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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Morocco

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Morocco in 2022 — 196,000 people. Ranked 25 in the world out of 189. Since 1847, the indicator has risen by 1,860%.

2022 196,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 25of 189
Period maximum 201,000 people2005
Period minimum 6,000 people1906

Trend over time

1847–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Morocco, 1847–20220100,000200,000300,000184718651883190119191937195519731991200920221847: 10,000 people1850: 10,000 people1853: 10,000 people1856: 10,000 people1859: 10,000 people1862: 10,000 people1865: 10,000 people1868: 10,000 people1871: 10,000 people1874: 9,000 people1877: 9,000 people1880: 9,000 people1883: 9,000 people1886: 10,000 people1889: 10,000 people1892: 10,000 people1895: 10,000 people1898: 10,000 people1901: 10,000 people1904: 10,000 people1907: 6,000 people1910: 6,000 people1957: 24,000 people1960: 27,000 people1963: 40,000 people1966: 65,000 people1969: 70,000 people1972: 65,000 people1975: 75,000 people1978: 85,000 people1981: 120,000 people1984: 149,000 people1987: 200,000 people1990: 195,000 people1993: 195,000 people1996: 195,000 people1999: 195,000 people2002: 196,000 people2005: 201,000 people2008: 196,000 people2011: 196,000 people2014: 196,000 people2017: 196,000 people2020: 196,000 people2022: 196,000 people
Change over the period: +186,000 (+1,860%) Average annual rate: 1.71 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Morocco 196,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 2.58M people
Northern Africa computed 914,000 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 6.55M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Morocco, by year Morocco All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 196,000 +0 +0%
2021 196,000 +0 +0%
2020 196,000 +0 +0%
2019 196,000 +0 +0%
2018 196,000 +0 +0%
2017 196,000 +0 +0%
2016 196,000 +0 +0%
2015 196,000 +0 +0%
2014 196,000 +0 +0%
2013 196,000 +0 +0%
2012 196,000 +0 +0%
2011 196,000 +0 +0%
2010 196,000 +0 +0%
2009 196,000 +0 +0%
2008 196,000 −5,000 −2.49%
2007 201,000 +0 +0%
2006 201,000 +0 +0%
2005 201,000 +3,000 +1.52%
2004 198,000 +2,000 +1.02%
2003 196,000 +0 +0%
2002 196,000 −2,000 −1.01%
2001 198,000 +0 +0%
2000 198,000 +3,000 +1.54%
1999 195,000 +0 +0%
1998 195,000 +0 +0%
1997 195,000 +0 +0%
1996 195,000 +0 +0%
1995 195,000 +0 +0%
1994 195,000 +0 +0%
1993 195,000 +0 +0%
1992 195,000 +0 +0%
1991 195,000 +0 +0%
1990 195,000 +0 +0%
1989 195,000 +0 +0%
1988 195,000 −5,000 −2.5%
1987 200,000 +15,000 +8.11%
1986 185,000 +20,000 +12.12%
1985 165,000 +16,000 +10.74%
1984 149,000 +14,000 +10.37%
1983 135,000 +10,000 +8%
1982 125,000 +5,000 +4.17%
1981 120,000 +3,000 +2.56%
1980 117,000 +19,000 +19.39%
1979 98,000 +13,000 +15.29%
1978 85,000 +0 +0%
1977 85,000 −5,000 −5.56%
1976 90,000 +15,000 +20%
1975 75,000 +10,000 +15.38%
1974 65,000 +0 +0%
1973 65,000 +0 +0%
1972 65,000 +0 +0%
1971 65,000 +0 +0%
1970 65,000 −5,000 −7.14%
1969 70,000 +0 +0%
1968 70,000 +5,000 +7.69%
1967 65,000 +0 +0%
1966 65,000 +15,000 +30%
1965 50,000 +5,000 +11.11%
1964 45,000 +5,000 +12.5%
1963 40,000 −5,000 −11.11%
1962 45,000 +5,000 +12.5%
1961 40,000 +13,000 +48.15%
1960 27,000 +0 +0%
1959 27,000 +0 +0%
1958 27,000 +3,000 +12.5%
1957 24,000 +4,000 +20%
1956 20,000 — —
1911 6,000 +0 +0%
1910 6,000 +0 +0%
1909 6,000 +0 +0%
1908 6,000 +0 +0%
1907 6,000 +0 +0%
1906 6,000 −4,000 −40%
1905 10,000 +0 +0%
1904 10,000 +0 +0%
1903 10,000 +0 +0%
1902 10,000 +0 +0%
1901 10,000 +0 +0%
1900 10,000 +0 +0%
1899 10,000 +0 +0%
1898 10,000 +0 +0%
1897 10,000 +0 +0%
1896 10,000 +0 +0%
1895 10,000 +0 +0%
1894 10,000 +0 +0%
1893 10,000 +0 +0%
1892 10,000 +0 +0%
1891 10,000 +0 +0%
1890 10,000 +0 +0%
1889 10,000 +0 +0%
1888 10,000 +0 +0%
1887 10,000 +0 +0%
1886 10,000 +0 +0%
1885 10,000 +0 +0%
1884 10,000 +1,000 +11.11%
1883 9,000 +0 +0%
1882 9,000 +0 +0%
1881 9,000 +0 +0%
1880 9,000 +0 +0%
1879 9,000 +0 +0%
1878 9,000 +0 +0%
1877 9,000 +0 +0%
1876 9,000 +0 +0%
1875 9,000 +0 +0%
1874 9,000 +0 +0%
1873 9,000 −1,000 −10%
1872 10,000 +0 +0%
1871 10,000 +0 +0%
1870 10,000 +0 +0%
1869 10,000 +0 +0%
1868 10,000 +0 +0%
1867 10,000 +0 +0%
1866 10,000 +0 +0%
1865 10,000 +0 +0%
1864 10,000 +0 +0%
1863 10,000 +0 +0%
1862 10,000 +0 +0%
1861 10,000 +0 +0%
1860 10,000 +0 +0%
1859 10,000 +0 +0%
1858 10,000 +0 +0%
1857 10,000 +0 +0%
1856 10,000 +0 +0%
1855 10,000 +0 +0%
1854 10,000 +0 +0%
1853 10,000 +0 +0%
1852 10,000 +0 +0%
1851 10,000 +0 +0%
1850 10,000 +0 +0%
1849 10,000 +0 +0%
1848 10,000 +0 +0%
1847 10,000 — —

Northern Africa, 2022

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

EG Egypt 439,000 MA Morocco 196,000 DZ Algeria 139,000 SD Sudan 104,000 TN Tunisia 36,000
Full table for all countries

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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