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Military and security service personnel strengths Laos, in 6 editions.
The entry for Laos published Military and security service personnel strengths in 6 editions of 36, from 2020 to 2025. The text changed in 4 editions. Each is shown as published. Military and security service personnel strengths in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 4
- 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- information is limited and estimates for the size of the Lao People’s Armed Forces (LPAF) vary;
- approximately 29,000 active duty troops (26,000 Army; 3500 Air Force);
- approximately 100,000 Self-Defense Militia Forces (2019)
information is limited and estimates for the size of the Lao People’s Armed Forces (LPAF) vary; approximately 29,000 active duty troops (26,000 Army; 3500 Air Force); approximately 100,000 Self-Defense Militia Forces (2019)
information is limited and estimates vary; approximately 30,000 active duty troops (26,000 Army; 4000 Air Force) (2021)
information is limited and estimates for the size of the Lao People’s Armed Forces (LPAF) vary; approximately 29,000 30,000 active duty troops (26,000 Army; 3500 4000 Air Force); approximately 100,000 Self-Defense Militia Forces (2019) Force) (2021)
information is limited and estimates vary; approximately 30,000 active duty troops (26,000 Army; 4,000 Air Force) (2022)
information is limited and estimates vary; approximately 30,000 active duty troops (26,000 Army; 4000 4,000 Air Force) (2021) (2022)
The same text in 2023 and 2024.
limited and varied information; estimated 30,000 active-duty troops (26,000 Army; 4,000 Air Force) (2023)
information is limited and estimates vary; approximately varied information; estimated 30,000 active duty active-duty troops (26,000 Army; 4,000 Air Force) (2022) (2023)
- information limited and varied;
- estimated 30,000 active Armed Forces;
- estimated 100,000 Self-Defense Militia Forces (2025)
information limited and varied information; varied; estimated 30,000 active-duty troops (26,000 Army; 4,000 Air Force) (2023) active Armed Forces; estimated 100,000 Self-Defense Militia Forces (2025)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Laos: Military and security service personnel strengths.” The World Factbook, 2020–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/laos/military-and-security-service-personnel-strengths.