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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — all countries

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Djibouti

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Djibouti in 2022 — 8,000 people. Ranked 132 in the world out of 189.

2022 8,000 people −20% vs 2021
World rank 132of 189
Period maximum 11,000 people2007
Period minimum 0 people1977

Trend over time

1977–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Djibouti, 1977–202205,00010,00015,00019771982198719921997200220072012201720221977: 0 people1978: 3,000 people1979: 3,000 people1980: 1,000 people1981: 2,000 people1982: 3,000 people1983: 2,000 people1984: 3,000 people1985: 5,000 people1986: 4,000 people1987: 4,000 people1988: 4,000 people1989: 4,000 people1990: 4,000 people1991: 3,000 people1992: 8,000 people1993: 8,000 people1994: 8,000 people1995: 8,000 people1996: 8,000 people1997: 8,000 people1998: 8,000 people1999: 8,000 people2000: 8,000 people2001: 10,000 people2002: 10,000 people2003: 10,000 people2004: 10,000 people2005: 10,000 people2006: 10,000 people2007: 11,000 people2008: 11,000 people2009: 10,000 people2010: 10,000 people2011: 10,000 people2012: 10,000 people2013: 10,000 people2014: 10,000 people2015: 10,000 people2016: 10,000 people2017: 10,000 people2018: 10,000 people2019: 10,000 people2020: 10,000 people2021: 10,000 people2022: 8,000 people
Change over the period: +8,000

Comparison, 2022

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

Djibouti 8,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 1.97M people
Eastern Africa computed 1.12M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 6.55M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Djibouti, by year Djibouti All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 8,000 −2,000 −20%
2021 10,000 +0 +0%
2020 10,000 +0 +0%
2019 10,000 +0 +0%
2018 10,000 +0 +0%
2017 10,000 +0 +0%
2016 10,000 +0 +0%
2015 10,000 +0 +0%
2014 10,000 +0 +0%
2013 10,000 +0 +0%
2012 10,000 +0 +0%
2011 10,000 +0 +0%
2010 10,000 +0 +0%
2009 10,000 −1,000 −9.09%
2008 11,000 +0 +0%
2007 11,000 +1,000 +10%
2006 10,000 +0 +0%
2005 10,000 +0 +0%
2004 10,000 +0 +0%
2003 10,000 +0 +0%
2002 10,000 +0 +0%
2001 10,000 +2,000 +25%
2000 8,000 +0 +0%
1999 8,000 +0 +0%
1998 8,000 +0 +0%
1997 8,000 +0 +0%
1996 8,000 +0 +0%
1995 8,000 +0 +0%
1994 8,000 +0 +0%
1993 8,000 +0 +0%
1992 8,000 +5,000 +166.67%
1991 3,000 −1,000 −25%
1990 4,000 +0 +0%
1989 4,000 +0 +0%
1988 4,000 +0 +0%
1987 4,000 +0 +0%
1986 4,000 −1,000 −20%
1985 5,000 +2,000 +66.67%
1984 3,000 +1,000 +50%
1983 2,000 −1,000 −33.33%
1982 3,000 +1,000 +50%
1981 2,000 +1,000 +100%
1980 1,000 −2,000 −66.67%
1979 3,000 +0 +0%
1978 3,000 +3,000 —
1977 0 — —

Eastern Africa, 2022

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

ET Ethiopia 503,000 ER Eritrea 302,000 SS South Sudan 53,000 UG Uganda 45,000 RW Rwanda 33,000 BI Burundi 30,000 ZW Zimbabwe 29,000 TZ Tanzania 27,000 KE Kenya 24,000 ZM Zambia 15,000 MG Madagascar 14,000 SO Somalia 14,000 MW Malawi 11,000 MZ Mozambique 11,000 DJ Djibouti 8,000 MU Mauritius 0 SC Seychelles 0
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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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