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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Lebanon

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Lebanon in 2022 — 60,000 people. Ranked 57 in the world out of 189. Since 1946, the indicator has risen by 1,400%.

2022 60,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 57of 189
Period maximum 72,000 people2001
Period minimum 3,000 people1948

Trend over time

1946–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Lebanon, 1946–2022020,00040,00060,00080,000194619541962197019781986199420022010201820221946: 4,000 people1948: 3,000 people1950: 5,000 people1952: 5,000 people1954: 7,000 people1956: 7,000 people1958: 9,000 people1960: 10,000 people1962: 10,000 people1964: 16,000 people1966: 19,000 people1968: 19,000 people1970: 19,000 people1972: 20,000 people1974: 20,000 people1976: 24,000 people1978: 9,000 people1980: 18,000 people1982: 21,000 people1984: 19,000 people1986: 36,000 people1988: 20,000 people1990: 36,000 people1992: 37,000 people1994: 50,000 people1996: 55,000 people1998: 58,000 people2000: 64,000 people2002: 72,000 people2004: 72,000 people2006: 72,000 people2008: 56,000 people2010: 59,000 people2012: 59,000 people2014: 60,000 people2016: 60,000 people2018: 60,000 people2020: 60,000 people2022: 60,000 people
Change over the period: +56,000 (+1,400%) Average annual rate: 3.63 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Lebanon 60,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 2.58M people
Western Asia computed 1.65M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 6.55M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 60,000 +0 +0%
2021 60,000 +0 +0%
2020 60,000 +0 +0%
2019 60,000 +0 +0%
2018 60,000 +0 +0%
2017 60,000 +0 +0%
2016 60,000 +0 +0%
2015 60,000 +0 +0%
2014 60,000 +0 +0%
2013 60,000 +1,000 +1.69%
2012 59,000 +0 +0%
2011 59,000 +0 +0%
2010 59,000 +3,000 +5.36%
2009 56,000 +0 +0%
2008 56,000 −16,000 −22.22%
2007 72,000 +0 +0%
2006 72,000 +0 +0%
2005 72,000 +0 +0%
2004 72,000 +0 +0%
2003 72,000 +0 +0%
2002 72,000 +0 +0%
2001 72,000 +8,000 +12.5%
2000 64,000 +6,000 +10.34%
1999 58,000 +0 +0%
1998 58,000 +1,000 +1.75%
1997 57,000 +2,000 +3.64%
1996 55,000 +0 +0%
1995 55,000 +5,000 +10%
1994 50,000 +13,000 +35.14%
1993 37,000 +0 +0%
1992 37,000 +1,000 +2.78%
1991 36,000 +0 +0%
1990 36,000 +18,000 +100%
1989 18,000 −2,000 −10%
1988 20,000 −17,000 −45.95%
1987 37,000 +1,000 +2.78%
1986 36,000 +15,000 +71.43%
1985 21,000 +2,000 +10.53%
1984 19,000 −1,000 −5%
1983 20,000 −1,000 −4.76%
1982 21,000 +1,000 +5%
1981 20,000 +2,000 +11.11%
1980 18,000 +0 +0%
1979 18,000 +9,000 +100%
1978 9,000 +0 +0%
1977 9,000 −15,000 −62.5%
1976 24,000 +0 +0%
1975 24,000 +4,000 +20%
1974 20,000 +0 +0%
1973 20,000 +0 +0%
1972 20,000 +0 +0%
1971 20,000 +1,000 +5.26%
1970 19,000 +0 +0%
1969 19,000 +0 +0%
1968 19,000 +0 +0%
1967 19,000 +0 +0%
1966 19,000 +2,000 +11.76%
1965 17,000 +1,000 +6.25%
1964 16,000 +0 +0%
1963 16,000 +6,000 +60%
1962 10,000 +2,000 +25%
1961 8,000 −2,000 −20%
1960 10,000 +1,000 +11.11%
1959 9,000 +0 +0%
1958 9,000 +0 +0%
1957 9,000 +2,000 +28.57%
1956 7,000 +0 +0%
1955 7,000 +0 +0%
1954 7,000 +1,000 +16.67%
1953 6,000 +1,000 +20%
1952 5,000 +0 +0%
1951 5,000 +0 +0%
1950 5,000 +2,000 +66.67%
1949 3,000 +0 +0%
1948 3,000 −1,000 −25%
1947 4,000 +0 +0%
1946 4,000 — —

Western Asia, 2022

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

TR Türkiye 355,000 SA Saudi Arabia 257,000 IQ Iraq 193,000 IL Israel 170,000 SY Syria 169,000 JO Jordan 101,000 AE United Arab Emirates 83,000 AZ Azerbaijan 64,000 LB Lebanon 60,000 AM Armenia 43,000 OM Oman 43,000 YE Yemen 40,000 GE Georgia 21,000 KW Kuwait 18,000 QA Qatar 17,000 CY Cyprus 12,000 BH Bahrain 8,000
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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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