Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Eastern Africa in 2022 — 1,119,000 people. Since 1968, the indicator has risen by 716.8%.
1968–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Africa
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.12M | +463,000 | +70.58% |
| 2021 | 656,000 | −138,000 | −17.38% |
| 2020 | 794,000 | +0 | +0% |
| 2019 | 794,000 | +0 | +0% |
| 2018 | 794,000 | +16,000 | +2.06% |
| 2017 | 778,000 | +3,000 | +0.39% |
| 2016 | 775,000 | +6,000 | +0.78% |
| 2015 | 769,000 | −34,000 | −4.23% |
| 2014 | 803,000 | +17,000 | +2.16% |
| 2013 | 786,000 | +71,000 | +9.93% |
| 2012 | 715,000 | +140,000 | +24.35% |
| 2011 | 575,000 | +0 | +0% |
| 2010 | 575,000 | +0 | +0% |
| 2009 | 575,000 | −14,000 | −2.38% |
| 2008 | 589,000 | −15,000 | −2.48% |
| 2007 | 604,000 | −63,000 | −9.45% |
| 2006 | 667,000 | −121,000 | −15.36% |
| 2005 | 788,000 | +62,000 | +8.54% |
| 2004 | 726,000 | +63,000 | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 663,000 | −72,000 | −9.8% |
| 2002 | 735,000 | +2,000 | +0.27% |
| 2001 | 733,000 | −166,000 | −18.46% |
| 2000 | 899,000 | +45,000 | +5.27% |
| 1999 | 854,000 | +260,000 | +43.77% |
| 1998 | 594,000 | +142,000 | +31.42% |
| 1997 | 452,000 | −2,000 | −0.44% |
| 1996 | 454,000 | +6,000 | +1.34% |
| 1995 | 448,000 | −17,000 | −3.66% |
| 1994 | 465,000 | −48,000 | −9.36% |
| 1993 | 513,000 | +54,000 | +11.76% |
| 1992 | 459,000 | +9,000 | +2% |
| 1991 | 450,000 | −146,000 | −24.5% |
| 1990 | 596,000 | +14,000 | +2.41% |
| 1989 | 582,000 | +12,000 | +2.11% |
| 1988 | 570,000 | −48,000 | −7.77% |
| 1987 | 618,000 | +11,000 | +1.81% |
| 1986 | 607,000 | +95,000 | +18.55% |
| 1985 | 512,000 | +53,000 | +11.55% |
| 1984 | 459,000 | −90,000 | −16.39% |
| 1983 | 549,000 | +36,000 | +7.02% |
| 1982 | 513,000 | −17,000 | −3.21% |
| 1981 | 530,000 | −23,000 | −4.16% |
| 1980 | 553,000 | +57,000 | +11.49% |
| 1979 | 496,000 | +27,000 | +5.76% |
| 1978 | 469,000 | +27,000 | +6.11% |
| 1977 | 442,000 | +197,000 | +80.41% |
| 1976 | 245,000 | +23,000 | +10.36% |
| 1975 | 222,000 | +37,000 | +20% |
| 1974 | 185,000 | +18,000 | +10.78% |
| 1973 | 167,000 | +3,000 | +1.83% |
| 1972 | 164,000 | +15,000 | +10.07% |
| 1971 | 149,000 | −2,000 | −1.32% |
| 1970 | 151,000 | +8,000 | +5.59% |
| 1969 | 143,000 | +6,000 | +4.38% |
| 1968 | 137,000 | — | — |
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.
The number of active-duty military personnel and paramilitary forces.
Defense Armed forces as a share of the populationWhat share of a country’s population military personnel make up — a measure of how militarized a society is.
Defense Military expenditure in dollarsThe absolute volume of defense spending in current US dollars.
Defense Military expenditure (% of GDP)The share of GDP a country spends on defense.
Defense Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.