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Military and security service personnel strengths Eritrea, in 6 editions.
The entry for Eritrea published Military and security service personnel strengths in 6 editions of 33, from 2020 to 2025. The text changed in 5 editions. Each is shown as published. Military and security service personnel strengths in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 5
- the first edition with it
- 2020
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Military and security service personnel strengths” (2020 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024- the Eritrean Defense Forces are comprised of an estimated 200,000 personnel, including about 2,000 in the naval and air forces;
- note – includes significant numbers of conscripts;
- it is unclear how many of the EDF’s 200,000 personnel are on active duty;
- many conscripts are reportedly not under arms (2019)
the Eritrean Defense Forces are comprised of an estimated 200,000 personnel, including about 2,000 in the naval and air forces; note – includes significant numbers of conscripts; it is unclear how many of the EDF’s 200,000 personnel are on active duty; many conscripts are reportedly not under arms (2019)
limited available information; estimated 150,000-200,000 personnel, including about 2,000 in the naval and air forces (2021)
Rewritten: too little of the 2020 text remains to mark the changes.
limited available information; estimated 150,000-200,000 personnel, including about 2,000 in the naval and air forces (2021)
limited available information; estimated 150,000-200,000 personnel, including about 2,000 in the naval and air forces (2022)
limited available information; estimated 150,000-200,000 personnel, including about 2,000 in the naval and air forces (2021) (2022)
- limited available information; estimated 150,000-200,000 personnel (2023)
limited available information; estimated 150,000-200,000 personnel, including about 2,000 in the naval and air forces (2022) personnel (2023)
- available information varies widely; estimated 150,000-200,000 personnel (2024)
limited available information; information varies widely; estimated 150,000-200,000 personnel (2023) (2024)
available information varies widely; estimated 150,000-200,000 active Defense Forces (2025)
available information varies widely; estimated 150,000-200,000 personnel (2024) active Defense Forces (2025)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Eritrea: Military and security service personnel strengths.” The World Factbook, 2020–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/eritrea/military-and-security-service-personnel-strengths.