Chad 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.
- Chad military size for 2020 was 45,000.00, a 0% increase from 2019.
- Chad military size for 2019 was 45,000.00, a 36.99% increase from 2018.
- Chad military size for 2018 was 32,850.00, a 6.14% decline from 2017.
- Chad military size for 2017 was 35,000.00, a 12.17% 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 |
| Burkina Faso |
11,000.00 |
| Mozambique |
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 |
| Chad Military Size - Historical Data |
| Year |
Number of People |
Annual % Change |
| 2020 |
45,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2019 |
45,000.00 |
36.99% |
| 2018 |
32,850.00 |
-6.14% |
| 2017 |
35,000.00 |
-12.17% |
| 2016 |
39,850.00 |
0.00% |
| 2015 |
39,850.00 |
0.00% |
| 2014 |
39,850.00 |
14.35% |
| 2013 |
34,850.00 |
0.00% |
| 2012 |
34,850.00 |
0.00% |
| 2011 |
34,850.00 |
0.00% |
| 2010 |
34,850.00 |
-0.51% |
| 2009 |
35,030.00 |
0.09% |
| 2008 |
35,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2007 |
35,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2005 |
35,000.00 |
2.94% |
| 2004 |
34,000.00 |
-2.30% |
| 2003 |
34,800.00 |
-0.29% |
| 2002 |
34,900.00 |
0.00% |
| 2001 |
34,900.00 |
0.87% |
| 2000 |
34,600.00 |
-0.72% |
| 1999 |
34,850.00 |
0.00% |
| 1998 |
34,850.00 |
0.00% |
| 1997 |
34,850.00 |
0.00% |
| 1996 |
34,850.00 |
0.00% |
| 1995 |
34,850.00 |
-12.88% |
| 1994 |
40,000.00 |
33.33% |
| 1993 |
30,000.00 |
-21.05% |
| 1992 |
38,000.00 |
-24.00% |
| 1991 |
50,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1990 |
50,000.00 |
51.52% |
| 1989 |
33,000.00 |
170.49% |
| 1985 |
12,200.00 |
170.49% |
