Syrian Arab Republic 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.
- Syrian Arab Republic military size for 2019 was 269,000.00, a 4.47% increase from 2018.
- Syrian Arab Republic military size for 2018 was 257,500.00, a 7.74% increase from 2017.
- Syrian Arab Republic military size for 2017 was 239,000.00, a 22.28% decline from 2016.
- Syrian Arab Republic military size for 2016 was 307,500.00, a 10.81% 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 |
| Syrian Arab Republic Military Size - Historical Data |
| Year |
Number of People |
Annual % Change |
| 2019 |
269,000.00 |
4.47% |
| 2018 |
257,500.00 |
7.74% |
| 2017 |
239,000.00 |
-22.28% |
| 2016 |
307,500.00 |
10.81% |
| 2015 |
277,500.00 |
-1.07% |
| 2014 |
280,500.00 |
57.58% |
| 2013 |
178,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2012 |
178,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2011 |
178,000.00 |
-55.83% |
| 2010 |
403,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2009 |
403,000.00 |
0.50% |
| 2008 |
401,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2007 |
401,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2006 |
401,000.00 |
-3.61% |
| 2005 |
416,000.00 |
0.24% |
| 2004 |
415,000.00 |
-2.81% |
| 2003 |
427,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2002 |
427,000.00 |
-0.47% |
| 2001 |
429,000.00 |
0.99% |
| 2000 |
424,800.00 |
0.19% |
| 1999 |
424,000.00 |
-0.93% |
| 1998 |
428,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1997 |
428,000.00 |
-19.09% |
| 1996 |
529,000.00 |
-0.38% |
| 1995 |
531,000.00 |
65.94% |
| 1994 |
320,000.00 |
-21.57% |
| 1993 |
408,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1992 |
408,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1991 |
408,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1990 |
408,000.00 |
2.00% |
| 1989 |
400,000.00 |
-0.62% |
| 1985 |
402,500.00 |
-0.62% |
