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Armed forces personnel — United Arab Emirates

Armed forces personnel in the United Arab Emirates in 2020 — 63,000 people. Ranked 63 in the world out of 170. Since 1985, the indicator has risen by 46.5%.

2020 63,000 people +0% vs 2019
World rank 63of 170
Period maximum 71,000 people1995
Period minimum 41,500 people2002

Trend over time

1985–2020 · people

Armed forces personnel — United Arab Emirates, 1985–202040,00050,00060,00070,00080,00019851989199319972001200520092013201720201985: 43,000 people1989: 43,000 people1990: 66,000 people1991: 66,000 people1992: 55,000 people1993: 55,000 people1994: 60,000 people1995: 71,000 people1996: 65,500 people1997: 65,500 people1998: 65,500 people1999: 65,500 people2000: 66,000 people2001: 66,000 people2002: 41,500 people2003: 50,500 people2004: 50,000 people2005: 51,000 people2006: 51,000 people2007: 51,000 people2008: 51,000 people2009: 51,000 people2010: 51,000 people2011: 51,000 people2012: 51,000 people2013: 63,000 people2014: 63,000 people2015: 63,000 people2016: 63,000 people2017: 63,000 people2018: 63,000 people2019: 63,000 people2020: 63,000 people
Change over the period: +20,000 (+46.51%) Average annual rate: 1.1 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates 63,000 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 — United Arab Emirates, by year United Arab Emirates All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 63,000 +0 +0%
2019 63,000 +0 +0%
2018 63,000 +0 +0%
2017 63,000 +0 +0%
2016 63,000 +0 +0%
2015 63,000 +0 +0%
2014 63,000 +0 +0%
2013 63,000 +12,000 +23.53%
2012 51,000 +0 +0%
2011 51,000 +0 +0%
2010 51,000 +0 +0%
2009 51,000 +0 +0%
2008 51,000 +0 +0%
2007 51,000 +0 +0%
2006 51,000 +0 +0%
2005 51,000 +1,000 +2%
2004 50,000 −500 −0.99%
2003 50,500 +9,000 +21.69%
2002 41,500 −24,500 −37.12%
2001 66,000 +0 +0%
2000 66,000 +500 +0.76%
1999 65,500 +0 +0%
1998 65,500 +0 +0%
1997 65,500 +0 +0%
1996 65,500 −5,500 −7.75%
1995 71,000 +11,000 +18.33%
1994 60,000 +5,000 +9.09%
1993 55,000 +0 +0%
1992 55,000 −11,000 −16.67%
1991 66,000 +0 +0%
1990 66,000 +23,000 +53.49%
1989 43,000 — —
1985 43,000 — —

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
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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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