Forces armées, effectifs, équipements, déploiements : le dossier militaire complet sur Érythrée.
| Militaires d’active (est.) | 200 000 |
|---|---|
| Rang mondial par effectifs | #26 / 162 |
MCD · 33/100 — La note Magna est notre composite 0–100 de la puissance nationale structurelle — cinq dimensions, plus de 100 indicateurs. C'est l'évaluation propre du Bureau, pas un miroir des chiffres de la Banque mondiale ou de la CIA.
Momentum 0 — Momentum trimestriel : la lecture du Bureau sur la trajectoire du pays au dernier trimestre, de −10 (dégradation rapide) à +10 (accélération).
Aucun événement unique n'a défini juillet-septembre 2026. La position du pays est le produit de forces de long cycle — géographie, commerce, voisins — toutes restées stables.
Un momentum à zéro n'est pas de la stagnation ; c'est le constat exact d'un trimestre sans catalyseur.
Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF): Eritrean Ground Forces, Eritrean Navy, Eritrean Air Force; People's Militia (aka People's Army or Hizbawi Serawit) (2024)
available information varies widely; estimated 150,000-200,000 active Defense Forces (2025)
the EDF's inventory is comprised primarily of Soviet-era weapons and equipment (2025)
Eritrea mandates military service for all citizens age 18-40; 18-month conscript service obligation, which reportedly includes 4-6 months of military training and 12 months of military or other national service (military service is most common); in practice, military and national service is often extended indefinitely; citizens up to the age of 59 eligible for recall during mobilization (2025)
the military’s primary responsibilities are external defense, border security, and providing the regime a vehicle for national cohesion; the conscript-based Army is the dominant service since the country's independence in 1991, the Eritrean military has participated in numerous conflicts, including the Hanish Island Crisis with Yemen (1995), the First Congo War (1996-1997), the Second Sudanese Civil War (1996-1998), the Eritrea-Ethiopia War (1998-2000), the Djiboutian-Eritrean border conflict (2008), and the Tigray conflict in Ethiopia (2020-2022); during the Tigray conflict, the Eritrean Defense Forces were accused of human rights abuses; in recent years, it has provided training support to the military of Somalia (2025)
