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Historical Values
Year Value
2020 estimates for the size of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) vary; approximately 150,000 active duty troops, including about 3,000 Air Force personnel (no personnel numbers available for the newly-reestablished Navy) (2020)
2021 information varies; prior to the 2020-21 Tigray conflict, approximately 150,000 active duty troops, including about 3,000 Air Force personnel (no personnel numbers available for the newly-established Navy) (2021)
2022 information varies; prior to the 2020-21 Tigray conflict, approximately 150,000 active duty troops, including about 3,000 Air Force personnel (no personnel numbers available for the newly-established Navy) (2022)
2023 information varies; prior to the 2020-2022 Tigray conflict, approximately 150,000 active-duty troops (2023)
2024 available information varies widely; estimated 150-300,000 active-duty troops (2024)
2025 available information varies widely; estimated 150-300,000 active-duty Defense Force (2025)