Kuwait 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.
  • Kuwait military size for 2020 was 25,000.00, a 0% increase from 2019.
  • Kuwait military size for 2019 was 25,000.00, a 2.04% increase from 2018.
  • Kuwait military size for 2018 was 24,500.00, a 2% decline from 2017.
  • Kuwait military size for 2017 was 25,000.00, a 10.62% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Number of People
United States 1,395,000.00
South Korea 569,000.00
Italy 338,000.00
France 304,000.00
Saudi Arabia 282,000.00
Japan 261,000.00
Spain 199,000.00
Poland 189,000.00
Germany 183,000.00
Israel 178,000.00
United Kingdom 153,000.00
Greece 147,000.00
Chile 114,000.00
Argentina 103,000.00
Canada 72,000.00
UAE 63,000.00
Australia 60,000.00
Singapore 59,000.00
Portugal 52,000.00
Oman 47,000.00
Hungary 46,000.00
Netherlands 41,000.00
Lithuania 37,000.00
Panama 28,000.00
Czech Republic 27,000.00
Norway 25,000.00
Kuwait 25,000.00
Belgium 24,000.00
Austria 23,000.00
Finland 22,000.00
Qatar 22,000.00
Uruguay 22,000.00
Switzerland 20,000.00
Croatia 20,000.00
Bahrain 19,000.00
Slovak Republic 18,000.00
Denmark 15,000.00
Sweden 15,000.00
Cyprus 13,000.00
New Zealand 10,000.00
Latvia 9,000.00
Ireland 9,000.00
Brunei 8,000.00
Estonia 7,000.00
Slovenia 7,000.00
Trinidad and Tobago 5,000.00
Malta 2,000.00
Bahamas 2,000.00
Luxembourg 1,000.00
Barbados 1,000.00
Antigua and Barbuda 0.00
Iceland 0.00
Seychelles 0.00
Kuwait Military Size - Historical Data
Year Number of People Annual % Change
2020 25,000.00 0.00%
2019 25,000.00 2.04%
2018 24,500.00 -2.00%
2017 25,000.00 10.62%
2016 22,600.00 0.00%
2015 22,600.00 0.00%
2014 22,600.00 0.00%
2013 22,600.00 0.00%
2012 22,600.00 0.00%
2011 22,600.00 0.00%
2010 22,600.00 0.00%
2009 22,600.00 -1.74%
2008 23,000.00 0.00%
2007 23,000.00 0.00%
2006 23,000.00 0.00%
2005 23,000.00 9.52%
2004 21,000.00 -4.98%
2003 22,100.00 0.00%
2002 22,100.00 7.80%
2001 20,500.00 0.99%
2000 20,300.00 0.00%
1999 20,300.00 0.00%
1998 20,300.00 0.00%
1997 20,300.00 -2.40%
1996 20,800.00 -3.70%
1995 21,600.00 44.00%
1994 15,000.00 25.00%
1993 12,000.00 0.00%
1992 12,000.00 20.00%
1991 10,000.00 42.86%
1990 7,000.00 -65.00%
1989 20,000.00 66.67%
1985 12,000.00 66.67%