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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Guinea

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Guinea in 2022 — 10,000 people. Ranked 123 in the world out of 189. Since 1958, the indicator has risen by 400%.

2022 10,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 123of 189
Period maximum 28,000 people1980
Period minimum 2,000 people1958

Trend over time

1958–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Guinea, 1958–2022010,00020,00030,00019581965197219791986199320002007201420211958: 2,000 people1960: 3,000 people1962: 5,000 people1964: 8,000 people1966: 9,000 people1968: 9,000 people1970: 9,000 people1972: 17,000 people1974: 17,000 people1976: 10,000 people1978: 18,000 people1980: 28,000 people1982: 28,000 people1984: 28,000 people1986: 24,000 people1988: 15,000 people1990: 15,000 people1992: 15,000 people1994: 12,000 people1996: 12,000 people1998: 12,000 people2000: 10,000 people2002: 10,000 people2004: 10,000 people2006: 10,000 people2008: 12,000 people2010: 12,000 people2012: 12,000 people2014: 10,000 people2016: 10,000 people2018: 10,000 people2020: 10,000 people2022: 10,000 people
Change over the period: +8,000 (+400%) Average annual rate: 2.55 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Guinea 10,000 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 — Guinea, by year Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 10,000 +0 +0%
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 −2,000 −16.67%
2012 12,000 +0 +0%
2011 12,000 +0 +0%
2010 12,000 +0 +0%
2009 12,000 +0 +0%
2008 12,000 +0 +0%
2007 12,000 +2,000 +20%
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 +0 +0%
2000 10,000 −2,000 −16.67%
1999 12,000 +0 +0%
1998 12,000 +0 +0%
1997 12,000 +0 +0%
1996 12,000 +0 +0%
1995 12,000 +0 +0%
1994 12,000 −3,000 −20%
1993 15,000 +0 +0%
1992 15,000 +0 +0%
1991 15,000 +0 +0%
1990 15,000 +0 +0%
1989 15,000 +0 +0%
1988 15,000 −9,000 −37.5%
1987 24,000 +0 +0%
1986 24,000 −4,000 −14.29%
1985 28,000 +0 +0%
1984 28,000 +0 +0%
1983 28,000 +0 +0%
1982 28,000 +0 +0%
1981 28,000 +0 +0%
1980 28,000 +10,000 +55.56%
1979 18,000 +0 +0%
1978 18,000 +8,000 +80%
1977 10,000 +0 +0%
1976 10,000 +3,000 +42.86%
1975 7,000 −10,000 −58.82%
1974 17,000 +0 +0%
1973 17,000 +0 +0%
1972 17,000 +8,000 +88.89%
1971 9,000 +0 +0%
1970 9,000 +0 +0%
1969 9,000 +0 +0%
1968 9,000 +4,000 +80%
1967 5,000 −4,000 −44.44%
1966 9,000 +0 +0%
1965 9,000 +1,000 +12.5%
1964 8,000 −2,000 −20%
1963 10,000 +5,000 +100%
1962 5,000 +0 +0%
1961 5,000 +2,000 +66.67%
1960 3,000 +1,000 +50%
1959 2,000 +0 +0%
1958 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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