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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — all countries

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Rwanda

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Rwanda in 2022 — 33,000 people. Ranked 76 in the world out of 189. Since 1962, the indicator has risen by 3,200%.

2022 33,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 76of 189
Period maximum 70,000 people2000
Period minimum 1,000 people1962

Trend over time

1962–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Rwanda, 1962–2022020,00040,00060,00080,000196219681974198019861992199820042010201620221962: 1,000 people1964: 2,000 people1966: 3,000 people1968: 4,000 people1970: 4,000 people1972: 4,000 people1974: 4,000 people1976: 4,000 people1978: 4,000 people1980: 5,000 people1982: 5,000 people1984: 5,000 people1986: 5,000 people1988: 5,000 people1990: 6,000 people1992: 30,000 people1994: 30,000 people1996: 55,000 people1998: 40,000 people2000: 70,000 people2002: 70,000 people2004: 51,000 people2006: 51,000 people2008: 33,000 people2010: 33,000 people2012: 33,000 people2014: 33,000 people2016: 33,000 people2018: 33,000 people2020: 33,000 people2022: 33,000 people
Change over the period: +32,000 (+3,200%) Average annual rate: 6 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Rwanda 33,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 1.97M people
Eastern Africa computed 1.12M people
Low-income countries computed 2.98M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 33,000 +0 +0%
2021 33,000 +0 +0%
2020 33,000 +0 +0%
2019 33,000 +0 +0%
2018 33,000 +0 +0%
2017 33,000 +0 +0%
2016 33,000 +0 +0%
2015 33,000 +0 +0%
2014 33,000 +0 +0%
2013 33,000 +0 +0%
2012 33,000 +0 +0%
2011 33,000 +0 +0%
2010 33,000 +0 +0%
2009 33,000 +0 +0%
2008 33,000 +0 +0%
2007 33,000 −18,000 −35.29%
2006 51,000 +0 +0%
2005 51,000 +0 +0%
2004 51,000 +0 +0%
2003 51,000 −19,000 −27.14%
2002 70,000 +0 +0%
2001 70,000 +0 +0%
2000 70,000 +30,000 +75%
1999 40,000 +0 +0%
1998 40,000 +0 +0%
1997 40,000 −15,000 −27.27%
1996 55,000 +25,000 +83.33%
1995 30,000 +0 +0%
1994 30,000 +0 +0%
1993 30,000 +0 +0%
1992 30,000 +0 +0%
1991 30,000 +24,000 +400%
1990 6,000 +0 +0%
1989 6,000 +1,000 +20%
1988 5,000 +0 +0%
1987 5,000 +0 +0%
1986 5,000 +0 +0%
1985 5,000 +0 +0%
1984 5,000 +0 +0%
1983 5,000 +0 +0%
1982 5,000 +0 +0%
1981 5,000 +0 +0%
1980 5,000 +1,000 +25%
1979 4,000 +0 +0%
1978 4,000 +0 +0%
1977 4,000 +0 +0%
1976 4,000 +0 +0%
1975 4,000 +0 +0%
1974 4,000 +0 +0%
1973 4,000 +0 +0%
1972 4,000 +0 +0%
1971 4,000 +0 +0%
1970 4,000 +0 +0%
1969 4,000 +0 +0%
1968 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1967 3,000 +0 +0%
1966 3,000 +1,000 +50%
1965 2,000 +0 +0%
1964 2,000 +1,000 +100%
1963 1,000 +0 +0%
1962 1,000 — —

Eastern Africa, 2022

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

ET Ethiopia 503,000 ER Eritrea 302,000 SS South Sudan 53,000 UG Uganda 45,000 RW Rwanda 33,000 BI Burundi 30,000 ZW Zimbabwe 29,000 TZ Tanzania 27,000 KE Kenya 24,000 ZM Zambia 15,000 MG Madagascar 14,000 SO Somalia 14,000 MW Malawi 11,000 MZ Mozambique 11,000 DJ Djibouti 8,000 MU Mauritius 0 SC Seychelles 0
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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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