Syrian Arab Republic Military Size 1985-2022
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 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.
- Syrian Arab Republic military size for 2015 was 277,500.00, a 1.07% decline from 2014.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Number of People |
| North Korea |
1,469,000.00 |
| Afghanistan |
272,900.00 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
257,500.00 |
| Eritrea |
201,750.00 |
| South Sudan |
185,000.00 |
| Ethiopia |
138,000.00 |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. |
134,250.00 |
| Nepal |
111,600.00 |
| Burundi |
51,050.00 |
| Zimbabwe |
51,000.00 |
| Uganda |
46,000.00 |
| Rwanda |
35,000.00 |
| Chad |
32,850.00 |
| Tanzania |
28,000.00 |
| Madagascar |
21,500.00 |
| Mali |
21,000.00 |
| Yemen |
20,000.00 |
| Somalia |
19,800.00 |
| Senegal |
18,600.00 |
| Tajikistan |
16,800.00 |
| Malawi |
14,700.00 |
| Guinea |
12,700.00 |
| Benin |
12,250.00 |
| Burkina Faso |
11,200.00 |
| Mozambique |
11,200.00 |
| Niger |
10,300.00 |
| Central African Republic |
10,150.00 |
| Togo |
9,550.00 |
| Sierra Leone |
8,500.00 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
4,450.00 |
| Liberia |
2,100.00 |
| Gambia |
800.00 |
| Haiti |
500.00 |
| Syrian Arab Republic Military Size - Historical Data |
| Year |
Number of People |
Annual % Change |
| 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% |
