France vs Germany: Military personnel, gaps filled
France
203,000 people
in 2022
Germany
183,000 people
in 2022
France rank
24th
Germany rank
27th
Military personnel, gaps filled over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
France currently reports 203,000 people against 183,000 people in Germany, a difference of 20,000 people.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1816 it was France ahead.
France ranks 24th and Germany ranks 27th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, France averaged higher in 15 and Germany in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 145,750 people | 130,000 people | 15,750 people | France |
| 1820s | 236,700 people | 130,000 people | 106,700 people | France |
| 1830s | 300,300 people | 136,200 people | 164,100 people | France |
| 1840s | 411,600 people | 134,500 people | 277,100 people | France |
| 1850s | 481,200 people | 141,300 people | 339,900 people | France |
| 1860s | 499,100 people | 232,900 people | 266,200 people | France |
| 1870s | 552,000 people | 474,600 people | 77,400 people | France |
| 1880s | 548,400 people | 468,500 people | 79,900 people | France |
| 1890s | 613,700 people | 579,000 people | 34,700 people | France |
| 1900s | 618,400 people | 645,900 people | 27,500 people | Germany |
| 1910s | 2.64 million people | 2.57 million people | 70,800 people | France |
| 1920s | 585,900 people | 114,000 people | 471,900 people | France |
| 1930s | 509,200 people | 596,700 people | 87,500 people | Germany |
| 1940s | 1.25 million people | 5.97 million people | 4.72 million people | Germany |
| 1990s | 501,200 people | 389,400 people | 111,800 people | France |
| 2000s | 271,700 people | 269,900 people | 1,800 people | France |
| 2010s | 231,600 people | 203,200 people | 28,400 people | France |
| 2020s | 203,333 people | 182,333 people | 21,000 people | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, France or Germany?
- France, at 203,000 people against 183,000 people in Germany as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between France and Germany?
- 20,000 people, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
- France ranks 24th and Germany ranks 27th 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.