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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 NA
1991 Police Force
1992 Police Force
1993 Police Force
1994 Police Force
1995 no military forces; Police Force
1997 no regular military forces; Police Force (consists of full-time personnel 45, part-time personnel 16)
1998 no regular military forces; Police Force (consists of 56 full- and part-time personnel)
1999 no regular military forces; Police Force (consists of 56 full- and part-time personnel), Police Force (includes Maritime Surveillance Unit for search and rescue missions and surveillance operations)
2000 no regular military forces; Police Force includes Maritime Surveillance Unit for search and rescue missions and surveillance operations
2001 no regular military forces; Police Force includes Maritime Surveillance Unit for search and rescue missions and surveillance operations
2002 no regular military forces; Police Force (includes Maritime Surveillance Unit for search and rescue missions and surveillance operations)
2003 no regular military forces; Police Force (includes Maritime Surveillance Unit for search and rescue missions and surveillance operations)
2004 no regular military forces; Police Force (includes Maritime Surveillance Unit for search and rescue missions and surveillance operations)
2005 no regular military forces; national police force
2006 no regular military forces; Police Force
2007 no regular military forces; Police Force
2008 no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (2008)
2009 no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (2008)
2010 no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (2009)
2011 no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (2009)
2012 no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (2009)
2013 no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (2012)
2014 no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (2012)
2015 no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (2012)
2016 no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (2012)
2017 no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (2012)
2018 no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (2012)
2019 no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (2012)
2020 no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (2012)
2021 no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (Ministry of Justice, Communications, and Foreign Affairs)
2022 no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (Ministry of Justice, Communications, and Foreign Affairs) (2022)
2023 no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (Ministry of Justice, Communications, and Foreign Affairs) (2023)
2024 no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (Ministry of Justice, Communications, and Foreign Affairs) (2024)
2025 no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force