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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Senegal

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Senegal in 2022 — 14,000 people. Ranked 111 in the world out of 189. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,300%.

2022 14,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 111of 189
Period maximum 18,000 people1982
Period minimum 1,000 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Senegal, 1960–202205,00010,00015,00020,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 1,000 people1962: 4,000 people1964: 7,000 people1966: 7,000 people1968: 7,000 people1970: 7,000 people1972: 7,000 people1974: 7,000 people1976: 11,000 people1978: 13,000 people1980: 8,000 people1982: 18,000 people1984: 18,000 people1986: 18,000 people1988: 14,000 people1990: 18,000 people1992: 18,000 people1994: 14,000 people1996: 14,000 people1998: 13,000 people2000: 9,000 people2002: 9,000 people2004: 14,000 people2006: 14,000 people2008: 14,000 people2010: 14,000 people2012: 14,000 people2014: 14,000 people2016: 14,000 people2018: 14,000 people2020: 14,000 people2022: 14,000 people
Change over the period: +13,000 (+1,300%) Average annual rate: 4.35 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Senegal 14,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 1.97M people
Western Africa computed 332,000 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 6.55M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Senegal, by year Senegal All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 14,000 +0 +0%
2021 14,000 +0 +0%
2020 14,000 +0 +0%
2019 14,000 +0 +0%
2018 14,000 +0 +0%
2017 14,000 +0 +0%
2016 14,000 +0 +0%
2015 14,000 +0 +0%
2014 14,000 +0 +0%
2013 14,000 +0 +0%
2012 14,000 +0 +0%
2011 14,000 +0 +0%
2010 14,000 +0 +0%
2009 14,000 +0 +0%
2008 14,000 +0 +0%
2007 14,000 +0 +0%
2006 14,000 +0 +0%
2005 14,000 +0 +0%
2004 14,000 +0 +0%
2003 14,000 +5,000 +55.56%
2002 9,000 −1,000 −10%
2001 10,000 +1,000 +11.11%
2000 9,000 −4,000 −30.77%
1999 13,000 +0 +0%
1998 13,000 −1,000 −7.14%
1997 14,000 +0 +0%
1996 14,000 +0 +0%
1995 14,000 +0 +0%
1994 14,000 −4,000 −22.22%
1993 18,000 +0 +0%
1992 18,000 +0 +0%
1991 18,000 +0 +0%
1990 18,000 +3,000 +20%
1989 15,000 +1,000 +7.14%
1988 14,000 −4,000 −22.22%
1987 18,000 +0 +0%
1986 18,000 +0 +0%
1985 18,000 +0 +0%
1984 18,000 +0 +0%
1983 18,000 +0 +0%
1982 18,000 +4,000 +28.57%
1981 14,000 +6,000 +75%
1980 8,000 +0 +0%
1979 8,000 −5,000 −38.46%
1978 13,000 +0 +0%
1977 13,000 +2,000 +18.18%
1976 11,000 +4,000 +57.14%
1975 7,000 +0 +0%
1974 7,000 +0 +0%
1973 7,000 +0 +0%
1972 7,000 +0 +0%
1971 7,000 +0 +0%
1970 7,000 +0 +0%
1969 7,000 +0 +0%
1968 7,000 +0 +0%
1967 7,000 +0 +0%
1966 7,000 +0 +0%
1965 7,000 +0 +0%
1964 7,000 −2,000 −22.22%
1963 9,000 +5,000 +125%
1962 4,000 +0 +0%
1961 4,000 +3,000 +300%
1960 1,000 — —

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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