軍の要員は現役軍人ですが、訓練、組織、装置、および制御が、正規軍を支援したり、正規軍の代わりに使用される可能性がある場合、準軍事部隊を含めます。

軍要員 (数)

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アンゴラ115,000117,500118,000117,000117,000117,000117,000117,000117,000117,000117,000117,000117,000117,000
ボツワナ6,00010,00011,00010,50010,50010,50010,50010,5009,0009,0009,0009,0009,0009,000
コンゴ民主共和国55,00092,90065,000159,000134,250134,250134,250134,250134,250134,250134,000134,250134,000134,000
レソト2,0002,0002,0002,0002,0002,0002,0002,0002,0002,0002,0002,0002,0002,000
マダガスカル21,00028,50022,00021,60021,60021,60021,60021,60021,60021,60022,00021,50022,00022,000
マラウイ7,0006,0007,0005,3006,8006,8006,8006,8006,80014,90015,00014,70015,00015,000
モーリシャス1,0001,8002,0002,0002,5002,5002,5002,5002,5502,5503,0003,0003,0003,000
モザンビーク65,0006,10011,00011,20011,20011,20011,20011,20011,20011,20011,00011,20011,00011,000
ナミビア9,10015,00015,20015,20015,20015,20015,20015,20015,90016,00015,90016,00016,000
セイシェル500450650870840840840840840042000
南アフリカ85,00071,60056,00077,15377,58262,10077,15082,25082,15081,40080,00089,65090,00089,000
エスワティニ3,000
タンザニア連合共和国40,00035,40028,00028,40028,40028,40028,40028,40028,40028,40028,00028,00028,00028,000
ザンビア16,00023,00016,00016,50016,50016,50016,50016,50016,50016,50016,00016,10016,00016,000
ジンバブエ45,00061,80051,00050,80050,80050,80050,80050,80050,80050,80051,00051,00051,00051,000