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.
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | 4,000 | 12,600 | 13,000 | 12,950 | 12,950 | 12,950 | 12,950 | 12,950 | 12,950 | 13,100 | 13,000 | 13,450 | 13,000 | 13,000 |
| Egypt | 4,34,000 | 6,78,500 | 7,99,000 | 8,35,500 | 8,35,500 | 8,35,500 | 8,35,500 | 8,35,500 | 8,35,500 | 8,35,500 | 8,36,000 | 8,35,500 | 8,36,000 | 8,36,000 |
| Libya | 86,000 | 76,500 | 76,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Tunisia | 35,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 47,800 | 47,800 | 47,800 | 47,800 | 47,800 | 47,800 | 47,800 | 48,000 | 47,800 | 48,000 | 48,000 |
| Burundi | 12,000 | 45,500 | 82,000 | 51,050 | 51,050 | 51,000 | 51,050 | 51,050 | 41,000 | 51,050 | 31,000 | 51,050 | 51,000 | 31,000 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 55,000 | 92,900 | 65,000 | 1,59,000 | 1,34,250 | 1,34,250 | 1,34,250 | 1,34,250 | 1,34,250 | 1,34,250 | 1,34,000 | 1,34,250 | 1,34,000 | 1,34,000 |
| Eritrea | 2,00,000 | 2,02,000 | 2,01,750 | 2,01,750 | 2,01,750 | 2,01,750 | 2,01,750 | 2,01,750 | 2,01,750 | 2,02,000 | 2,01,750 | 2,02,000 | 2,02,000 | |
| Ethiopia | 2,50,000 | 3,52,500 | 1,83,000 | 1,38,000 | 1,38,000 | 1,38,000 | 1,38,000 | 1,38,000 | 1,38,000 | 1,38,000 | 1,38,000 | 1,38,000 | 1,38,000 | 1,38,000 |
| Kenya | 20,000 | 27,200 | 29,000 | 29,120 | 29,100 | 29,100 | 29,100 | 29,100 | 29,100 | 29,100 | 29,000 | 29,100 | 29,000 | 24,000 |
| Madagascar | 21,000 | 28,500 | 22,000 | 21,600 | 21,600 | 21,600 | 21,600 | 21,600 | 21,600 | 21,600 | 22,000 | 21,500 | 22,000 | 22,000 |
| Malawi | 7,000 | 6,000 | 7,000 | 5,300 | 6,800 | 6,800 | 6,800 | 6,800 | 6,800 | 14,900 | 15,000 | 14,700 | 15,000 | 15,000 |
| Mauritius | 1,000 | 1,800 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,550 | 2,550 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| Rwanda | 6,000 | 76,000 | 53,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 |
| Seychelles | 500 | 450 | 650 | 870 | 840 | 840 | 840 | 840 | 840 | 0 | 420 | 0 | 0 | |
| Somalia | 47,000 | 50,000 | 2,000 | 3,200 | 20,000 | 11,000 | 17,000 | 19,800 | 19,800 | 20,000 | 19,800 | 20,000 | 14,000 | |
| Sudan | 65,000 | 1,19,500 | 1,23,000 | 1,26,800 | 2,64,300 | 2,64,300 | 2,64,300 | 2,64,300 | 2,64,300 | 1,24,300 | 1,24,000 | 1,24,300 | 1,24,000 | 1,44,000 |
| इस्वातिनी | 3,000 | |||||||||||||
| Uganda | 60,000 | 50,600 | 47,000 | 46,800 | 46,800 | 46,800 | 46,800 | 46,800 | 46,400 | 46,400 | 46,000 | 46,000 | 46,000 | 46,000 |
| Zambia | 16,000 | 23,000 | 16,000 | 16,500 | 16,500 | 16,500 | 16,500 | 16,500 | 16,500 | 16,500 | 16,000 | 16,100 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| Zimbabwe | 45,000 | 61,800 | 51,000 | 50,800 | 50,800 | 50,800 | 50,800 | 50,800 | 50,800 | 50,800 | 51,000 | 51,000 | 51,000 | 51,000 |