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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — all countries

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Libya

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Libya in 2015 — 7,000 people. Ranked 133 in the world out of 190. Since 1951, the indicator has risen by 133.3%.

2015 7,000 people +0% vs 2014
World rank 133of 190
Period maximum 91,000 people1985
Period minimum 3,000 people1951

Trend over time

1951–2015 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Libya, 1951–2015025,00050,00075,000100,00019511958196519721979198619932000200720141951: 3,000 people1953: 3,000 people1955: 3,000 people1957: 3,000 people1959: 5,000 people1961: 8,000 people1963: 13,000 people1965: 17,000 people1967: 20,000 people1969: 25,000 people1971: 19,000 people1973: 20,000 people1975: 25,000 people1977: 30,000 people1979: 51,000 people1981: 55,000 people1983: 68,000 people1985: 91,000 people1987: 91,000 people1989: 86,000 people1991: 86,000 people1993: 85,000 people1995: 76,000 people1997: 70,000 people1999: 85,000 people2001: 76,000 people2003: 76,000 people2005: 76,000 people2007: 76,000 people2009: 76,000 people2011: 76,000 people2015: 7,000 people
Change over the period: +4,000 (+133.33%) Average annual rate: 1.33 %

Comparison, 2015

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

Libya 7,000 people
World computed 19.97M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 2.46M people
Northern Africa computed 1.05M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.72M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2015 7,000 +0 +0%
2014 7,000 — —
2011 76,000 +0 +0%
2010 76,000 +0 +0%
2009 76,000 +0 +0%
2008 76,000 +0 +0%
2007 76,000 +0 +0%
2006 76,000 +0 +0%
2005 76,000 +0 +0%
2004 76,000 +0 +0%
2003 76,000 +0 +0%
2002 76,000 +0 +0%
2001 76,000 +0 +0%
2000 76,000 −9,000 −10.59%
1999 85,000 +15,000 +21.43%
1998 70,000 +0 +0%
1997 70,000 −6,000 −7.89%
1996 76,000 +0 +0%
1995 76,000 −4,000 −5%
1994 80,000 −5,000 −5.88%
1993 85,000 +0 +0%
1992 85,000 −1,000 −1.16%
1991 86,000 +0 +0%
1990 86,000 +0 +0%
1989 86,000 +0 +0%
1988 86,000 −5,000 −5.49%
1987 91,000 +0 +0%
1986 91,000 +0 +0%
1985 91,000 +1,000 +1.11%
1984 90,000 +22,000 +32.35%
1983 68,000 +13,000 +23.64%
1982 55,000 +0 +0%
1981 55,000 +2,000 +3.77%
1980 53,000 +2,000 +3.92%
1979 51,000 +1,000 +2%
1978 50,000 +20,000 +66.67%
1977 30,000 +5,000 +20%
1976 25,000 +0 +0%
1975 25,000 +0 +0%
1974 25,000 +5,000 +25%
1973 20,000 +0 +0%
1972 20,000 +1,000 +5.26%
1971 19,000 +1,000 +5.56%
1970 18,000 −7,000 −28%
1969 25,000 −5,000 −16.67%
1968 30,000 +10,000 +50%
1967 20,000 +0 +0%
1966 20,000 +3,000 +17.65%
1965 17,000 +1,000 +6.25%
1964 16,000 +3,000 +23.08%
1963 13,000 +5,000 +62.5%
1962 8,000 +0 +0%
1961 8,000 +3,000 +60%
1960 5,000 +0 +0%
1959 5,000 +2,000 +66.67%
1958 3,000 +0 +0%
1957 3,000 +0 +0%
1956 3,000 +0 +0%
1955 3,000 +0 +0%
1954 3,000 +0 +0%
1953 3,000 +0 +0%
1952 3,000 +0 +0%
1951 3,000 — —

Northern Africa, 2015

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

EG Egypt 439,000 SD Sudan 244,000 MA Morocco 196,000 DZ Algeria 130,000 TN Tunisia 36,000 LY Libya 7,000
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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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