Total armed forces personnel reached 90.0 '000 in 2019 in South Africa, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. This is 0.390% more than in the previous year.
Historically, total armed forces personnel in South Africa reached an all time high of 278 '000 in 1996 and an all time low of 55.0 '000 in 2004.
South Africa has been ranked 56th within the group of 162 countries we follow in terms of total armed forces personnel.
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