Total armed forces personnel reached 278 '000 in 2019 in Afghanistan, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. This is 1.87% more than in the previous year.
Historically, total armed forces personnel in Afghanistan reached an all time high of 429 '000 in 1997 and an all time low of 27.0 '000 in 2004.
Afghanistan has been ranked 25th within the group of 162 countries we follow in terms of total armed forces personnel.
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