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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 Ministry of People's Armed Forces (consists of the army, navy, and air force)
1991 Korean People's Army (includes of the Army, Navy, Air Force), Civil Security Forces
1992 Korean People's Army (including the Army, Navy, Air Force), Civil Security Forces
1993 Korean People's Army (including the Army, Navy, Air Force), Civil Security Forces
1994 Korean People's Army (including the Army, Navy, Air Force), Civil Security Forces
1995 Korean People's Army (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Civil Security Forces
1996 Korean People's Army (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Civil Security Forces
1997 Korean People's Army (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Civil Security Forces
1998 Korean People's Army (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Civil Security Forces
1999 Korean People's Army (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Civil Security Forces
2000 Korean People's Army (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Civil Security Forces
2001 Korean People's Army (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Civil Security Forces
2002 Korean People's Army (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Civil Security Forces
2003 Korean People's Army (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Civil Security Forces
2004 Korean People's Army (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Civil Security Forces
2005 North Korean People's Army: Ground Force, Navy, Air Force; Civil Security Forces (2005)
2006 North Korean People's Army: Ground Force, Navy, Air Force; civil security forces (2005)
2007 North Korean People's Army: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force; civil security forces (2005)
2008 North Korean People's Army: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force; civil security forces (2005)
2009 North Korean People's Army: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force; civil security forces (2005)
2010 North Korean People's Army: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force; civil security forces (2005)
2011 North Korean People's Army: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force; civil security forces (2005)
2012 North Korean People's Army: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force; civil security forces (2005)
2013 North Korean People's Army: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force; civil security forces (2005)
2014 North Korean People's Army: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force; civil security forces (2005)
2015 North Korean People's Army: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force; civil security forces (2005)
2016 North Korean People's Army: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force; civil security forces (2005)
2017 North Korean People's Army: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force; civil security forces (2005)
2018 Korean People's Army (KPA): Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force; civil security forces (2018)
2019 Korean People's Army (KPA): KPA Ground Forces, KPA Navy, KPA Air Force (includes air defense), KPA Strategic Force (missile forces); Guard Command (protects the Kim family, other senior North Korean leadership figures, and government facilities in Pyongyang); Ministry of Public Security: Border Guards, civil security forces (2019)
2020 Korean People's Army (KPA): KPA Ground Forces, KPA Navy, KPA Air Force (includes air defense), KPA Strategic Force (missile forces); Guard Command (protects the Kim family, other senior North Korean leadership figures, and government facilities in Pyongyang); Ministry of Public Security: Border Guards, civil security forces (2019)
2021 Korean People's Army (KPA): KPA Ground Forces, KPA Navy, KPA Air Force and Air Defense Forces, KPA Strategic Forces (missile forces); KPA Special Forces (special operations forces) Security Guard Command (aka Bodyguard Command; protects the Kim family, other senior leadership figures, and government facilities); Ministry of Public Security: Border Guards, civil security forces (2021) note - the North also has a large paramilitary force organized into the Worker Peasant Red Guard and Red Youth Gu
2022 Korean People's Army (KPA): KPA Ground Forces, KPA Navy, KPA Air Force and Air Defense Forces, KPA Strategic Forces (missile forces), KPA Special Forces (special operations forces); Security Guard Command (aka Bodyguard Command); Ministry of Social Security (formerly Ministry of Public Security): Border Guard General Bureau, civil security forces; Ministry of State Security: internal security, investigations (2021) note 1: the Security Guard Command protects the Kim family, other senior leadersh
2023 Korean People's Army (KPA): KPA Ground Forces, KPA Navy, KPA Air Force and Air Defense Forces, KPA Strategic Forces (missile forces), KPA Special Forces (special operations forces); Security Guard Command (aka Bodyguard Command); Military Security Command Ministry of Social Security (formerly Ministry of Public Security): Border Guard General Bureau, civil security forces; Ministry of State Security: internal security, investigations (2023) note 1 : North Korea employs a systematic and intention
2024 Korean People's Army (KPA): KPA Ground Forces, KPA Navy, KPA Air Force and Air Defense Forces, KPA Strategic Forces (missile forces), KPA Special Forces (special operations forces); Security Guard Command (aka Bodyguard Command); Military Security Command Ministry of Social Security (formerly Ministry of Public Security): Border Guard General Bureau, civil security forces; Ministry of State Security: internal security, investigations (2024) note 1 : North Korea employs a systematic and intention
2025 Korean People's Army (KPA): KPA Ground Forces, KPA Navy, KPA Air Force and Air Defense Forces, KPA Strategic Forces (missile forces), KPA Special Forces (special operations forces); Security Guard Command (aka Bodyguard Command); Military Security Command Ministry of Social Security (formerly Ministry of Public Security): Border Guard General Bureau, civil security forces; Ministry of State Security: internal security, investigations (2025) note 1 : Kim Jong Un is the KPA supreme commander, whil