Total armed forces personnel reached 40.0 '000 in 2019 in Yemen, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. This is 100% more than in the previous year.
Historically, total armed forces personnel in Yemen reached an all time high of 146 '000 in 1997 and an all time low of 20.0 '000 in 2016.
Yemen has been ranked 82nd within the group of 162 countries we follow in terms of total armed forces personnel.
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