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Armed forces personnel — Laos

Armed forces personnel in Laos in 2020 — 129,000 people. Ranked 47 in the world out of 170. Since 1985, the indicator has risen by 140.2%.

2020 129,000 people +0% vs 2019
World rank 47of 170
Period maximum 137,000 people1995
Period minimum 37,000 people1992

Trend over time

1985–2020 · people

Armed forces personnel — Laos, 1985–2020050,000100,000150,00019851989199319972001200520092013201720201985: 53,700 people1989: 56,000 people1990: 55,000 people1991: 53,000 people1992: 37,000 people1993: 37,000 people1994: 45,000 people1995: 137,000 people1996: 137,000 people1997: 129,000 people1998: 129,100 people1999: 129,100 people2000: 129,100 people2001: 129,100 people2002: 129,100 people2003: 129,100 people2004: 129,000 people2005: 129,000 people2006: 129,000 people2007: 129,000 people2008: 129,000 people2009: 129,100 people2010: 129,100 people2011: 129,100 people2012: 129,100 people2013: 129,100 people2014: 129,100 people2015: 129,100 people2016: 129,100 people2017: 129,000 people2018: 129,100 people2019: 129,000 people2020: 129,000 people
Change over the period: +75,300 (+140.22%) Average annual rate: 2.54 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Laos 129,000 people
World 27.41M people
East Asia & Pacific 7.91M people
South-Eastern Asia computed 2.8M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.31M people
Armed forces personnel — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 129,000 +0 +0%
2019 129,000 −100 −0.08%
2018 129,100 +100 +0.08%
2017 129,000 −100 −0.08%
2016 129,100 +0 +0%
2015 129,100 +0 +0%
2014 129,100 +0 +0%
2013 129,100 +0 +0%
2012 129,100 +0 +0%
2011 129,100 +0 +0%
2010 129,100 +0 +0%
2009 129,100 +100 +0.08%
2008 129,000 +0 +0%
2007 129,000 +0 +0%
2006 129,000 +0 +0%
2005 129,000 +0 +0%
2004 129,000 −100 −0.08%
2003 129,100 +0 +0%
2002 129,100 +0 +0%
2001 129,100 +0 +0%
2000 129,100 +0 +0%
1999 129,100 +0 +0%
1998 129,100 +100 +0.08%
1997 129,000 −8,000 −5.84%
1996 137,000 +0 +0%
1995 137,000 +92,000 +204.44%
1994 45,000 +8,000 +21.62%
1993 37,000 +0 +0%
1992 37,000 −16,000 −30.19%
1991 53,000 −2,000 −3.64%
1990 55,000 −1,000 −1.79%
1989 56,000 — —
1985 53,700 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2020

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

ID Indonesia 676,000 VN Vietnam 522,000 MM Myanmar 463,000 TH Thailand 455,000 KH Cambodia 191,000 PH Philippines 157,000 MY Malaysia 136,000 LA Laos 129,000 SG Singapore 59,000 BN Brunei Darussalam 8,000 TL Timor-Leste 2,000
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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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