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Historical Values
Year Value
2020 the Chadian National Army (ANT) has approximately 34,000 active personnel (29,000 Ground Forces; 300 Air Force; 4,500 General Direction of the Security Services of State Institutions); 5,000 National Gendarmerie; 3,500 National Nomadic Guard of Chad (2019 est.)
2021 limited and varied information; approximately 30,000 active personnel (20-25,000 Ground Forces; 300 Air Force; 5-10,000 General Direction of the Security Services of State Institutions); 5,000 National Gendarmerie; 3,500 National Nomadic Guard of Chad (2021)
2022 limited and varied information; estimated to have up to 35,000 active ANT personnel (25-30,000 Ground Forces; 300 Air Force; approximately 5,000 GDSSIE); approximately 5,000 National Gendarmerie; approximately 3,000 Nomadic Guard (2022)
2023 limited and varied information; estimated to have up to 35,000 active ANT personnel (approximately 25-30,000 Ground Forces, 5,000 GDSSIE, and a few hundred Air Force); approximately 5,000 National Gendarmerie; approximately 3,000 Nomadic Guard (2023)
2024 limited and varied available information; estimated 35-40,000 Chadian Army personnel; estimated 10,000 National Gendarmerie and Nomadic Guard personnel (2023) note: in 2021, Chad pledged to increase the size of the military to 60,000
2025 estimated 35-40,000 active Chadian National Army personnel (2025) note: in 2021, Chad pledged to increase the size of the military to 60,000