China vs United States: Military personnel, gaps filled
China
2.04 million people
in 2022
United States
1.36 million people
in 2022
China rank
1st
United States rank
3rd
Military personnel, gaps filled over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 2.04 million people against 1.36 million people in United States, a difference of 675,000 people.
That makes China's figure about 1.5 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1860 it was China ahead.
China ranks 1st and United States ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, China averaged higher in 15 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1.00 million people | 424,300 people | 575,700 people | China |
| 1870s | 1.00 million people | 40,800 people | 959,200 people | China |
| 1880s | 1.00 million people | 38,500 people | 961,500 people | China |
| 1890s | 1.00 million people | 66,100 people | 933,900 people | China |
| 1900s | 1.00 million people | 116,400 people | 883,600 people | China |
| 1910s | 829,300 people | 582,500 people | 246,800 people | China |
| 1920s | 1.63 million people | 276,200 people | 1.36 million people | China |
| 1930s | 1.63 million people | 275,700 people | 1.35 million people | China |
| 1940s | 3.49 million people | 4.64 million people | 1.15 million people | United States |
| 1950s | 3.18 million people | 2.85 million people | 335,400 people | China |
| 1960s | 2.63 million people | 2.89 million people | 262,300 people | United States |
| 1970s | 3.84 million people | 2.28 million people | 1.56 million people | China |
| 1980s | 4.13 million people | 2.20 million people | 1.93 million people | China |
| 1990s | 2.90 million people | 1.75 million people | 1.16 million people | China |
| 2000s | 2.29 million people | 1.46 million people | 835,900 people | China |
| 2010s | 2.24 million people | 1.46 million people | 779,900 people | China |
| 2020s | 2.04 million people | 1.37 million people | 663,333 people | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, China or United States?
- China, at 2.04 million people against 1.36 million people in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between China and United States?
- 675,000 people, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2022.
- How do China and United States rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
- China ranks 1st and United States ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military personnel with 103 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.