Niger 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.
- Niger military size for 2020 was 10,000.00, a 0% increase from 2019.
- Niger military size for 2019 was 10,000.00, a 2.91% decline from 2018.
- Niger military size for 2018 was 10,300.00, a 3% increase from 2017.
- Niger military size for 2017 was 10,000.00, a 6.54% decline from 2016.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Number of People |
| North Korea |
1,469,000.00 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
269,000.00 |
| Eritrea |
202,000.00 |
| Afghanistan |
165,000.00 |
| Ethiopia |
138,000.00 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
134,000.00 |
| Nepal |
112,000.00 |
| South Sudan |
53,000.00 |
| Zimbabwe |
51,000.00 |
| Uganda |
46,000.00 |
| Chad |
45,000.00 |
| Mali |
41,000.00 |
| Yemen |
40,000.00 |
| Rwanda |
35,000.00 |
| Burundi |
31,000.00 |
| Tanzania |
28,000.00 |
| Madagascar |
22,000.00 |
| Senegal |
19,000.00 |
| Tajikistan |
17,000.00 |
| Malawi |
15,000.00 |
| Somalia |
14,000.00 |
| Guinea |
13,000.00 |
| Benin |
12,000.00 |
| Mozambique |
11,000.00 |
| Burkina Faso |
11,000.00 |
| Central African Republic |
10,000.00 |
| Togo |
10,000.00 |
| Niger |
10,000.00 |
| Sierra Leone |
9,000.00 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
4,000.00 |
| Gambia |
4,000.00 |
| Liberia |
2,000.00 |
| Haiti |
1,000.00 |
| Niger Military Size - Historical Data |
| Year |
Number of People |
Annual % Change |
| 2020 |
10,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2019 |
10,000.00 |
-2.91% |
| 2018 |
10,300.00 |
3.00% |
| 2017 |
10,000.00 |
-6.54% |
| 2016 |
10,700.00 |
0.00% |
| 2015 |
10,700.00 |
0.00% |
| 2014 |
10,700.00 |
0.00% |
| 2013 |
10,700.00 |
0.00% |
| 2012 |
10,700.00 |
0.00% |
| 2011 |
10,700.00 |
0.00% |
| 2010 |
10,700.00 |
0.00% |
| 2009 |
10,700.00 |
7.00% |
| 2008 |
10,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2007 |
10,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2006 |
10,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2005 |
10,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2004 |
10,000.00 |
-6.54% |
| 2003 |
10,700.00 |
0.00% |
| 2002 |
10,700.00 |
0.00% |
| 2001 |
10,700.00 |
0.00% |
| 2000 |
10,700.00 |
0.00% |
| 1999 |
10,700.00 |
0.00% |
| 1998 |
10,700.00 |
0.00% |
| 1997 |
10,700.00 |
0.00% |
| 1996 |
10,700.00 |
0.00% |
| 1995 |
10,700.00 |
114.00% |
| 1994 |
5,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1993 |
5,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1992 |
5,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1991 |
5,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1990 |
5,000.00 |
25.00% |
| 1989 |
4,000.00 |
81.82% |
| 1985 |
2,200.00 |
81.82% |
