Cameroon Military Size 1985-2024

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.
  • Cameroon military size for 2020 was 34,000.00, a 0% increase from 2019.
  • Cameroon military size for 2019 was 34,000.00, a 1.16% decline from 2018.
  • Cameroon military size for 2018 was 34,400.00, a 43.33% increase from 2017.
  • Cameroon military size for 2017 was 24,000.00, a 2.56% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Number of People
India 3,068,000.00
Pakistan 943,000.00
Egypt 836,000.00
Indonesia 676,000.00
Vietnam 522,000.00
Myanmar 463,000.00
Sri Lanka 317,000.00
Ukraine 298,000.00
Morocco 246,000.00
Bangladesh 227,000.00
Nigeria 223,000.00
Cambodia 191,000.00
Philippines 157,000.00
Sudan 144,000.00
Lao PDR 129,000.00
Angola 117,000.00
Bolivia 71,000.00
Uzbekistan 68,000.00
Tunisia 48,000.00
El Salvador 42,000.00
Cameroon 34,000.00
Georgia 26,000.00
Kenya 24,000.00
Honduras 23,000.00
Mauritania 21,000.00
Kyrgyz Republic 21,000.00
Mongolia 18,000.00
Zambia 16,000.00
Ghana 16,000.00
Djibouti 13,000.00
Republic of Congo 12,000.00
Nicaragua 12,000.00
Moldova 6,000.00
Papua New Guinea 4,000.00
Timor-Leste 2,000.00
Lesotho 2,000.00
Cabo Verde 1,000.00
West Bank and Gaza 0.00
Cameroon Military Size - Historical Data
Year Number of People Annual % Change
2020 34,000.00 0.00%
2019 34,000.00 -1.16%
2018 34,400.00 43.33%
2017 24,000.00 2.56%
2016 23,400.00 0.00%
2015 23,400.00 0.86%
2014 23,200.00 0.00%
2013 23,200.00 0.00%
2012 23,200.00 0.43%
2011 23,100.00 -0.43%
2010 23,200.00 0.43%
2009 23,100.00 0.43%
2008 23,000.00 0.00%
2007 23,000.00 0.00%
2005 23,000.00 0.00%
2004 23,000.00 -28.35%
2003 32,100.00 0.00%
2002 32,100.00 3.22%
2001 31,100.00 40.72%
2000 22,100.00 0.00%
1999 22,100.00 0.00%
1998 22,100.00 0.00%
1997 22,100.00 0.00%
1996 22,100.00 -6.36%
1995 23,600.00 96.67%
1994 12,000.00 0.00%
1993 12,000.00 0.00%
1992 12,000.00 -50.00%
1991 24,000.00 4.35%
1990 23,000.00 9.52%
1989 21,000.00 187.67%
1985 7,300.00 187.67%