Armed forces personnel in Chad
Chad: Armed forces personnel was 0.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Chad, 1990–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel in Chad is 0.8%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Chad peaked at 2.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2018.
That places Chad 86th out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 83 Angola 0.9% compare
- 84 Norway 0.9% compare
- 85 Suriname 0.8% compare
- 87 United States 0.8% compare
- 88 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8% compare
- 89 Kyrgyzstan 0.8% compare
More public sector data for Chad
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure 3.0% (2024)
- Military expenditure 557.71 million current USD (2024)
- Armed forces personnel, total 45,000 (2020)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score 63.4 scale 0-100 (2024)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score 62.96 scale 0-100 (2024)
- Military expenditure 338.20 billion current LCU (2024)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 33.5% (2025)
- Military expenditure 17.2% (2024)
- Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disaste 16,000 number of cases (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Chad?
- Armed forces personnel in Chad was 0.8% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2018.
- How does Chad rank for armed forces personnel?
- Chad ranks 86th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies, published as part of Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.