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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Tunisia

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Tunisia in 2022 — 36,000 people. Ranked 73 in the world out of 189. Since 1825, the indicator has risen by 300%.

2022 36,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 73of 189
Period maximum 40,000 people1988
Period minimum 4,000 people1872

Trend over time

1825–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Tunisia, 1825–2022010,00020,00030,00040,000182518451865188519051925194519651985200520221825: 9,000 people1828: 9,000 people1831: 9,000 people1834: 9,000 people1837: 9,000 people1840: 9,000 people1843: 11,000 people1846: 12,000 people1849: 14,000 people1852: 15,000 people1855: 16,000 people1858: 18,000 people1861: 19,000 people1864: 20,000 people1867: 22,000 people1870: 23,000 people1873: 4,000 people1876: 4,000 people1879: 5,000 people1956: 5,000 people1959: 12,000 people1962: 18,000 people1965: 20,000 people1968: 25,000 people1971: 25,000 people1974: 20,000 people1977: 20,000 people1980: 29,000 people1983: 28,000 people1986: 38,000 people1989: 40,000 people1992: 35,000 people1995: 35,000 people1998: 35,000 people2001: 35,000 people2004: 35,000 people2007: 35,000 people2010: 36,000 people2013: 36,000 people2016: 36,000 people2019: 36,000 people2022: 36,000 people
Change over the period: +27,000 (+300%) Average annual rate: 0.71 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Tunisia 36,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 2.58M people
Northern Africa computed 914,000 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 6.55M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Tunisia, by year Tunisia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 36,000 +0 +0%
2021 36,000 +0 +0%
2020 36,000 +0 +0%
2019 36,000 +0 +0%
2018 36,000 +0 +0%
2017 36,000 +0 +0%
2016 36,000 +0 +0%
2015 36,000 +0 +0%
2014 36,000 +0 +0%
2013 36,000 +0 +0%
2012 36,000 +0 +0%
2011 36,000 +0 +0%
2010 36,000 +0 +0%
2009 36,000 +0 +0%
2008 36,000 +1,000 +2.86%
2007 35,000 +0 +0%
2006 35,000 +0 +0%
2005 35,000 +0 +0%
2004 35,000 +0 +0%
2003 35,000 +0 +0%
2002 35,000 +0 +0%
2001 35,000 +0 +0%
2000 35,000 +0 +0%
1999 35,000 +0 +0%
1998 35,000 +0 +0%
1997 35,000 +0 +0%
1996 35,000 +0 +0%
1995 35,000 +0 +0%
1994 35,000 +0 +0%
1993 35,000 +0 +0%
1992 35,000 +0 +0%
1991 35,000 +0 +0%
1990 35,000 −5,000 −12.5%
1989 40,000 +0 +0%
1988 40,000 +2,000 +5.26%
1987 38,000 +0 +0%
1986 38,000 +0 +0%
1985 38,000 +0 +0%
1984 38,000 +10,000 +35.71%
1983 28,000 −4,000 −12.5%
1982 32,000 +3,000 +10.34%
1981 29,000 +0 +0%
1980 29,000 +5,000 +20.83%
1979 24,000 +2,000 +9.09%
1978 22,000 +2,000 +10%
1977 20,000 −1,000 −4.76%
1976 21,000 +1,000 +5%
1975 20,000 +0 +0%
1974 20,000 +0 +0%
1973 20,000 +0 +0%
1972 20,000 −5,000 −20%
1971 25,000 +0 +0%
1970 25,000 +0 +0%
1969 25,000 +0 +0%
1968 25,000 +0 +0%
1967 25,000 +0 +0%
1966 25,000 +5,000 +25%
1965 20,000 −5,000 −20%
1964 25,000 +0 +0%
1963 25,000 +7,000 +38.89%
1962 18,000 +0 +0%
1961 18,000 +2,000 +12.5%
1960 16,000 +4,000 +33.33%
1959 12,000 +6,000 +100%
1958 6,000 +0 +0%
1957 6,000 +1,000 +20%
1956 5,000 — —
1881 5,000 +0 +0%
1880 5,000 +0 +0%
1879 5,000 +1,000 +25%
1878 4,000 +0 +0%
1877 4,000 +0 +0%
1876 4,000 +0 +0%
1875 4,000 +0 +0%
1874 4,000 +0 +0%
1873 4,000 +0 +0%
1872 4,000 −19,000 −82.61%
1871 23,000 +0 +0%
1870 23,000 +0 +0%
1869 23,000 +1,000 +4.55%
1868 22,000 +0 +0%
1867 22,000 +1,000 +4.76%
1866 21,000 +0 +0%
1865 21,000 +1,000 +5%
1864 20,000 +0 +0%
1863 20,000 +1,000 +5.26%
1862 19,000 +0 +0%
1861 19,000 +1,000 +5.56%
1860 18,000 +0 +0%
1859 18,000 +0 +0%
1858 18,000 +1,000 +5.88%
1857 17,000 +0 +0%
1856 17,000 +1,000 +6.25%
1855 16,000 +0 +0%
1854 16,000 +1,000 +6.67%
1853 15,000 +0 +0%
1852 15,000 +0 +0%
1851 15,000 +1,000 +7.14%
1850 14,000 +0 +0%
1849 14,000 +1,000 +7.69%
1848 13,000 +0 +0%
1847 13,000 +1,000 +8.33%
1846 12,000 +0 +0%
1845 12,000 +1,000 +9.09%
1844 11,000 +0 +0%
1843 11,000 +1,000 +10%
1842 10,000 +0 +0%
1841 10,000 +1,000 +11.11%
1840 9,000 +0 +0%
1839 9,000 +0 +0%
1838 9,000 +0 +0%
1837 9,000 +0 +0%
1836 9,000 +0 +0%
1835 9,000 +0 +0%
1834 9,000 +0 +0%
1833 9,000 +0 +0%
1832 9,000 +0 +0%
1831 9,000 +0 +0%
1830 9,000 +0 +0%
1829 9,000 +0 +0%
1828 9,000 +0 +0%
1827 9,000 +0 +0%
1826 9,000 +0 +0%
1825 9,000 — —

Northern Africa, 2022

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

EG Egypt 439,000 MA Morocco 196,000 DZ Algeria 139,000 SD Sudan 104,000 TN Tunisia 36,000
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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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