Somalia 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.
- Somalia military size for 2020 was 14,000.00, a 30% decline from 2019.
- Somalia military size for 2019 was 20,000.00, a 1.01% increase from 2018.
- Somalia military size for 2018 was 19,800.00, a 1% decline from 2017.
- Somalia military size for 2017 was 20,000.00, a 1.01% increase 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 |
| Niger |
10,000.00 |
| Central African Republic |
10,000.00 |
| Togo |
10,000.00 |
| Sierra Leone |
9,000.00 |
| Gambia |
4,000.00 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
4,000.00 |
| Liberia |
2,000.00 |
| Haiti |
1,000.00 |
| Somalia Military Size - Historical Data |
| Year |
Number of People |
Annual % Change |
| 2020 |
14,000.00 |
-30.00% |
| 2019 |
20,000.00 |
1.01% |
| 2018 |
19,800.00 |
-1.00% |
| 2017 |
20,000.00 |
1.01% |
| 2016 |
19,800.00 |
0.00% |
| 2015 |
19,800.00 |
16.47% |
| 2014 |
17,000.00 |
54.55% |
| 2013 |
11,000.00 |
-45.00% |
| 2012 |
20,000.00 |
525.00% |
| 2011 |
3,200.00 |
60.00% |
| 2010 |
2,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2009 |
2,000.00 |
-96.00% |
| 2000 |
50,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1999 |
50,000.00 |
-77.78% |
| 1998 |
225,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1997 |
225,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1996 |
225,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1995 |
225,000.00 |
378.72% |
| 1990 |
47,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1989 |
47,000.00 |
-25.04% |
| 1985 |
62,700.00 |
-25.04% |
