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Armed forces personnel — Côte d'Ivoire

Armed forces personnel in Côte d'Ivoire in 2020 — 27,000 people. Ranked 91 in the world out of 170. Since 1989, the indicator has risen by 80%.

2020 27,000 people −79.85% vs 2019
World rank 91of 170
Period maximum 134,000 people2019
Period minimum 15,000 people1989

Trend over time

1989–2020 · people

Armed forces personnel — Côte d'Ivoire, 1989–2020050,000100,000150,0001989199319972001200520092013201720201989: 15,000 people1990: 15,000 people1991: 15,000 people1992: 15,000 people1993: 15,000 people1994: 15,000 people1995: 15,000 people1996: 15,000 people1997: 15,000 people1998: 15,000 people1999: 15,000 people2004: 18,000 people2005: 19,000 people2007: 19,000 people2008: 19,000 people2009: 18,550 people2014: 25,000 people2015: 25,000 people2016: 25,000 people2017: 27,000 people2018: 27,000 people2019: 134,000 people2020: 27,000 people
Change over the period: +12,000 (+80%) Average annual rate: 1.91 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire 27,000 people
World 27.41M people
Sub-Saharan Africa 1.73M people
Western Africa computed 423,000 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.31M people
Armed forces personnel — Côte d'Ivoire, by year Côte d'Ivoire All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 27,000 −107,000 −79.85%
2019 134,000 +107,000 +396.3%
2018 27,000 +0 +0%
2017 27,000 +2,000 +8%
2016 25,000 +0 +0%
2015 25,000 +0 +0%
2014 25,000 — —
2009 18,550 −450 −2.37%
2008 19,000 +0 +0%
2007 19,000 — —
2005 19,000 +1,000 +5.56%
2004 18,000 — —
1999 15,000 +0 +0%
1998 15,000 +0 +0%
1997 15,000 +0 +0%
1996 15,000 +0 +0%
1995 15,000 +0 +0%
1994 15,000 +0 +0%
1993 15,000 +0 +0%
1992 15,000 +0 +0%
1991 15,000 +0 +0%
1990 15,000 +0 +0%
1989 15,000 — —

Western Africa, 2020

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

NG Nigeria 223,000 ML Mali 41,000 CI Côte d'Ivoire 27,000 MR Mauritania 21,000 SN Senegal 19,000 GH Ghana 16,000 GN Guinea 13,000 BJ Benin 12,000 BF Burkina Faso 11,000 NE Niger 10,000 TG Togo 10,000 SL Sierra Leone 9,000 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 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.

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