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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Chad

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Chad in 2022 — 33,000 people. Ranked 76 in the world out of 189.

2022 33,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 76of 189
Period maximum 50,000 people1990
Period minimum 0 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Chad, 1960–2022020,00040,00060,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 0 people1962: 0 people1964: 2,000 people1966: 5,000 people1968: 6,000 people1970: 7,000 people1972: 10,000 people1974: 10,000 people1976: 11,000 people1978: 5,000 people1980: 3,000 people1982: 3,000 people1984: 16,000 people1986: 22,000 people1988: 33,000 people1990: 50,000 people1992: 38,000 people1994: 40,000 people1996: 40,000 people1998: 30,000 people2000: 30,000 people2002: 30,000 people2004: 30,000 people2006: 30,000 people2008: 25,000 people2010: 25,000 people2012: 25,000 people2014: 25,000 people2016: 30,000 people2018: 30,000 people2020: 33,000 people2022: 33,000 people
Change over the period: +33,000

Comparison, 2022

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

Chad 33,000 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 — Chad, by year Chad All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 33,000 +0 +0%
2021 33,000 +0 +0%
2020 33,000 +3,000 +10%
2019 30,000 +0 +0%
2018 30,000 +0 +0%
2017 30,000 +0 +0%
2016 30,000 +5,000 +20%
2015 25,000 +0 +0%
2014 25,000 +0 +0%
2013 25,000 +0 +0%
2012 25,000 −1,000 −3.85%
2011 26,000 +1,000 +4%
2010 25,000 +0 +0%
2009 25,000 +0 +0%
2008 25,000 +8,000 +47.06%
2007 17,000 −13,000 −43.33%
2006 30,000 +0 +0%
2005 30,000 +0 +0%
2004 30,000 +0 +0%
2003 30,000 +0 +0%
2002 30,000 +0 +0%
2001 30,000 +0 +0%
2000 30,000 +0 +0%
1999 30,000 +0 +0%
1998 30,000 −5,000 −14.29%
1997 35,000 −5,000 −12.5%
1996 40,000 +0 +0%
1995 40,000 +0 +0%
1994 40,000 +10,000 +33.33%
1993 30,000 −8,000 −21.05%
1992 38,000 −12,000 −24%
1991 50,000 +0 +0%
1990 50,000 +17,000 +51.52%
1989 33,000 +0 +0%
1988 33,000 +3,000 +10%
1987 30,000 +8,000 +36.36%
1986 22,000 +6,000 +37.5%
1985 16,000 +0 +0%
1984 16,000 +12,000 +300%
1983 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1982 3,000 +0 +0%
1981 3,000 +0 +0%
1980 3,000 −2,000 −40%
1979 5,000 +0 +0%
1978 5,000 −4,000 −44.44%
1977 9,000 −2,000 −18.18%
1976 11,000 +0 +0%
1975 11,000 +1,000 +10%
1974 10,000 +0 +0%
1973 10,000 +0 +0%
1972 10,000 +2,000 +25%
1971 8,000 +1,000 +14.29%
1970 7,000 +2,000 +40%
1969 5,000 −1,000 −16.67%
1968 6,000 +1,000 +20%
1967 5,000 +0 +0%
1966 5,000 +1,000 +25%
1965 4,000 +2,000 +100%
1964 2,000 +0 +0%
1963 2,000 +2,000 —
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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