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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Cambodia

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Cambodia in 2022 — 124,000 people. Ranked 39 in the world out of 189. Since 1953, the indicator has risen by 181.8%.

2022 124,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 39of 189
Period maximum 220,000 people1974
Period minimum 10,000 people1979

Trend over time

1953–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Cambodia, 1953–20220100,000200,000300,000195319601967197419811988199520022009201620221953: 44,000 people1955: 40,000 people1957: 36,000 people1959: 35,000 people1961: 65,000 people1963: 75,000 people1965: 76,000 people1967: 83,000 people1969: 85,000 people1971: 205,000 people1973: 213,000 people1975: 62,000 people1977: 70,000 people1979: 10,000 people1981: 20,000 people1983: 20,000 people1985: 35,000 people1987: 60,000 people1989: 99,000 people1991: 112,000 people1993: 102,000 people1995: 70,000 people1997: 60,000 people1999: 60,000 people2001: 140,000 people2003: 125,000 people2005: 124,000 people2007: 124,000 people2009: 124,000 people2011: 124,000 people2013: 124,000 people2015: 124,000 people2017: 124,000 people2019: 124,000 people2021: 124,000 people2022: 124,000 people
Change over the period: +80,000 (+181.82%) Average annual rate: 1.51 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Cambodia 124,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
East Asia & Pacific computed 6.44M people
South-Eastern Asia computed 2.07M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 6.55M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Cambodia, by year Cambodia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 124,000 +0 +0%
2021 124,000 +0 +0%
2020 124,000 +0 +0%
2019 124,000 +0 +0%
2018 124,000 +0 +0%
2017 124,000 +0 +0%
2016 124,000 +0 +0%
2015 124,000 +0 +0%
2014 124,000 +0 +0%
2013 124,000 +0 +0%
2012 124,000 +0 +0%
2011 124,000 +0 +0%
2010 124,000 +0 +0%
2009 124,000 +0 +0%
2008 124,000 +0 +0%
2007 124,000 +0 +0%
2006 124,000 +0 +0%
2005 124,000 −1,000 −0.8%
2004 125,000 +0 +0%
2003 125,000 +0 +0%
2002 125,000 −15,000 −10.71%
2001 140,000 +0 +0%
2000 140,000 +80,000 +133.33%
1999 60,000 +0 +0%
1998 60,000 +0 +0%
1997 60,000 +0 +0%
1996 60,000 −10,000 −14.29%
1995 70,000 +0 +0%
1994 70,000 −32,000 −31.37%
1993 102,000 −33,000 −24.44%
1992 135,000 +23,000 +20.54%
1991 112,000 +0 +0%
1990 112,000 +13,000 +13.13%
1989 99,000 +39,000 +65%
1988 60,000 +0 +0%
1987 60,000 +0 +0%
1986 60,000 +25,000 +71.43%
1985 35,000 +5,000 +16.67%
1984 30,000 +10,000 +50%
1983 20,000 +0 +0%
1982 20,000 +0 +0%
1981 20,000 −15,000 −42.86%
1980 35,000 +25,000 +250%
1979 10,000 −60,000 −85.71%
1978 70,000 +0 +0%
1977 70,000 +8,000 +12.9%
1976 62,000 +0 +0%
1975 62,000 −158,000 −71.82%
1974 220,000 +7,000 +3.29%
1973 213,000 +13,000 +6.5%
1972 200,000 −5,000 −2.44%
1971 205,000 +120,000 +141.18%
1970 85,000 +0 +0%
1969 85,000 +1,000 +1.19%
1968 84,000 +1,000 +1.2%
1967 83,000 +0 +0%
1966 83,000 +7,000 +9.21%
1965 76,000 +1,000 +1.33%
1964 75,000 +0 +0%
1963 75,000 +5,000 +7.14%
1962 70,000 +5,000 +7.69%
1961 65,000 +30,000 +85.71%
1960 35,000 +0 +0%
1959 35,000 −1,000 −2.78%
1958 36,000 +0 +0%
1957 36,000 −4,000 −10%
1956 40,000 +0 +0%
1955 40,000 −4,000 −9.09%
1954 44,000 +0 +0%
1953 44,000 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2022

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

VN Vietnam 482,000 ID Indonesia 396,000 TH Thailand 361,000 MM Myanmar 356,000 PH Philippines 145,000 KH Cambodia 124,000 MY Malaysia 113,000 SG Singapore 51,000 LA Laos 29,000 BN Brunei Darussalam 7,000 TL Timor-Leste 2,000
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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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