The CIA World Factbook Edition 1996, the latest with this field Communications

Manpower availability In 6 editions of 36.

Manpower availability was published in 6 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1991 to 1996. The 1996 edition carries it in 187 entries, in its Communications section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

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Africa

54 entries

Algeria

males age 15-49:
7,391,946
males fit for military service:
4,534,267
males reach military age (19) annually:
326,229 (1996 est.)

Angola

males age 15-49:
2,373,087
males fit for military service:
1,195,176
males reach military age (18) annually:
106,456 (1996 est.)

Benin

males age 15-49:
1,212,440
females age 15-49:
1,290,773
males fit for military service:
620,923
females fit for military service:
653,094
males reach military age (18) annually:
62,526
females reach military age (18) annually:
60,968 (1996 est.)

note: both sexes are liable for military service

Botswana

males age 15-49:
334,177
males fit for military service:
175,471
males reach military age (18) annually:
17,088 (1996 est.)

Burkina Faso

males age 15-49:
2,149,485
males fit for military service:
1,101,184 (1996 est.)

Burundi

males age 15-49:
1,312,458
males fit for military service:
683,073
males reach military age (16) annually:
67,990 (1996 est.)

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

males age 15-49:
84,003
males fit for military service:
48,885 (1996 est.)

Cameroon

males age 15-49:
3,112,339
males fit for military service:
1,572,150
males reach military age (18) annually:
151,300 (1996 est.)

Central African Republic

males age 15-49:
737,330
males fit for military service:
384,134 (1996 est.)

Chad

males age 15-49:
1,562,052
males fit for military service:
809,210
males reach military age (20) annually:
63,254 (1996 est.)

Comoros

males age 15-49:
121,854
males fit for military service:
72,873 (1996 est.)

Zaire now Democratic Republic of the Congo

males age 15-49:
10,025,536
males fit for military service:
5,108,385 (1996 est.)

Congo now Republic of the Congo

males age 15-49:
582,103
males fit for military service:
296,602
males reach military age (20) annually:
25,247 (1996 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

males age 15-49:
3,386,638
males fit for military service:
1,762,412
males reach military age (18) annually:
157,712 (1996 est.)

Djibouti

males age 15-49:
102,528
males fit for military service:
60,076 (1996 est.)

Egypt

males age 15-49:
16,530,460
males fit for military service:
10,723,011
males reach military age (20) annually:
660,453 (1996 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

males age 15-49:
92,704
males fit for military service:
47,124 (1996 est.)

Eritrea

males age 15-49:
NA
males fit for military service:
NA

Swaziland now Eswatini

males age 15-49:
220,097
males fit for military service:
127,285 (1996 est.)

Ethiopia

males age 15-49:
12,912,144
males fit for military service:
6,707,180
males reach military age (18) annually:
583,724 (1996 est.)

Gabon

males age 15-49:
273,662
males fit for military service:
139,439
males reach military age (20) annually:
10,966 (1996 est.)

The Gambia

males age 15-49:
267,188
males fit for military service:
134,611 (1996 est.)

Ghana

males age 15-49:
4,135,538
males fit for military service:
2,303,423
males reach military age (18) annually:
176,332 (1996 est.)

Guinea

males age 15-49:
1,684,264
males fit for military service:
849,404 (1996 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

males age 15-49:
259,738
males fit for military service:
148,291 (1996 est.)

Lesotho

males age 15-49:
455,218
males fit for military service:
245,774 (1996 est.)

Liberia

males age 15-49:
479,274
males fit for military service:
256,200 (1996 est.)

Libya

males age 15-49:
1,170,100
males fit for military service:
696,288
males reach military age (17) annually:
56,834 (1996 est.)

Madagascar

males age 15-49:
3,103,022
males fit for military service:
1,843,732
males reach military age (20) annually:
132,146 (1996 est.)

Malawi

males age 15-49:
2,106,905
males fit for military service:
1,076,788 (1996 est.)

Mali

males age 15-49:
1,925,205
males fit for military service:
1,100,599 (1996 est.)

Mauritania

males age 15-49:
500,754
males fit for military service:
244,546 (1996 est.)

Mauritius

males age 15-49:
327,403
males fit for military service:
166,466 (1996 est.)

Morocco

males age 15-49:
7,541,745
males fit for military service:
4,782,028
males reach military age (18) annually:
330,344 (1996 est.)

Mozambique

males age 15-49:
3,767,855
males fit for military service:
2,162,388 (1996 est.)

Namibia

males age 15-49:
377,687
males fit for military service:
224,682 (1996 est.)

Niger

males age 15-49:
1,920,244
males fit for military service:
1,035,218
males reach military age (18) annually:
92,132 (1996 est.)

Nigeria

males age 15-49:
23,739,192
males fit for military service:
13,587,780
males reach military age (18) annually:
1,065,410 (1996 est.)

Reunion

males age 15-49:
176,609
males fit for military service:
90,784
males reach military age (18) annually:
5,728 (1996 est.)

Rwanda

males age 15-49:
1,582,656
males fit for military service:
805,722 (1996 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

males age 15-49:
34,986
males fit for military service:
18,343 (1996 est.)

Senegal

males age 15-49:
1,864,239
males fit for military service:
973,170
males reach military age (18) annually:
90,154 (1996 est.)

Seychelles

males age 15-49:
21,547
males fit for military service:
10,883 (1996 est.)

Sierra Leone

males age 15-49:
1,019,093
males fit for military service:
494,451 (1996 est.)

Somalia

males age 15-49:
2,333,994
males fit for military service:
1,301,954 (1996 est.)

South Africa

males age 15-49:
10,686,976
males fit for military service:
6,502,265
males reach military age (18) annually:
424,854 (1996 est.)

Sudan

males age 15-49:
7,152,884
males fit for military service:
4,399,445
males reach military age (18) annually:
329,460 (1996 est.)

Tanzania

males age 15-49:
6,499,244
males fit for military service:
3,765,193 (1996 est.)

Togo

males age 15-49:
975,746
males fit for military service:
512,196 (1996 est.)

Tunisia

males age 15-49:
2,354,513
males fit for military service:
1,349,728
males reach military age (20) annually:
91,866 (1996 est.)

Uganda

males age 15-49:
4,359,286
males fit for military service:
2,365,157 (1996 est.)

Western Sahara

males age 15-49:
NA
males fit for military service:
NA

Zambia

males age 15-49:
1,934,845
males fit for military service:
1,020,851 (1996 est.)

Zimbabwe

males age 15-49:
2,629,880
males fit for military service:
1,632,391 (1996 est.)

Arctic Region

1 entry

Iceland

males age 15-49:
71,317
males fit for military service:
63,126 (1996 est.)

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

males age 15-49:
5,549,602
males fit for military service:
2,976,741
males reach military age (22) annually:
220,532 (1996 est.)

Armenia

males age 15-49:
8,707,014 males fit for military service: 7,063,304 males reach military age (20) annually: 310,107 (1996 est.)

Azerbaijan

males age 15-49:
1,952,390
males fit for military service:
1,574,813
males reach military age (18) annually:
68,006 (1996 est.)

Bangladesh

males age 15-49:
31,795,848
males fit for military service:
18,814,818 (1996 est.)

Bhutan

males age 15-49:
444,875
males fit for military service:
237,529
males reach military age (18) annually:
17,634 (1996 est.)

China

males age 15-49:
352,506,948
males fit for military service:
194,589,216
males reach military age (18) annually:
9,763,916 (1996 est.)

Georgia

males age 15-49:
1,288,291
males fit for military service:
1,021,632
males reach military age (18) annually:
40,654 (1996 est.)

India

males age 15-49:
260,624,007
males fit for military service:
153,176,413
males reach military age (17) annually:
9,770,331 (1996 est.)

Japan

males age 15-49:
31,833,691
males fit for military service:
27,322,517
males reach military age (18) annually:
858,912 (1996 est.)

Kazakstan now Kazakhstan

males age 15-49:
4,399,356
males fit for military service:
3,516,583
males reach military age (18) annually:
154,750 (1996 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

males age 15-49:
6,844,035
males fit for military service:
4,143,713
males reach military age (18) annually:
194,922 (1996 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

males age 15-49:
13,602,115
males fit for military service:
8,706,545
males reach military age (18) annually:
398,322 (1996 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

males age 15-49:
1,096,985
males fit for military service:
890,901
males reach military age (18) annually:
44,159 (1996 est.)

Maldives

males age 15-49:
59,179
males fit for military service:
33,016 (1996 est.)

Mongolia

males age 15-49:
638,560
males fit for military service:
417,620
males reach military age (18) annually:
27,386 (1996 est.)

Nepal

males age 15-49:
5,329,345
males fit for military service:
2,768,887
males reach military age (17) annually:
254,590 (1996 est.)

Pakistan

males age 15-49:
30,519,339
males fit for military service:
18,720,175
males reach military age (17) annually:
1,437,208 (1996 est.)

Russia

males age 15-49:
38,673,991
males fit for military service:
30,224,738
males reach military age (18) annually:
1,105,004 (1996 est.)

Sri Lanka

males age 15-49:
5,085,306
males fit for military service:
3,960,070
males reach military age (18) annually:
180,825 (1996 est.)

Tajikistan

males age 15-49:
1,358,106
males fit for military service:
1,115,149
males reach military age (18) annually:
58,691 (1996 est.)

Turkmenistan

males age 15-49:
1,024,398
males fit for military service:
834,803
males reach military age (18) annually:
41,697 (1996 est.)

Uzbekistan

males age 15-49:
5,672,621
males fit for military service:
4,623,960
males reach military age (18) annually:
231,293 (1996 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

19 entries

Antigua and Barbuda

males age 15-49:
NA
males fit for military service:
NA

The Bahamas

males age 15-49:
NA
males fit for military service:
NA

Barbados

males age 15-49:
71,667
males fit for military service:
49,726 (1996 est.)

Belize

males age 15-49:
52,290
males fit for military service:
31,086
males reach military age (18) annually:
2,390 (1996 est.)

Costa Rica

males age 15-49:
917,566
males fit for military service:
616,420
males reach military age (18) annually:
33,504 (1996 est.)

Cuba

males age 15-49:
3,053,431
females age 15-49:
3,009,852
males fit for military service:
1,898,644
females fit for military service:
1,866,313
males reach military age (17) annually:
65,182
females reach military age (17) annually:
61,960 (1996 est.)

Dominica

males age 15-49:
NA
males fit for military service:
NA

Dominican Republic

males age 15-49:
2,212,012
males fit for military service:
1,391,472
males reach military age (18) annually:
83,611 (1996 est.)

El Salvador

males age 15-49:
1,415,691
males fit for military service:
905,938
males reach military age (18) annually:
78,660 (1996 est.)

Grenada

males age 15-49:
NA
males fit for military service:
NA

Haiti

males age 15-49:
1,379,116
males fit for military service:
746,617
males reach military age (18) annually:
67,287 (1996 est.)

Honduras

males age 15-49:
1,322,525
males fit for military service:
787,889
males reach military age (18) annually:
64,378 (1996 est.)

Jamaica

males age 15-49:
680,965
males fit for military service:
481,616
males reach military age (18) annually:
25,810 (1996 est.)

Nicaragua

males age 15-49:
988,883
males fit for military service:
608,753
males reach military age (18) annually:
47,786 (1996 est.)

Panama

males age 15-49:
705,427
males fit for military service:
484,571 (1996 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

males age 15-49:
NA
males fit for military service:
NA

Saint Lucia

males age 15-49:
NA
males fit for military service:
NA

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

males age 15-49:
NA
males fit for military service:
NA

Trinidad and Tobago

males age 15-49:
351,835
males fit for military service:
252,532 (1996 est.)

Europe

36 entries

Albania

males age 15-49:
723,231
males fit for military service:
588,304
males reach military age (19) annually:
29,340 (1996 est.)

Austria

males age 15-49:
2,084,827
males fit for military service:
1,741,068
males reach military age (19) annually:
45,628 (1996 est.)

Belarus

males age 15-49:
2,635,570
males fit for military service:
2,067,676
males reach military age (18) annually:
76,006 (1996 est.)

Belgium

males age 15-49:
2,571,588
males fit for military service:
2,135,375
males reach military age (19) annually:
61,986 (1996 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

males age 15-49:
654,326
males fit for military service:
524,963
males reach military age (19) annually:
22,902 (1996 est.)

Bulgaria

males age 15-49:
2,155,332
males fit for military service:
1,797,318
males reach military age (19) annually:
64,568 (1996 est.)

Croatia

males age 15-49:
1,314,718
males fit for military service:
1,046,490
males reach military age (19) annually:
34,914 (1996 est.)

Czech Republic now Czechia

males age 15-49:
2,724,607
males fit for military service:
2,074,331
males reach military age (18) annually:
88,418 (1996 est.)

Denmark

males age 15-49:
1,338,791
males fit for military service:
1,150,996
males reach military age (20) annually:
34,324 (1996 est.)

Estonia

males age 15-49:
357,835
males fit for military service:
280,757
males reach military age (18) annually:
10,525 (1996 est.)

Finland

males age 15-49:
1,307,128
males fit for military service:
1,074,540
males reach military age (17) annually:
32,760 (1996 est.)

France

males age 15-49:
14,782,577
males fit for military service:
12,299,651
males reach military age (18) annually:
383,252 (1996 est.)

Germany

males age 15-49:
21,540,919
males fit for military service:
18,537,347
males reach military age (18) annually:
449,292 (1996 est.)

Hungary

males age 15-49:
2,552,794
males fit for military service:
2,036,399
males reach military age (18) annually:
82,040 (1996 est.)

Ireland

males age 15-49:
939,237
males fit for military service:
761,048
males reach military age (17) annually:
35,904 (1996 est.)

Italy

males age 15-49:
14,739,097
males fit for military service:
12,769,628
males reach military age (18) annually:
358,884 (1996 est.)

Latvia

males age 15-49:
583,134
males fit for military service:
457,067
males reach military age (18) annually:
16,180 (1996 est.)

Lithuania

males age 15-49:
903,437
males fit for military service:
712,875
males reach military age (18) annually:
26,162 (1996 est.)

Luxembourg

males age 15-49:
903,437 males fit for military service: 712,875 males reach military age (18) annually: 26,162 (1996 est.)

Malta

males age 15-49:
1,925,205 males fit for military service: 1,100,599 (1996 est.)

Moldova

males age 15-49:
1,125,538
males fit for military service:
888,757
males reach military age (18) annually:
37,183 (1996 est.)

Monaco

males age 15-49:
1,125,538 males fit for military service: 888,757 males reach military age (18) annually: 37,183 (1996 est.)

Netherlands

males age 15-49:
4,191,998
males fit for military service:
3,670,253
males reach military age (20) annually:
94,013 (1996 est.)

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of now North Macedonia

males age 15-49:
571,927
males fit for military service:
458,231
males reach military age (19) annually:
16,698 (1996 est.)

Norway

males age 15-49:
1,125,302
males fit for military service:
937,309
males reach military age (20) annually:
28,328 (1996 est.)

Poland

males age 15-49:
10,267,551
males fit for military service:
7,994,460
males reach military age (19) annually:
324,960 (1996 est.)

Portugal

males age 15-49:
2,498,965
males fit for military service:
2,014,653
males reach military age (20) annually:
83,427 (1996 est.)

Romania

males age 15-49:
5,572,383
males fit for military service:
4,693,376
males reach military age (20) annually:
198,125 (1996 est.)

San Marino

males age 15-49:
NA
males fit for military service:
NA

Slovakia

males age 15-49:
1,442,321
males fit for military service:
1,104,901
males reach military age (18) annually:
48,695 (1996 est.)

Slovenia

males age 15-49:
525,925
males fit for military service:
419,456
males reach military age (19) annually:
15,350 (1996 est.)

Spain

males age 15-49:
10,360,209
males fit for military service:
8,370,197
males reach military age (20) annually:
341,670 (1996 est.)

Sweden

males age 15-49:
2,133,816
males fit for military service:
1,867,031
males reach military age (19) annually:
51,357 (1996 est.)

Switzerland

males age 15-49:
1,893,587
males fit for military service:
1,623,414
males reach military age (20) annually:
41,425 (1996 est.)

Ukraine

males age 15-49:
12,388,788
males fit for military service:
9,716,127
males reach military age (18) annually:
362,000 (1996 est.)

United Kingdom

males age 15-49:
14,515,077
males fit for military service:
12,102,431 (1996 est.)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

males age 15-49:
213,792
males fit for military service:
118,702 (1996 est.)

Cyprus

males age 15-49:
190,372
males fit for military service:
130,880
males reach military age (18) annually:
5,749 (1996 est.)

Gaza Strip

males age 15-49:
NA
males fit for military service:
NA

Iran

males age 15-49:
15,157,796
males fit for military service:
9,010,648
males reach military age (21) annually:
632,602 (1996 est.)

Iraq

males age 15-49:
4,832,001
males fit for military service:
2,711,312
males reach military age (18) annually:
237,843 (1996 est.)

Israel

males age 15-49:
1,390,603
females age 15-49:
1,363,986
males fit for military service:
1,139,137
females fit for military service:
1,112,947
males reach military age (18) annually:
50,508
females reach military age (18) annually:
48,176 (1996 est.)

Jordan

males age 15-49:
1,011,588
males fit for military service:
721,460
males reach military age (18) annually:
45,406 (1996 est.)

Kuwait

males age 15-49:
658,270
males fit for military service:
391,586
males reach military age (18) annually:
17,544 (1996 est.)

Lebanon

males age 15-49:
889,517
males fit for military service:
553,538 (1996 est.)

Oman

males age 15-49:
532,113
males fit for military service:
301,747 (1996 est.)

Qatar

males age 15-49:
220,635
males fit for military service:
115,403
males reach military age (18) annually:
4,115 (1996 est.)

Saudi Arabia

males age 15-49:
5,405,828
males fit for military service:
3,005,900
males reach military age (18) annually:
165,010 (1996 est.)

Syria

males age 15-49:
3,590,557
males fit for military service:
2,011,610
males reach military age (19) annually:
164,598 (1996 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

males age 15-49:
16,937,828
males fit for military service:
10,312,010
males reach military age (20) annually:
637,456 (1996 est.)

United Arab Emirates

males age 15-49:
1,102,080
males fit for military service:
599,439
males reach military age (18) annually:
21,250 (1996 est.)

West Bank

males age 15-49:
NA
males fit for military service:
NA

Yemen

males age 15-49:
2,985,764
males fit for military service:
1,685,517
males reach military age (18) annually:
145,161 (1996 est.)

North America

3 entries

Canada

males age 15-49:
7,645,245
males fit for military service:
6,575,057
males reach military age (17) annually:
197,688 (1996 est.)

Mexico

males age 15-49:
23,945,962
males fit for military service:
17,451,706
males reach military age (18) annually:
1,057,538 (1996 est.)

United States

males age 15-49:
69,302,573
males fit for military service:
NA
males reach military age (18) annually:
1,864,580 (1996 est.)

Oceania

10 entries

Australia

males age 15-49:
4,848,777
males fit for military service:
4,192,250
males reach military age (17) annually:
127,569 (1996 est.)

Fiji

males age 15-49:
205,616
males fit for military service:
113,339
males reach military age (18) annually:
8,746 (1996 est.)

Kiribati

males age 15-49:
NA
males fit for military service:
NA

Nauru

males age 15-49:
NA
males fit for military service:
NA

New Zealand

males age 15-49:
927,212
males fit for military service:
780,976
males reach military age (20) annually:
27,433 (1996 est.)

Papua New Guinea

males age 15-49:
1,143,015
males fit for military service:
635,923 (1996 est.)

Western Samoa now Samoa

males age 15-49:
NA
males fit for military service:
NA

Solomon Islands

males age 15-49:
NA
males fit for military service:
NA

Tonga

males age 15-49:
NA
males fit for military service:
NA

Vanuatu

males age 15-49:
NA
males fit for military service:
NA

South America

12 entries

Argentina

males age 15-49:
8,707,014
males fit for military service:
7,063,304
males reach military age (20) annually:
310,107 (1996 est.)

Bolivia

males age 15-49:
1,685,572
males fit for military service:
1,098,948
males reach military age (19) annually:
76,035 (1996 est.)

Chile

males age 15-49:
3,808,655
males fit for military service:
2,832,198
males reach military age (19) annually:
123,443 (1996 est.)

Colombia

males age 15-49:
10,067,538
males fit for military service:
6,774,105
males reach military age (18) annually:
346,372 (1996 est.)

Ecuador

males age 15-49:
2,968,361
males fit for military service:
2,006,509
males reach military age (20) annually:
121,241 (1996 est.)

French Guiana

males age 15-49:
43,412
males fit for military service:
28,171 (1996 est.)

Guyana

males age 15-49:
197,548
males fit for military service:
149,646 (1996 est.)

Paraguay

males age 15-49:
1,334,638
males fit for military service:
968,297
males reach military age (17) annually:
58,398 (1996 est.)

Peru

males age 15-49:
6,441,513
males fit for military service:
4,347,460
males reach military age (20) annually:
255,067 (1996 est.)

Suriname

males age 15-49:
119,010
males fit for military service:
70,400 (1996 est.)

Uruguay

males age 15-49:
783,890
males fit for military service:
636,454 (1996 est.)

Venezuela

males age 15-49:
NA males fit for military service: NA

Southeast Asia

13 entries

Brunei

males age 15-49:
83,641
males fit for military service:
48,559
males reach military age (18) annually:
2,918 (1996 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

males age 15-49:
11,759,636
females age 15-49:
11,588,181
males fit for military service:
6,291,986
females fit for military service:
6,184,667
males reach military age (18) annually:
473,255
females reach military age (18) annually:
454,786 (1996 est.)

note: both sexes liable for military service

Cambodia

males age 15-49:
2,336,606
males fit for military service:
1,302,234
males reach military age (18) annually:
79,514 (1996 est.)

Hong Kong

males age 15-49:
1,895,535
males fit for military service:
1,442,072
males reach military age (18) annually:
46,248 (1996 est.)

Indonesia

males age 15-49:
57,222,025
males fit for military service:
33,702,395
males reach military age (18) annually:
2,280,360 (1996 est.)

Laos

males age 15-49:
1,087,264
males fit for military service:
586,664
males reach military age (18) annually:
53,250 (1996 est.)

Macau

males age 15-49:
142,704
males fit for military service:
79,225 (1996 est.)

Malaysia

males age 15-49:
5,160,884
males fit for military service:
3,129,626
males reach military age (21) annually:
184,236 (1996 est.)

Philippines

males age 15-49:
18,722,509
males fit for military service:
13,221,513
males reach military age (20) annually:
767,056 (1996 est.)

Singapore

males age 15-49:
1,025,300
males fit for military service:
752,382 (1996 est.)

Taiwan

males age 15-49:
6,278,159
males fit for military service:
4,849,057
males reach military age (19) annually:
204,313 (1996 est.)

Thailand

males age 15-49:
16,835,334
males fit for military service:
10,182,904
males reach military age (18) annually:
592,268 (1996 est.)

Vietnam

males age 15-49:
18,593,129
males fit for military service:
11,769,955
males reach military age (17) annually:
796,312 (1996 est.)

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1996, “Manpower availability”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/manpower-availability.

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