The CIA World Factbook Edition 1991 Defense Forces

Manpower availability In 6 editions of 36.

Manpower availability was published in 6 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1991 to 1996. The 1991 edition carries it in 179 entries, in its Defense Forces section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 1991 edition
179
the first edition with it
1991
the latest edition with it
1996

Published as “Manpower availability” (1991 to 1996).

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World

1 entry

World

males 15-49, 1,412,502,000; NA fit for military service

Africa

54 entries

Algeria

  • males 15-49, 6,142,818;
  • 3,780,873 fit for military service;
  • 293,175 reach military age (19) annually

Angola

  • males 15-49, 2,080,837;
  • 1,047,500 fit for military service;
  • 92,430 reach military age (18) annually

Benin

  • eligible 15-49, 2,089,646;
  • of the 991,278 males 15-49, 507,482 are fit for military service;
  • of the 1,098,368 females 15-49, 554,454 are fit for military service;
  • about 57,106 males and 55,297 females reach military age (18) annually;
  • both sexes are liable for military service

Botswana

  • males 15-49, 260,290;
  • 137,038 fit for military service;
  • 14,767 reach military age (18) annually

Burkina now Burkina Faso

  • males 15-49, 1,838,000;
  • 937,304 fit for military service;
  • no conscription

Burundi

  • males 15-49, 1,268,342;
  • 661,888 fit for military service;
  • 64,538 reach military age (16) annually

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

males 15-49, 70,771; 41,844 fit for military service

Cameroon

  • males 15-49, 2,628,909;
  • 1,324,899 fit for military service;
  • 125,421 reach military age (18) annually

Central African Republic

males 15-49, 659,802; 345,049 fit for military service

Chad

  • males 15-49, 1,188,222;
  • 616,932 fit for military service;
  • 51,713 reach military age (20) annually

Comoros

males 15-49, 101,332; 60,592 fit for military service

Zaire now Democratic Republic of the Congo

males 15-49, 8,240,412; 4,192,991 fit for military service

Congo now Republic of the Congo

  • males 15-49, 509,040;
  • 258,861 fit for military service;
  • 24,068 reach military age (20) annually

Ivory Coast now Cote d'Ivoire

  • males 15-49, 2,981,269;
  • 1,543,412 fit for military service;
  • 145,693 males reach military age (18) annually

Djibouti

males 15-49, 89,519; 52,093 fit for military service

Egypt

  • males 15-49, 13,333,285;
  • 8,665,260 fit for military service;
  • 584,780 reach military age (20) annually

Equatorial Guinea

males 15-49, 79,641; 40,369 fit for military service

Swaziland now Eswatini

males 15-49, 185,562; 107,254 fit for military service

Ethiopia

  • males 15-49, 11,717,614;
  • 6,072,112 fit for military service;
  • 609,346 reach military age (18) annually

Gabon

  • males 15-49, 266,472;
  • 133,648 fit for military service;
  • 9,634 reach military age (20) annually

The Gambia

males 15-49, 188,393; 95,133 fit for military service

Ghana

  • males 15-49, 3,538,503;
  • 1,983,493 fit for military service;
  • 169,698 reach military age (18) annually

Guinea

males 15-49, 1,695,832; 853,593 fit for military service

Guinea-Bissau

males 15-49, 222,371; 126,797 fit for military service

Kenya

  • males 15-49, 5,444,247;
  • 3,362,290 fit for military service;
  • no conscription

Lesotho

males 15-49, 394,829; 212,967 fit for military service

Liberia

  • males 15-49, 648,636;
  • 346,349 fit for military service;
  • no conscription

Libya

  • males 15-49, 1,023,335;
  • 603,886 fit for military service;
  • 52,059 reach military age (17) annually;
  • conscription now being implemented

Madagascar

  • males 15-49, 2,637,866;
  • 1,570,393 fit for military service;
  • 119,882 reach military age (20) annually

Malawi

males 15-49, 1,960,082; 995,864 fit for military service

Mali

  • males 15-49, 1,631,445;
  • 940,954 fit for military service;
  • no conscription

Mauritania

  • males 15-49, 423,501;
  • 206,733 fit for military service;
  • conscription law not implemented

Mauritius

males 15-49, 302,588; 155,176 fit for military service

Morocco

  • males 15-49, 6,437,152;
  • 4,092,027 fit for military service;
  • 299,535 reach military age (18) annually;
  • limited conscription

Mozambique

males 15-49, 3,407,234; 1,957,123 fit for military service

Namibia

males 15-49, 309,978; 183,730 fit for military service

Niger

  • males 15-49, 1,713,566;
  • 923,634 fit for military service;
  • 90,801 reach military age (18) annually

Nigeria

  • males 15-49, 28,070,431;
  • 16,040,870 fit for military service;
  • 1,302,970 reach military age (18) annually

Reunion

  • males 15-49, 162,017;
  • 83,959 fit for military service;
  • 5,979 reach military age (18) annually

Rwanda

  • males 15-49, 1,651,224;
  • 842,480 fit for military service;
  • no conscription

Sao Tome and Principe

males 15-49, 28,984; 15,287 fit for military service

Senegal

  • males 15-49, 1,749,540;
  • 913,806 fit for military service;
  • 91,607 reach military age (18) annually

Seychelles

males 15-49, 17,399; 8,933 fit for military service

Sierra Leone

  • males 15-49, 939,214;
  • 453,877 fit for military service;
  • no conscription

Somalia

males 15-49, 1,601,690; 902,732 fit for military service

South Africa

  • males 15-49, 9,797,349;
  • 5,980,786 fit for military service;
  • 426,615 reach military age (18) annually;
  • obligation for service in Citizen Force or Commandos begins at 18;
  • volunteers for service in permanent force must be 17;
  • national service obligation is one year;
  • figures include the so-called homelands not recognized by the US

Sudan

  • males 15-49, 6,176,917;
  • 3,792,635 fit for military service;
  • 306,695 reach military age (18) annually

Tanzania

males 15-49, 5,545,022; 3,200,744 fit for military service

Togo

  • males 15-49, 799,597;
  • 420,092 fit for military service;
  • no conscription

Tunisia

  • males 15-49, 2,052,191;
  • 1,180,614 fit for military service;
  • 90,218 reach military age (20) annually

Uganda

males 15-49, about 3,980,637; about 2,162,241 fit for military service

Western Sahara

NA

Zambia

males 15-49, 1,755,585; 920,878 fit for military service

Zimbabwe

males 15-49, 2,263,724; 1,399,354 fit for military service

Arctic Region

1 entry

Iceland

  • males 15-49, 69,644;
  • 62,248 fit for military service;
  • no conscription or compulsory military service

Asia

13 entries

Afghanistan

  • males 15-49, 4,049,092;
  • 2,171,757 fit for military service;
  • 166,135 reach military age (22) annually

Bangladesh

males 15-49, 28,896,632; 17,154,593 fit for military service

Bhutan

  • males 15-49, 398,263;
  • 213,083 fit for military service;
  • 17,321 reach military age (18) annually

China

  • males 15-49, 335,382,062;
  • 187,046,680 fit for military service;
  • 10,967,622 reach military age (18) annually

India

  • males 15-49, 232,793,714;
  • 137,259,444 fit for military service;
  • about 9,431,908 reach military age (17) annually

Japan

  • males 15-49, 32,256,893;
  • 27,771,374 fit for military service;
  • 992,255 reach military age (18) annually

Korea, North now North Korea

  • males 15-49, 6,381,859;
  • 3,899,606 fit for military service;
  • 214,690 reach military age (18) annually

Korea, South now South Korea

  • males 15-49, 12,859,511;
  • 8,294,624 fit for military service;
  • 429,088 reach military age (18) annually

Maldives

males 15-49, 50,788; 28,378 fit for military service

Mongolia

  • males 15-49, 535,376;
  • 349,548 fit for military service;
  • 25,275 reach military age (18) annually

Nepal

  • males 15-49, 4,669,421;
  • 2,420,398 fit for military service;
  • 233,404 reach military age (17) annually

Pakistan

  • males 15-49, 26,840,840;
  • 16,466,334 fit for military service;
  • 1,322,883 reach military age (17) annually

Sri Lanka

  • males 15-49, 4,636,767;
  • 3,625,289 fit for military service;
  • 178,010 reach military age (18) annually

Central America and the Caribbean

24 entries

Antigua and Barbuda

NA

The Bahamas

males 15-49, 68,020; NA fit for military service

Barbados

males 15-49, 69,038; 48,455 fit for military service, no conscription

Belize

  • males 15-49, 53,184;
  • 31,790 fit for military service;
  • 2,545 reach military age (18) annually

Costa Rica

  • males 15-49, 807,853;
  • 545,541 fit for military service;
  • 32,149 reach military age (18) annually

Cuba

  • eligible 15-49, 6,087,253;
  • of the 3,054,158 males 15-49, 1,914,080 are fit for military service;
  • of the 3,033,095 females 15-49, 1,896,449 are fit for military service;
  • 89,194 males and 85,968 females reach military age (17) annually

Dominica

NA

Dominican Republic

  • males 15-49, 1,963,260;
  • 1,241,370 fit for military service;
  • 81,083 reach military age (18) annually

El Salvador

  • males 15-49, 1,220,088;
  • 780,108 fit for military service;
  • 71,709 reach military age (18) annually

Grenada

NA

Guadeloupe

males 15-49, 98,069; NA fit for military service

Guatemala

  • males 15-49, 2,097,234;
  • 1,372,623 fit for military service;
  • 110,949 reach military age (18) annually

Haiti

  • males 15-49, 1,287,179;
  • 691,926 fit for military service;
  • 61,265 reach military age (18) annually

Honduras

  • males 15-49, 1,106,630;
  • 659,520 fit for military service;
  • 58,953 reach military age (18) annually

Jamaica

  • males 15-49, 628,225;
  • 446,229 fit for military service;
  • no conscription;
  • 26,442 reach minimum volunteer age (18) annually

Martinique

males 15-49, 95,235; NA fit for military service

Netherlands Antilles

  • males 15-49 49,249;
  • 27,803 fit for military service;
  • 1,634 reach military age (20) annually

Nicaragua

  • males 15-49, 845,961;
  • 521,425 fit for military service;
  • 44,222 reach military age (18) annually

Panama

  • males 15-49, 644,895;
  • 444,522 fit for military service;
  • no conscription

Puerto Rico

males 15-49, 830,133; NA fit for military service

Saint Kitts and Nevis

males 15-49, 38,090; NA fit for military service

Saint Lucia

males 15-49, 38,050; NA fit for military service

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

males 15-49, 28,339; NA fit for military service

Trinidad and Tobago

males 15-49, 339,260; 245,086 fit for military service

Europe

27 entries

Albania

  • males 15-49, 900,723;
  • 743,594 fit for military service;
  • 33,497 reach military age (19) annually

Austria

  • males 15-49, 1,957,414;
  • 1,646,179 fit for military service;
  • 48,038 reach military age (19) annually

Belgium

  • males 15-49, 2,521,178;
  • 2,115,935 fit for military service;
  • 64,634 reach military age (19) annually

Bulgaria

  • males 15-49, 2,183,539;
  • 1,826,992 fit for military service;
  • 67,836 reach military age (19) annually

Czechoslovakia

  • males 15-49, 4,066,419;
  • 3,110,958 fit for military service;
  • 140,620 reach military age (18) annually

Denmark

  • males 15-49, 1,369,684;
  • 1,179,991 fit for military service;
  • 36,991 reach military age (20) annually

Finland

  • males 15-49, 1,313,346;
  • 1,089,217 fit for military service;
  • 32,866 reach military age (17) annually

France

  • males 15-49, 14,366,492;
  • 12,077,706 fit for military service;
  • 395,128 reach military age (18) annually

Germany

  • --males 15-49, 20,219,289;
  • 17,557,807 fit for military service;
  • 415,108 reach military age (18) annually

Greece

  • males 15-49, 2,434,762;
  • 1,870,699 fit for military service;
  • 72,707 reach military age (21) annually

Hungary

  • males 15-49, 2,667,234;
  • 2,130,749 fit for military service;
  • 88,851 reach military age (18) annually

Ireland

  • males 15-49, 871,578;
  • 705,642 fit for military service;
  • 33,175 reach military age (17) annually

Italy

  • males 15-49, 14,747,224;
  • 12,877,803 fit for military service;
  • 418,043 reach military age (18) annually

Luxembourg

  • males 15-49, 100,476;
  • 83,724 fit for military service;
  • 2,297 reach military age (19) annually

Malta

males 15-49, 94,081; 75,222 fit for military service

Netherlands

  • males 15-49, 4,141,910;
  • 3,658,056 fit for military service;
  • 105,829 reach military age (20) annually

Norway

  • males 15-49, 1,124,201;
  • 942,158 fit for military service;
  • 31,813 reach military age (20) annually

Poland

  • males 15-49, 9,571,708;
  • 7,543,565 fit for military service;
  • 302,000 reach military age (19) annually

Portugal

  • males 15-49, 2,621,116;
  • 2,131,628 fit for military service;
  • 88,718 reach military age (20) annually

Romania

  • males 15-49, 5,801,986;
  • 4,912,789 fit for military service;
  • 192,996 reach military age (20) annually

San Marino

all fit men ages 16-60 constitute a militia that can serve as an army

Soviet Union

  • males 15-49, 70,058,651;
  • 55,931,817 fit for military service;
  • 2,265,935 reach military age (18) annually (down somewhat from 2,500,000 a decade ago);
  • approximately 35-40% receive deferments for health, education, or other reasons

Spain

  • males 15-49, 10,134,256;
  • 8,222,987 fit for military service;
  • 339,749 reach military age (20) annually

Sweden

  • males 15-49, 2,136,227;
  • 1,865,645 fit for military service;
  • 55,198 reach military age (19) annually

Switzerland

  • males 15-49, 1,802,005;
  • 1,549,347 fit for military service;
  • 42,619 reach military age (20) annually

United Kingdom

  • males 15-49, 14,475,433;
  • 12,167,324 fit for military service;
  • no conscription

Yugoslavia

  • males 15-49, 6,176,693;
  • 5,001,024 fit for military service;
  • 189,886 reach military age (19) annually

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

males 15-49, 187,606; 104,285 fit for military service

Cyprus

  • males 15-49, 182,426;
  • 125,839 fit for military service;
  • 5,169 reach military age (18) annually

Gaza Strip

males 15-49, 136,311; NA fit for military service

Iran

  • males 15-49, 12,750,593;
  • 7,588,711 fit for military service;
  • 576,321 reach military age (21) annually

Iraq

  • males 15-49, 4,270,592;
  • 2,380,439 fit for military service;
  • 228,277 reach military age (18) annually

Israel

  • eligible 15-49, 2,213,808;
  • of the 1,117,733 males 15-49, 920,449 are fit for military service;
  • of the 1,096,075 females 15-49, 899,022 are fit for military service;
  • 44,429 males and 42,249 females reach military age (18) annually;
  • both sexes are liable for military service;
  • Nahal or Pioneer Fighting Youth, Frontier Guard, Chen

Jordan

  • males 15-49, 778,353;
  • 555,144 fit for military service;
  • 39,879 reach military age (18) annually

Kuwait

  • males 15-49, 738,812;
  • 441,611 fit for military service;
  • 19,452 reach military age (18) annually

Lebanon

males 15-49, 725,974; 449,912 fit for military service

Oman

  • males 15-49, 348,849;
  • 197,870 fit for military service;
  • 20,715 reach military age (14) annually

Qatar

  • males 15-49, 235,516;
  • 125,591 fit for military service;
  • 4,243 reach military age (18) annually

Saudi Arabia

  • males 15-49, 6,663,217;
  • 3,724,610 fit for military service;
  • 165,167 reach military age (17) annually

Syria

  • males 15-49, 2,825,214;
  • 1,584,887 fit for military service;
  • 149,105 reach military age (19) annually

Turkey now Turkiye

  • males 15-49, 14,861,358;
  • 9,083,559 fit for military service;
  • 606,871 reach military age (20) annually

United Arab Emirates

males 15-49, 940,130; 516,218 fit for military service

West Bank

males 15-49, 257,740; NA fit for military service

Yemen

  • males 15-49, 1,906,887;
  • 1,084,122 fit for military service;
  • 134,158 reach military age (14) annually

North America

3 entries

Canada

  • males 15-49, 7,243,909;
  • 6,297,520 fit for military service;
  • 188,996 reach military age (17) annually

Mexico

  • males 15-49, 22,340,628;
  • 16,360,596 fit for military service;
  • 1,107,163 reach military age (18) annually

United States

males 15-49, 66,458,000; NA fit for military service

Oceania

13 entries

Australia

  • males 15-49, 4,689,559;
  • 4,090,921 fit for military service;
  • 135,435 reach military age (17) annually

Fiji

  • males 15-49, 190,120;
  • 104,861 fit for military service;
  • 7,879 reach military age (18) annually

French Polynesia

males 15-49, 50,844; NA fit for military service

Kiribati

NA

Nauru

males 15-49, NA; NA fit for military service

New Caledonia

males 15-49, 46,388; NA fit for military service

New Zealand

  • males 15-49, 874,443;
  • 740,831 fit for military service;
  • 28,814 reach military age (20) annually

Papua New Guinea

males 15-49, 983,175; 546,824 fit for military service

Western Samoa now Samoa

males 15-49, 49,119; NA fit for military service

Solomon Islands

males 15-49, 77,169; NA fit for military service

Tonga

NA

Tuvalu

NA

Vanuatu

males 15-49, 41,183; NA fit for military service

South America

13 entries

Argentina

  • males 15-49, 7,992,140;
  • 6,478,730 fit for military service;
  • 285,047 reach military age (20) annually

Bolivia

  • males 15-49, 1,679,352;
  • 1,091,368 fit for military service;
  • 72,979 reach military age (19) annually

Brazil

  • males 15-49, 40,559,052;
  • 27,364,392 fit for military service;
  • 1,637,434 reach military age (18) annually

Chile

  • males 15-49, 3,544,962;
  • 2,647,148 fit for military service;
  • 119,511 reach military age (19) annually

Colombia

  • males 15-49, 8,998,759;
  • 6,102,745 fit for military service;
  • 353,122 reach military age (18) annually

Ecuador

  • males 15-49, 2,716,919;
  • 1,840,296 fit for military service;
  • 117,113 reach military age (20) annually

French Guiana

males 15-49 28,650; 18,903 fit for military service

Guyana

males 15-49, 195,142; 148,477 fit for military service

Paraguay

  • males 15-49, 1,130,690;
  • 823,136 fit for military service;
  • 51,415 reach military age (17) annually

Peru

  • males 15-49, 5,704,684;
  • 3,859,123 fit for military service;
  • 241,792 reach military age (20) annually

Suriname

males 15-49, 107,544; 64,146 fit for military service

Uruguay

  • males 15-49, 735,971;
  • 597,302 fit for military service;
  • no conscription

Venezuela

  • males 15-49, 5,220,183;
  • 3,782,548 fit for military service;
  • 216,132 reach military age (18) annually

Southeast Asia

13 entries

Brunei

  • males 15-49, 110,727;
  • 63,730 fit for military service;
  • 3,199 reach military age (18) annually

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

  • eligible 15-49, 20,766,975;
  • of the 10,378,743 males 15-49, 5,566,247 are fit for military service;
  • of the 10,388,232 females 15-49, 5,558,007 are fit for military service;
  • 442,200 males and 431,407 females reach military age (18) annually;
  • both sexes are liable for military service

Cambodia

  • males 15-49, 1,869,880;
  • 1,030,356 fit for military service;
  • 57,288 reach military age (18) annually

Hong Kong

  • males 15-49, 1,718,112;
  • 1,328,230 fit for military service;
  • 45,437 reach military age (18) annually

Indonesia

  • males 15-49, 50,572,652;
  • 29,893,127 fit for military service;
  • 2,149,673 reach military age (18) annually

Laos

  • males 15-49, 991,864;
  • 531,084 fit for military service;
  • 45,548 reach military age (18) annually;
  • conscription age NA

Macau

males 15-49, 167,289; 93,142 fit for military service

Malaysia

  • males 15-49, 4,620,418;
  • 2,815,910 fit for military service;
  • 180,991 reach military age (21) annually

Philippines

  • males 15-49, 16,254,775;
  • 11,491,155 fit for military service;
  • 715,462 reach military age (20) annually

Singapore

males 15-49, 842,721; 625,546 fit for military service

Taiwan

  • males 15-49, 5,874,345;
  • 4,577,294 fit for military service;
  • about 187,807 currently reach military age (19) annually

Thailand

  • males 15-49, 16,028,159;
  • 9,778,003 fit for military service;
  • 604,483 reach military age (18) annually

Vietnam

  • males 15-49, 16,260,120;
  • 10,377,105 fit for military service;
  • 809,617 reach military age (17) annually

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1991, “Manpower availability”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/manpower-availability/1991.

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