Kenya Military Size 1985-2023
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.
- Kenya military size for 2019 was 29,000.00, a 0.34% decline from 2018.
- Kenya military size for 2018 was 29,100.00, a 0.34% increase from 2017.
- Kenya military size for 2017 was 29,000.00, a 0.34% decline from 2016.
- Kenya military size for 2016 was 29,100.00, a 0% increase from 2015.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Number of People |
| India |
3,045,000.00 |
| Pakistan |
943,000.00 |
| Egypt |
836,000.00 |
| Indonesia |
676,000.00 |
| Vietnam |
522,000.00 |
| Myanmar |
513,000.00 |
| Sri Lanka |
317,000.00 |
| Ukraine |
311,000.00 |
| Morocco |
246,000.00 |
| Bangladesh |
227,000.00 |
| Nigeria |
223,000.00 |
| Cambodia |
191,000.00 |
| Philippines |
155,000.00 |
| Lao PDR |
129,000.00 |
| Sudan |
124,000.00 |
| Angola |
117,000.00 |
| Bolivia |
71,000.00 |
| Uzbekistan |
68,000.00 |
| Tunisia |
48,000.00 |
| El Salvador |
42,000.00 |
| Cameroon |
34,000.00 |
| Kenya |
29,000.00 |
| Georgia |
26,000.00 |
| Honduras |
23,000.00 |
| Mauritania |
21,000.00 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
21,000.00 |
| Mongolia |
18,000.00 |
| Ghana |
16,000.00 |
| Zambia |
16,000.00 |
| Djibouti |
13,000.00 |
| Nicaragua |
12,000.00 |
| Moldova |
6,000.00 |
| Papua New Guinea |
4,000.00 |
| Lesotho |
2,000.00 |
| Timor-Leste |
2,000.00 |
| Cabo Verde |
1,000.00 |
| Republic of Congo |
0.00 |
| West Bank and Gaza |
0.00 |
| Kenya Military Size - Historical Data |
| Year |
Number of People |
Annual % Change |
| 2019 |
29,000.00 |
-0.34% |
| 2018 |
29,100.00 |
0.34% |
| 2017 |
29,000.00 |
-0.34% |
| 2016 |
29,100.00 |
0.00% |
| 2015 |
29,100.00 |
0.00% |
| 2014 |
29,100.00 |
0.00% |
| 2013 |
29,100.00 |
0.00% |
| 2012 |
29,100.00 |
0.00% |
| 2011 |
29,100.00 |
-0.07% |
| 2010 |
29,120.00 |
0.00% |
| 2009 |
29,120.00 |
0.41% |
| 2008 |
29,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2007 |
29,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2005 |
29,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2004 |
29,000.00 |
-0.34% |
| 2003 |
29,100.00 |
-1.02% |
| 2002 |
29,400.00 |
0.00% |
| 2001 |
29,400.00 |
8.09% |
| 2000 |
27,200.00 |
-6.85% |
| 1999 |
29,200.00 |
0.00% |
| 1998 |
29,200.00 |
0.00% |
| 1997 |
29,200.00 |
0.00% |
| 1996 |
29,200.00 |
0.00% |
| 1995 |
29,200.00 |
32.73% |
| 1994 |
22,000.00 |
-8.33% |
| 1993 |
24,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1992 |
24,000.00 |
20.00% |
| 1991 |
20,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1990 |
20,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1989 |
20,000.00 |
45.99% |
| 1985 |
13,700.00 |
45.99% |
