Nepal 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.
- Nepal military size for 2019 was 112,000.00, a 0.36% increase from 2018.
- Nepal military size for 2018 was 111,600.00, a 0.36% decline from 2017.
- Nepal military size for 2017 was 112,000.00, a 29.38% decline from 2016.
- Nepal military size for 2016 was 158,600.00, 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 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
4,000.00 |
| Gambia |
4,000.00 |
| Liberia |
2,000.00 |
| Haiti |
1,000.00 |
| Nepal Military Size - Historical Data |
| Year |
Number of People |
Annual % Change |
| 2019 |
112,000.00 |
0.36% |
| 2018 |
111,600.00 |
-0.36% |
| 2017 |
112,000.00 |
-29.38% |
| 2016 |
158,600.00 |
0.00% |
| 2015 |
158,600.00 |
0.54% |
| 2014 |
157,750.00 |
0.00% |
| 2013 |
157,750.00 |
0.00% |
| 2012 |
157,750.00 |
0.00% |
| 2011 |
157,750.00 |
0.00% |
| 2010 |
157,753.00 |
0.00% |
| 2009 |
157,753.00 |
20.42% |
| 2008 |
131,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2007 |
131,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2006 |
131,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2005 |
131,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2004 |
131,000.00 |
27.18% |
| 2003 |
103,000.00 |
13.19% |
| 2002 |
91,000.00 |
5.81% |
| 2001 |
86,000.00 |
-4.44% |
| 2000 |
90,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1999 |
90,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1998 |
90,000.00 |
4.65% |
| 1997 |
86,000.00 |
21.13% |
| 1996 |
71,000.00 |
12.70% |
| 1995 |
63,000.00 |
80.00% |
| 1994 |
35,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1993 |
35,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1992 |
35,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1991 |
35,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1990 |
35,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1989 |
35,000.00 |
40.00% |
| 1985 |
25,000.00 |
40.00% |
