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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — all countries

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Timor-Leste

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Timor-Leste in 2022 — 2,000 people. Ranked 151 in the world out of 189. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 100%.

2022 2,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 151of 189
Period maximum 2,000 people2019
Period minimum 1,000 people2005

Trend over time

2005–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Timor-Leste, 2005–20221,0001,2501,5001,7502,00020052007200920112013201520172019202120222005: 1,000 people2006: 1,000 people2007: 1,000 people2008: 1,000 people2009: 1,000 people2010: 1,000 people2011: 1,000 people2012: 1,000 people2013: 1,000 people2014: 1,000 people2015: 1,000 people2016: 1,000 people2017: 1,000 people2018: 1,000 people2019: 2,000 people2020: 2,000 people2021: 2,000 people2022: 2,000 people
Change over the period: +1,000 (+100%) Average annual rate: 4.16 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste 2,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
East Asia & Pacific computed 6.44M people
South-Eastern Asia computed 2.07M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 6.55M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Timor-Leste, by year Timor-Leste All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 2,000 +0 +0%
2021 2,000 +0 +0%
2020 2,000 +0 +0%
2019 2,000 +1,000 +100%
2018 1,000 +0 +0%
2017 1,000 +0 +0%
2016 1,000 +0 +0%
2015 1,000 +0 +0%
2014 1,000 +0 +0%
2013 1,000 +0 +0%
2012 1,000 +0 +0%
2011 1,000 +0 +0%
2010 1,000 +0 +0%
2009 1,000 +0 +0%
2008 1,000 +0 +0%
2007 1,000 +0 +0%
2006 1,000 +0 +0%
2005 1,000 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2022

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

VN Vietnam 482,000 ID Indonesia 396,000 TH Thailand 361,000 MM Myanmar 356,000 PH Philippines 145,000 KH Cambodia 124,000 MY Malaysia 113,000 SG Singapore 51,000 LA Laos 29,000 BN Brunei Darussalam 7,000 TL Timor-Leste 2,000
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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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