Chad 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.
- Chad military size for 2018 was 32,850.00, a 6.14% decline from 2017.
- Chad military size for 2017 was 35,000.00, a 12.17% decline from 2016.
- Chad military size for 2016 was 39,850.00, a 0% increase from 2015.
- Chad military size for 2015 was 39,850.00, a 0% increase 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 |
| Chad Military Size - Historical Data |
| Year |
Number of People |
Annual % Change |
| 2018 |
32,850.00 |
-6.14% |
| 2017 |
35,000.00 |
-12.17% |
| 2016 |
39,850.00 |
0.00% |
| 2015 |
39,850.00 |
0.00% |
| 2014 |
39,850.00 |
14.35% |
| 2013 |
34,850.00 |
0.00% |
| 2012 |
34,850.00 |
0.00% |
| 2011 |
34,850.00 |
0.00% |
| 2010 |
34,850.00 |
-0.51% |
| 2009 |
35,030.00 |
0.09% |
| 2008 |
35,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2007 |
35,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2005 |
35,000.00 |
2.94% |
| 2004 |
34,000.00 |
-2.30% |
| 2003 |
34,800.00 |
-0.29% |
| 2002 |
34,900.00 |
0.00% |
| 2001 |
34,900.00 |
0.87% |
| 2000 |
34,600.00 |
-0.72% |
| 1999 |
34,850.00 |
0.00% |
| 1998 |
34,850.00 |
0.00% |
| 1997 |
34,850.00 |
0.00% |
| 1996 |
34,850.00 |
0.00% |
| 1995 |
34,850.00 |
-12.88% |
| 1994 |
40,000.00 |
33.33% |
| 1993 |
30,000.00 |
-21.05% |
| 1992 |
38,000.00 |
-24.00% |
| 1991 |
50,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1990 |
50,000.00 |
51.52% |
| 1989 |
33,000.00 |
170.49% |
| 1985 |
12,200.00 |
170.49% |
