Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 21,000 people in Kyrgyzstan and 17,000 people in Tajikistan, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Kyrgyzstan, by 4,000 people, or 1.24 times that in Tajikistan.
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people · IISS
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyrgyzstan | 21,000 2020 | 20,400 | 104 of 170 |
| Tajikistan | 17,000 2020 | 16,300 | 112 of 170 |
| World | 27.4 million 2020 | 28.1 million |
What the numbers say
- Kyrgyzstan has been higher since 1997, when it overtook Tajikistan.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Kyrgyzstan | Tajikistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 21,000 | 17,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 21,000 | 17,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 20,900 | 16,800 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 21,000 | 17,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 20,400 | 16,300 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 20,400 | 16,300 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 20,400 | 16,300 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 20,400 | 16,300 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 20,400 | 16,300 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 20,400 | 16,300 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 20,400 | 16,300 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 20,400 | 16,300 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 21,000 | 17,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 21,000 | 17,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 21,000 | 17,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 18,000 | 13,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 17,000 | 12,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 15,900 | 7,200 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 15,900 | 7,200 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 14,000 | 7,200 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 14,000 | 7,200 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 12,200 | 10,200 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 14,200 | 10,200 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 14,200 | 10,200 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 12,000 | 23,500 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 7,000 | 18,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 13,000 | 3,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 12,000 | 3,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 12,000 | 3,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | – | – | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | – | – | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | – | – | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | – | – | 22.2 million |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel, with paramilitary forces where they are trained and equipped like soldiers, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 170 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
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