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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Liberia

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Liberia in 2022 — 2,000 people. Ranked 151 in the world out of 189. Since 1920, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2022 2,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 151of 189
Period maximum 15,000 people2000
Period minimum 1,000 people1933

Trend over time

1920–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Liberia, 1920–202205,00010,00015,00019201931194219531964197519861997200820191920: 2,000 people1922: 2,000 people1924: 2,000 people1926: 2,000 people1928: 2,000 people1930: 6,000 people1932: 5,000 people1934: 4,000 people1936: 4,000 people1938: 1,000 people1940: 5,000 people1942: 5,000 people1944: 5,000 people1946: 5,000 people1948: 5,000 people1950: 5,000 people1952: 5,000 people1954: 5,000 people1956: 2,000 people1958: 4,000 people1960: 3,000 people1962: 3,000 people1964: 4,000 people1966: 4,000 people1968: 5,000 people1970: 5,000 people1972: 6,000 people1974: 6,000 people1976: 6,000 people1978: 7,000 people1980: 7,000 people1982: 5,000 people1984: 6,000 people1986: 6,000 people1988: 7,000 people1990: 8,000 people1992: 2,000 people1999: 5,000 people2001: 15,000 people2003: 15,000 people2005: 15,000 people2007: 2,000 people2009: 2,000 people2011: 2,000 people2013: 2,000 people2015: 2,000 people2017: 2,000 people2019: 2,000 people2021: 2,000 people2022: 2,000 people
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Liberia 2,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 1.97M people
Western Africa computed 332,000 people
Low-income countries computed 2.98M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 2,000 +0 +0%
2021 2,000 +0 +0%
2020 2,000 +0 +0%
2019 2,000 +0 +0%
2018 2,000 +0 +0%
2017 2,000 +0 +0%
2016 2,000 +0 +0%
2015 2,000 +0 +0%
2014 2,000 +0 +0%
2013 2,000 +0 +0%
2012 2,000 +0 +0%
2011 2,000 +0 +0%
2010 2,000 +0 +0%
2009 2,000 +0 +0%
2008 2,000 +0 +0%
2007 2,000 −13,000 −86.67%
2006 15,000 +0 +0%
2005 15,000 +0 +0%
2004 15,000 +0 +0%
2003 15,000 +0 +0%
2002 15,000 +0 +0%
2001 15,000 +0 +0%
2000 15,000 +10,000 +200%
1999 5,000 — —
1993 2,000 +0 +0%
1992 2,000 −3,000 −60%
1991 5,000 −3,000 −37.5%
1990 8,000 +1,000 +14.29%
1989 7,000 +0 +0%
1988 7,000 +1,000 +16.67%
1987 6,000 +0 +0%
1986 6,000 +0 +0%
1985 6,000 +0 +0%
1984 6,000 +1,000 +20%
1983 5,000 +0 +0%
1982 5,000 +0 +0%
1981 5,000 −2,000 −28.57%
1980 7,000 +0 +0%
1979 7,000 +0 +0%
1978 7,000 +3,000 +75%
1977 4,000 −2,000 −33.33%
1976 6,000 +0 +0%
1975 6,000 +0 +0%
1974 6,000 +0 +0%
1973 6,000 +0 +0%
1972 6,000 +1,000 +20%
1971 5,000 +0 +0%
1970 5,000 +0 +0%
1969 5,000 +0 +0%
1968 5,000 +1,000 +25%
1967 4,000 +0 +0%
1966 4,000 +0 +0%
1965 4,000 +0 +0%
1964 4,000 +0 +0%
1963 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1962 3,000 +1,000 +50%
1961 2,000 −1,000 −33.33%
1960 3,000 −1,000 −25%
1959 4,000 +0 +0%
1958 4,000 +2,000 +100%
1957 2,000 +0 +0%
1956 2,000 −3,000 −60%
1955 5,000 +0 +0%
1954 5,000 +0 +0%
1953 5,000 +0 +0%
1952 5,000 +0 +0%
1951 5,000 +0 +0%
1950 5,000 +0 +0%
1949 5,000 +0 +0%
1948 5,000 +0 +0%
1947 5,000 +0 +0%
1946 5,000 +0 +0%
1945 5,000 +0 +0%
1944 5,000 +0 +0%
1943 5,000 +0 +0%
1942 5,000 +0 +0%
1941 5,000 +0 +0%
1940 5,000 +4,000 +400%
1939 1,000 +0 +0%
1938 1,000 −3,000 −75%
1937 4,000 +0 +0%
1936 4,000 +0 +0%
1935 4,000 +0 +0%
1934 4,000 +3,000 +300%
1933 1,000 −4,000 −80%
1932 5,000 −1,000 −16.67%
1931 6,000 +0 +0%
1930 6,000 +4,000 +200%
1929 2,000 +0 +0%
1928 2,000 +0 +0%
1927 2,000 +0 +0%
1926 2,000 +0 +0%
1925 2,000 +0 +0%
1924 2,000 +0 +0%
1923 2,000 +0 +0%
1922 2,000 +0 +0%
1921 2,000 +0 +0%
1920 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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