Lao PDR 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.
- Lao PDR military size for 2019 was 129,000.00, a 0.08% decline from 2018.
- Lao PDR military size for 2018 was 129,100.00, a 0.08% increase from 2017.
- Lao PDR military size for 2017 was 129,000.00, a 0.08% decline from 2016.
- Lao PDR military size for 2016 was 129,100.00, 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 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
21,000.00 |
| Mauritania |
21,000.00 |
| Mongolia |
18,000.00 |
| Zambia |
16,000.00 |
| Ghana |
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 |
| West Bank and Gaza |
0.00 |
| Republic of Congo |
0.00 |
| Lao PDR Military Size - Historical Data |
| Year |
Number of People |
Annual % Change |
| 2019 |
129,000.00 |
-0.08% |
| 2018 |
129,100.00 |
0.08% |
| 2017 |
129,000.00 |
-0.08% |
| 2016 |
129,100.00 |
0.00% |
| 2015 |
129,100.00 |
0.00% |
| 2014 |
129,100.00 |
0.00% |
| 2013 |
129,100.00 |
0.00% |
| 2012 |
129,100.00 |
0.00% |
| 2011 |
129,100.00 |
0.00% |
| 2010 |
129,100.00 |
0.00% |
| 2009 |
129,100.00 |
0.08% |
| 2008 |
129,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2007 |
129,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2006 |
129,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2005 |
129,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2004 |
129,000.00 |
-0.08% |
| 2003 |
129,100.00 |
0.00% |
| 2002 |
129,100.00 |
0.00% |
| 2001 |
129,100.00 |
0.00% |
| 2000 |
129,100.00 |
0.00% |
| 1999 |
129,100.00 |
0.00% |
| 1998 |
129,100.00 |
0.08% |
| 1997 |
129,000.00 |
-5.84% |
| 1996 |
137,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1995 |
137,000.00 |
204.44% |
| 1994 |
45,000.00 |
21.62% |
| 1993 |
37,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1992 |
37,000.00 |
-30.19% |
| 1991 |
53,000.00 |
-3.64% |
| 1990 |
55,000.00 |
-1.79% |
| 1989 |
56,000.00 |
4.28% |
| 1985 |
53,700.00 |
4.28% |
