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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Cameroon

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Cameroon in 2022 — 25,000 people. Ranked 88 in the world out of 189. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2,400%.

2022 25,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 88of 189
Period maximum 25,000 people2020
Period minimum 1,000 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Cameroon, 1960–2022010,00020,00030,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 1,000 people1962: 5,000 people1964: 6,000 people1966: 8,000 people1968: 7,000 people1970: 8,000 people1972: 8,000 people1974: 10,000 people1976: 10,000 people1978: 11,000 people1980: 11,000 people1982: 14,000 people1984: 15,000 people1986: 15,000 people1988: 21,000 people1990: 23,000 people1992: 12,000 people1994: 12,000 people1996: 15,000 people1998: 15,000 people2000: 7,000 people2002: 23,000 people2004: 23,000 people2006: 23,000 people2008: 14,000 people2010: 14,000 people2012: 14,000 people2014: 14,000 people2016: 14,000 people2018: 14,000 people2020: 25,000 people2022: 25,000 people
Change over the period: +24,000 (+2,400%) Average annual rate: 5.33 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Cameroon 25,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 1.97M people
Middle Africa computed 324,000 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 6.55M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 25,000 +0 +0%
2021 25,000 +0 +0%
2020 25,000 +10,000 +66.67%
2019 15,000 +1,000 +7.14%
2018 14,000 +0 +0%
2017 14,000 +0 +0%
2016 14,000 +0 +0%
2015 14,000 +0 +0%
2014 14,000 +0 +0%
2013 14,000 +0 +0%
2012 14,000 +0 +0%
2011 14,000 +0 +0%
2010 14,000 +0 +0%
2009 14,000 +0 +0%
2008 14,000 +0 +0%
2007 14,000 −9,000 −39.13%
2006 23,000 +0 +0%
2005 23,000 +0 +0%
2004 23,000 +0 +0%
2003 23,000 +0 +0%
2002 23,000 +1,000 +4.55%
2001 22,000 +15,000 +214.29%
2000 7,000 −8,000 −53.33%
1999 15,000 +0 +0%
1998 15,000 +2,000 +15.38%
1997 13,000 −2,000 −13.33%
1996 15,000 −7,000 −31.82%
1995 22,000 +10,000 +83.33%
1994 12,000 +0 +0%
1993 12,000 +0 +0%
1992 12,000 −12,000 −50%
1991 24,000 +1,000 +4.35%
1990 23,000 +2,000 +9.52%
1989 21,000 +0 +0%
1988 21,000 +6,000 +40%
1987 15,000 +0 +0%
1986 15,000 +0 +0%
1985 15,000 +0 +0%
1984 15,000 +0 +0%
1983 15,000 +1,000 +7.14%
1982 14,000 +0 +0%
1981 14,000 +3,000 +27.27%
1980 11,000 +0 +0%
1979 11,000 +0 +0%
1978 11,000 +0 +0%
1977 11,000 +1,000 +10%
1976 10,000 +0 +0%
1975 10,000 +0 +0%
1974 10,000 +2,000 +25%
1973 8,000 +0 +0%
1972 8,000 +0 +0%
1971 8,000 +0 +0%
1970 8,000 +0 +0%
1969 8,000 +1,000 +14.29%
1968 7,000 −1,000 −12.5%
1967 8,000 +0 +0%
1966 8,000 +0 +0%
1965 8,000 +2,000 +33.33%
1964 6,000 −2,000 −25%
1963 8,000 +3,000 +60%
1962 5,000 +1,000 +25%
1961 4,000 +3,000 +300%
1960 1,000 — —

Middle Africa, 2022

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

CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 134,000 AO Angola 107,000 TD Chad 33,000 CM Cameroon 25,000 CG Republic of the Congo 10,000 CF Central African Republic 9,000 GA Gabon 5,000 GQ Equatorial Guinea 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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