Somalia 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.
- Somalia military size for 2019 was 20,000.00, a 1.01% increase from 2018.
- Somalia military size for 2018 was 19,800.00, a 1% decline from 2017.
- Somalia military size for 2017 was 20,000.00, a 1.01% increase from 2016.
- Somalia military size for 2016 was 19,800.00, 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 |
| Burkina Faso |
11,000.00 |
| Mozambique |
11,000.00 |
| Togo |
10,000.00 |
| Niger |
10,000.00 |
| Central African Republic |
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 |
| Somalia Military Size - Historical Data |
| Year |
Number of People |
Annual % Change |
| 2019 |
20,000.00 |
1.01% |
| 2018 |
19,800.00 |
-1.00% |
| 2017 |
20,000.00 |
1.01% |
| 2016 |
19,800.00 |
0.00% |
| 2015 |
19,800.00 |
16.47% |
| 2014 |
17,000.00 |
54.55% |
| 2013 |
11,000.00 |
-45.00% |
| 2012 |
20,000.00 |
525.00% |
| 2011 |
3,200.00 |
60.00% |
| 2010 |
2,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2009 |
2,000.00 |
-96.00% |
| 2000 |
50,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1999 |
50,000.00 |
-77.78% |
| 1998 |
225,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1997 |
225,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1996 |
225,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1995 |
225,000.00 |
378.72% |
| 1990 |
47,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1989 |
47,000.00 |
-25.04% |
| 1985 |
62,700.00 |
-25.04% |
