burkina Faso 7,000 GM Gambia 4,000 GW Guinea-Bissau 4,000 LR Liberia 2,000 CV Cabo Verde 1,000
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About the indicator

The number of military personnel on active duty. The series was assembled by the Correlates of War project and continued with data of the International Institute for Strategic Studies; unlike the World Bank series, which begins in 1985, it reaches 1816 and makes military buildup over two centuries visible — including both world wars.

Important: Over two hundred years borders and the composition of countries changed, so the series before the middle of the 20th century refers to the territory of the time: comparing adjacent years is reliable, comparing 1830 with 2020 only loosely so.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.

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