Guinea-Bissau Military Size 1985-2023
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.
- Guinea-Bissau military size for 2019 was 4,000.00, a 10.11% decline from 2018.
- Guinea-Bissau military size for 2018 was 4,450.00, a 11.25% increase from 2017.
- Guinea-Bissau military size for 2017 was 4,000.00, a 10.11% decline from 2016.
- Guinea-Bissau military size for 2016 was 4,450.00, a 0% increase from 2015.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Number of People |
| North Korea |
1,469,000.00 |
| Afghanistan |
278,000.00 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
269,000.00 |
| Eritrea |
202,000.00 |
| South Sudan |
185,000.00 |
| Ethiopia |
138,000.00 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
134,000.00 |
| Nepal |
112,000.00 |
| Burundi |
51,000.00 |
| Zimbabwe |
51,000.00 |
| Uganda |
46,000.00 |
| Chad |
45,000.00 |
| Yemen |
40,000.00 |
| Rwanda |
35,000.00 |
| Tanzania |
28,000.00 |
| Madagascar |
22,000.00 |
| Mali |
21,000.00 |
| Somalia |
20,000.00 |
| Senegal |
19,000.00 |
| Tajikistan |
17,000.00 |
| Malawi |
15,000.00 |
| Guinea |
13,000.00 |
| Benin |
12,000.00 |
| Mozambique |
11,000.00 |
| Burkina Faso |
11,000.00 |
| Niger |
10,000.00 |
| Central African Republic |
10,000.00 |
| Togo |
10,000.00 |
| Sierra Leone |
9,000.00 |
| Gambia |
4,000.00 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
4,000.00 |
| Liberia |
2,000.00 |
| Haiti |
1,000.00 |
| Guinea-Bissau Military Size - Historical Data |
| Year |
Number of People |
Annual % Change |
| 2019 |
4,000.00 |
-10.11% |
| 2018 |
4,450.00 |
11.25% |
| 2017 |
4,000.00 |
-10.11% |
| 2016 |
4,450.00 |
0.00% |
| 2015 |
4,450.00 |
-31.01% |
| 2014 |
6,450.00 |
0.00% |
| 2013 |
6,450.00 |
0.00% |
| 2012 |
6,450.00 |
0.00% |
| 2011 |
6,450.00 |
-0.12% |
| 2010 |
6,458.00 |
0.00% |
| 2009 |
6,458.00 |
7.63% |
| 2008 |
6,000.00 |
-33.33% |
| 2007 |
9,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2006 |
9,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2005 |
9,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2004 |
9,000.00 |
-36.62% |
| 2003 |
14,200.00 |
25.66% |
| 2002 |
11,300.00 |
0.00% |
| 2001 |
11,300.00 |
21.51% |
| 2000 |
9,300.00 |
0.00% |
| 1999 |
9,300.00 |
0.54% |
| 1998 |
9,250.00 |
0.00% |
| 1997 |
9,250.00 |
-0.54% |
| 1996 |
9,300.00 |
1.09% |
| 1995 |
9,200.00 |
31.43% |
| 1994 |
7,000.00 |
-36.36% |
| 1993 |
11,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1992 |
11,000.00 |
-8.33% |
| 1991 |
12,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1990 |
12,000.00 |
20.00% |
| 1989 |
10,000.00 |
16.96% |
| 1985 |
8,550.00 |
16.96% |
