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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Central African Republic

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in the Central African Republic in 2022 — 9,000 people. Ranked 127 in the world out of 189.

2022 9,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 127of 189
Period maximum 9,000 people2020
Period minimum 0 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Central African Republic, 1960–202202,5005,0007,50010,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 0 people1962: 0 people1964: 2,000 people1966: 2,000 people1968: 2,000 people1970: 2,000 people1972: 3,000 people1974: 3,000 people1976: 4,000 people1978: 4,000 people1980: 4,000 people1982: 5,000 people1984: 5,000 people1986: 5,000 people1988: 5,000 people1990: 4,000 people1992: 4,000 people1994: 4,000 people1996: 5,000 people1998: 4,000 people2000: 3,000 people2002: 3,000 people2004: 3,000 people2006: 3,000 people2008: 3,000 people2010: 3,000 people2012: 2,000 people2014: 7,000 people2016: 7,000 people2018: 7,000 people2020: 9,000 people2022: 9,000 people
Change over the period: +9,000

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central African Republic

Central African Republic 9,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 1.97M people
Middle Africa computed 324,000 people
Low-income countries computed 2.98M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 9,000 +0 +0%
2021 9,000 +0 +0%
2020 9,000 +2,000 +28.57%
2019 7,000 +0 +0%
2018 7,000 +0 +0%
2017 7,000 +0 +0%
2016 7,000 +0 +0%
2015 7,000 +0 +0%
2014 7,000 +5,000 +250%
2013 2,000 +0 +0%
2012 2,000 +0 +0%
2011 2,000 −1,000 −33.33%
2010 3,000 +0 +0%
2009 3,000 +0 +0%
2008 3,000 +0 +0%
2007 3,000 +0 +0%
2006 3,000 +0 +0%
2005 3,000 +0 +0%
2004 3,000 +0 +0%
2003 3,000 +0 +0%
2002 3,000 +0 +0%
2001 3,000 +0 +0%
2000 3,000 +0 +0%
1999 3,000 −1,000 −25%
1998 4,000 −1,000 −20%
1997 5,000 +0 +0%
1996 5,000 +1,000 +25%
1995 4,000 +0 +0%
1994 4,000 +0 +0%
1993 4,000 +0 +0%
1992 4,000 +0 +0%
1991 4,000 +0 +0%
1990 4,000 −1,000 −20%
1989 5,000 +0 +0%
1988 5,000 +0 +0%
1987 5,000 +0 +0%
1986 5,000 +0 +0%
1985 5,000 +0 +0%
1984 5,000 +1,000 +25%
1983 4,000 −1,000 −20%
1982 5,000 +1,000 +25%
1981 4,000 +0 +0%
1980 4,000 +0 +0%
1979 4,000 +0 +0%
1978 4,000 −3,000 −42.86%
1977 7,000 +3,000 +75%
1976 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1975 3,000 +0 +0%
1974 3,000 +0 +0%
1973 3,000 +0 +0%
1972 3,000 +1,000 +50%
1971 2,000 +0 +0%
1970 2,000 +0 +0%
1969 2,000 +0 +0%
1968 2,000 +0 +0%
1967 2,000 +0 +0%
1966 2,000 +0 +0%
1965 2,000 +0 +0%
1964 2,000 +2,000 —
1963 0 +0 —
1962 0 +0 —
1961 0 +0 —
1960 0 — —

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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