Egypt 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.
- Egypt military size for 2020 was 836,000.00, a 0% increase from 2019.
- Egypt military size for 2019 was 836,000.00, a 0.06% increase from 2018.
- Egypt military size for 2018 was 835,500.00, a 0.06% decline from 2017.
- Egypt military size for 2017 was 836,000.00, a 0.06% increase from 2016.
| 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 |
| Ghana |
16,000.00 |
| Zambia |
16,000.00 |
| Djibouti |
13,000.00 |
| Nicaragua |
12,000.00 |
| Republic of Congo |
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 |
| Egypt Military Size - Historical Data |
| Year |
Number of People |
Annual % Change |
| 2020 |
836,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2019 |
836,000.00 |
0.06% |
| 2018 |
835,500.00 |
-0.06% |
| 2017 |
836,000.00 |
0.06% |
| 2016 |
835,500.00 |
0.00% |
| 2015 |
835,500.00 |
0.00% |
| 2014 |
835,500.00 |
0.00% |
| 2013 |
835,500.00 |
0.00% |
| 2012 |
835,500.00 |
0.00% |
| 2011 |
835,500.00 |
0.00% |
| 2010 |
835,500.00 |
-3.47% |
| 2009 |
865,500.00 |
-0.06% |
| 2008 |
866,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2007 |
866,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2006 |
866,000.00 |
8.39% |
| 2005 |
799,000.00 |
0.13% |
| 2004 |
798,000.00 |
2.31% |
| 2003 |
780,000.00 |
0.91% |
| 2002 |
773,000.00 |
0.65% |
| 2001 |
768,000.00 |
13.19% |
| 2000 |
678,500.00 |
-0.22% |
| 1999 |
680,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1998 |
680,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1997 |
680,000.00 |
1.19% |
| 1996 |
672,000.00 |
10.16% |
| 1995 |
610,000.00 |
41.86% |
| 1994 |
430,000.00 |
1.42% |
| 1993 |
424,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1992 |
424,000.00 |
-2.30% |
| 1991 |
434,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1990 |
434,000.00 |
-3.56% |
| 1989 |
450,000.00 |
1.12% |
| 1985 |
445,000.00 |
1.12% |
