Sudan 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.
- Sudan military size for 2020 was 144,000.00, a 16.13% increase from 2019.
- Sudan military size for 2019 was 124,000.00, a 0.24% decline from 2018.
- Sudan military size for 2018 was 124,300.00, a 0.24% increase from 2017.
- Sudan military size for 2017 was 124,000.00, a 0.24% decline 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 |
| 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 |
| Sudan Military Size - Historical Data |
| Year |
Number of People |
Annual % Change |
| 2020 |
144,000.00 |
16.13% |
| 2019 |
124,000.00 |
-0.24% |
| 2018 |
124,300.00 |
0.24% |
| 2017 |
124,000.00 |
-0.24% |
| 2016 |
124,300.00 |
-52.97% |
| 2015 |
264,300.00 |
0.00% |
| 2014 |
264,300.00 |
0.00% |
| 2013 |
264,300.00 |
0.00% |
| 2012 |
264,300.00 |
0.00% |
| 2011 |
264,300.00 |
108.44% |
| 2010 |
126,800.00 |
0.00% |
| 2009 |
126,800.00 |
-0.16% |
| 2008 |
127,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2007 |
127,000.00 |
3.25% |
| 2005 |
123,000.00 |
1.65% |
| 2004 |
121,000.00 |
5.68% |
| 2003 |
114,500.00 |
-7.66% |
| 2002 |
124,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2001 |
124,000.00 |
3.77% |
| 2000 |
119,500.00 |
8.93% |
| 1999 |
109,700.00 |
0.00% |
| 1998 |
109,700.00 |
15.84% |
| 1997 |
94,700.00 |
-8.94% |
| 1996 |
104,000.00 |
-22.10% |
| 1995 |
133,500.00 |
62.80% |
| 1994 |
82,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1993 |
82,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1992 |
82,000.00 |
26.15% |
| 1991 |
65,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1990 |
65,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1989 |
65,000.00 |
14.84% |
| 1985 |
56,600.00 |
14.84% |
