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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Ghana

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Ghana in 2022 — 16,000 people. Ranked 105 in the world out of 189. Since 1957, the indicator has risen by 700%.

2022 16,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 105of 189
Period maximum 40,000 people1972
Period minimum 2,000 people1957

Trend over time

1957–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Ghana, 1957–2022010,00020,00030,00040,00019571964197119781985199219992006201320201957: 2,000 people1959: 2,000 people1961: 10,000 people1963: 18,000 people1965: 25,000 people1967: 30,000 people1969: 35,000 people1971: 35,000 people1973: 40,000 people1975: 20,000 people1977: 18,000 people1979: 15,000 people1981: 9,000 people1983: 8,000 people1985: 15,000 people1987: 11,000 people1989: 16,000 people1991: 9,000 people1993: 7,000 people1995: 7,000 people1997: 7,000 people1999: 7,000 people2001: 7,000 people2003: 7,000 people2005: 7,000 people2007: 14,000 people2009: 14,000 people2011: 12,000 people2013: 16,000 people2015: 16,000 people2017: 16,000 people2019: 16,000 people2021: 16,000 people2022: 16,000 people
Change over the period: +14,000 (+700%) Average annual rate: 3.25 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Ghana 16,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 1.97M people
Western Africa computed 332,000 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 6.55M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 16,000 +0 +0%
2021 16,000 +0 +0%
2020 16,000 +0 +0%
2019 16,000 +0 +0%
2018 16,000 +0 +0%
2017 16,000 +0 +0%
2016 16,000 +0 +0%
2015 16,000 +0 +0%
2014 16,000 +0 +0%
2013 16,000 +0 +0%
2012 16,000 +4,000 +33.33%
2011 12,000 −4,000 −25%
2010 16,000 +2,000 +14.29%
2009 14,000 +0 +0%
2008 14,000 +0 +0%
2007 14,000 +7,000 +100%
2006 7,000 +0 +0%
2005 7,000 +0 +0%
2004 7,000 +0 +0%
2003 7,000 +0 +0%
2002 7,000 +0 +0%
2001 7,000 +0 +0%
2000 7,000 +0 +0%
1999 7,000 +0 +0%
1998 7,000 +0 +0%
1997 7,000 +0 +0%
1996 7,000 +0 +0%
1995 7,000 +0 +0%
1994 7,000 +0 +0%
1993 7,000 +0 +0%
1992 7,000 −2,000 −22.22%
1991 9,000 +0 +0%
1990 9,000 −7,000 −43.75%
1989 16,000 +0 +0%
1988 16,000 +5,000 +45.45%
1987 11,000 +2,000 +22.22%
1986 9,000 −6,000 −40%
1985 15,000 +0 +0%
1984 15,000 +7,000 +87.5%
1983 8,000 −1,000 −11.11%
1982 9,000 +0 +0%
1981 9,000 −5,000 −35.71%
1980 14,000 −1,000 −6.67%
1979 15,000 −4,000 −21.05%
1978 19,000 +1,000 +5.56%
1977 18,000 −2,000 −10%
1976 20,000 +0 +0%
1975 20,000 −15,000 −42.86%
1974 35,000 −5,000 −12.5%
1973 40,000 +0 +0%
1972 40,000 +5,000 +14.29%
1971 35,000 +0 +0%
1970 35,000 +0 +0%
1969 35,000 +0 +0%
1968 35,000 +5,000 +16.67%
1967 30,000 +0 +0%
1966 30,000 +5,000 +20%
1965 25,000 +0 +0%
1964 25,000 +7,000 +38.89%
1963 18,000 +8,000 +80%
1962 10,000 +0 +0%
1961 10,000 +5,000 +100%
1960 5,000 +3,000 +150%
1959 2,000 +0 +0%
1958 2,000 +0 +0%
1957 2,000 — —

Western Africa, 2022

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

NG Nigeria 143,000 NE Niger 33,000 CI Côte d'Ivoire 27,000 ML Mali 21,000 GH Ghana 16,000 MR Mauritania 16,000 SN Senegal 14,000 TG Togo 13,000 BJ Benin 12,000 GN Guinea 10,000 SL Sierra Leone 9,000 BF Burkina Faso 7,000 GM Gambia 4,000 GW Guinea-Bissau 4,000 LR Liberia 2,000 CV Cabo Verde 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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