Contact Contacts
Armed forces personnel — all countries

Armed forces personnel — Bahrain

Armed forces personnel in Bahrain in 2020 — 19,000 people. Ranked 108 in the world out of 170. Since 1985, the indicator has risen by 578.6%.

2020 19,000 people +0% vs 2019
World rank 108of 170
Period maximum 21,400 people2003
Period minimum 2,800 people1985

Trend over time

1985–2020 · people

Armed forces personnel — Bahrain, 1985–2020010,00020,00030,00019851989199319972001200520092013201720201985: 2,800 people1989: 5,000 people1990: 8,000 people1991: 8,000 people1992: 7,000 people1993: 7,000 people1994: 8,000 people1995: 20,000 people1996: 20,300 people1997: 20,850 people1998: 20,850 people1999: 21,150 people2000: 21,200 people2001: 21,200 people2002: 20,900 people2003: 21,400 people2004: 21,000 people2005: 21,000 people2006: 19,000 people2007: 19,000 people2008: 19,000 people2009: 19,460 people2010: 19,460 people2011: 19,460 people2012: 19,460 people2013: 19,460 people2014: 19,460 people2015: 19,460 people2016: 19,460 people2017: 19,000 people2018: 19,200 people2019: 19,000 people2020: 19,000 people
Change over the period: +16,200 (+578.57%) Average annual rate: 5.62 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Bahrain 19,000 people
World 27.41M people
Middle East & North Africa 4.83M people
Western Asia computed 2.28M people
High-income countries computed 6.77M people
Armed forces personnel — Bahrain, by year Bahrain All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 19,000 +0 +0%
2019 19,000 −200 −1.04%
2018 19,200 +200 +1.05%
2017 19,000 −460 −2.36%
2016 19,460 +0 +0%
2015 19,460 +0 +0%
2014 19,460 +0 +0%
2013 19,460 +0 +0%
2012 19,460 +0 +0%
2011 19,460 +0 +0%
2010 19,460 +0 +0%
2009 19,460 +460 +2.42%
2008 19,000 +0 +0%
2007 19,000 +0 +0%
2006 19,000 −2,000 −9.52%
2005 21,000 +0 +0%
2004 21,000 −400 −1.87%
2003 21,400 +500 +2.39%
2002 20,900 −300 −1.42%
2001 21,200 +0 +0%
2000 21,200 +50 +0.24%
1999 21,150 +300 +1.44%
1998 20,850 +0 +0%
1997 20,850 +550 +2.71%
1996 20,300 +300 +1.5%
1995 20,000 +12,000 +150%
1994 8,000 +1,000 +14.29%
1993 7,000 +0 +0%
1992 7,000 −1,000 −12.5%
1991 8,000 +0 +0%
1990 8,000 +3,000 +60%
1989 5,000 — —
1985 2,800 — —

Western Asia, 2020

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

TR Türkiye 512,000 IQ Iraq 459,000 SA Saudi Arabia 282,000 SY Syria 269,000 IL Israel 178,000 JO Jordan 116,000 AZ Azerbaijan 82,000 LB Lebanon 80,000 AE United Arab Emirates 63,000 AM Armenia 47,000 OM Oman 47,000 YE Yemen 40,000 GE Georgia 26,000 KW Kuwait 25,000 QA Qatar 22,000 BH Bahrain 19,000 CY Cyprus 13,000 PS Palestine 0
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The total number of active military personnel: all branches of the armed forces, as well as paramilitary forces if their training, structure and equipment allow them to be used in support of the regular forces. Reservists are not counted. Estimates of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.

Other indicators for Bahrain

Defense Military expenditure in dollars

The absolute volume of defense spending in current US dollars.

Bahrain by year Defense Military expenditure (% of GDP)

The share of GDP a country spends on defense.

Bahrain by year Demography Population

Resident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.

Bahrain by year Defense Military expenditure share of the budget

What part of government spending goes to defense.

Bahrain by year Defense Arms exports

Transfers of major conventional weapons abroad, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV).

Bahrain by year Defense Arms imports

Purchases of major conventional weapons abroad.

Bahrain by year
All indicators for Bahrain