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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Republic of the Congo

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in the Republic of the Congo in 2022 — 10,000 people. Ranked 123 in the world out of 189.

2022 10,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 123of 189
Period maximum 51,000 people1988
Period minimum 0 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Republic of the Congo, 1960–2022020,00040,00060,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 0 people1962: 1,000 people1964: 2,000 people1966: 5,000 people1968: 3,000 people1970: 6,000 people1972: 9,000 people1974: 7,000 people1976: 10,000 people1978: 11,000 people1980: 16,000 people1982: 11,000 people1984: 15,000 people1986: 13,000 people1988: 51,000 people1990: 9,000 people1992: 10,000 people1994: 10,000 people1996: 10,000 people1998: 10,000 people2000: 10,000 people2002: 10,000 people2004: 10,000 people2006: 10,000 people2008: 10,000 people2010: 10,000 people2012: 10,000 people2014: 10,000 people2016: 10,000 people2018: 10,000 people2020: 10,000 people2022: 10,000 people
Change over the period: +10,000

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 10,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 1.97M people
Middle Africa computed 324,000 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 6.55M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo 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 +0 +0%
2012 10,000 +0 +0%
2011 10,000 +0 +0%
2010 10,000 +0 +0%
2009 10,000 +0 +0%
2008 10,000 +0 +0%
2007 10,000 +0 +0%
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 +0 +0%
1999 10,000 +0 +0%
1998 10,000 +0 +0%
1997 10,000 +0 +0%
1996 10,000 +0 +0%
1995 10,000 +0 +0%
1994 10,000 +0 +0%
1993 10,000 +0 +0%
1992 10,000 +1,000 +11.11%
1991 9,000 +0 +0%
1990 9,000 −42,000 −82.35%
1989 51,000 +0 +0%
1988 51,000 +37,000 +264.29%
1987 14,000 +1,000 +7.69%
1986 13,000 −2,000 −13.33%
1985 15,000 +0 +0%
1984 15,000 +4,000 +36.36%
1983 11,000 +0 +0%
1982 11,000 −3,000 −21.43%
1981 14,000 −2,000 −12.5%
1980 16,000 +0 +0%
1979 16,000 +5,000 +45.45%
1978 11,000 +4,000 +57.14%
1977 7,000 −3,000 −30%
1976 10,000 +3,000 +42.86%
1975 7,000 +0 +0%
1974 7,000 +0 +0%
1973 7,000 −2,000 −22.22%
1972 9,000 +3,000 +50%
1971 6,000 +0 +0%
1970 6,000 +3,000 +100%
1969 3,000 +0 +0%
1968 3,000 −2,000 −40%
1967 5,000 +0 +0%
1966 5,000 +1,000 +25%
1965 4,000 +2,000 +100%
1964 2,000 +0 +0%
1963 2,000 +1,000 +100%
1962 1,000 +1,000 —
1961 0 +0 —
1960 0 — —

Middle Africa, 2022

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

CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 134,000 AO Angola 107,000 TD Chad 33,000 CM Cameroon 25,000 CG Republic of the Congo 10,000 CF Central African Republic 9,000 GA Gabon 5,000 GQ Equatorial Guinea 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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