France vs Japan: Military personnel, gaps filled
France
203,000 people
in 2022
Japan
247,000 people
in 2022
France rank
24th
Japan rank
22nd
Military personnel, gaps filled over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 247,000 people against 203,000 people in France, a difference of 44,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1860 it was France ahead.
France ranks 24th and Japan ranks 22nd of 194 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, France averaged higher in 14 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 499,100 people | 4,200 people | 494,900 people | France |
| 1870s | 552,000 people | 32,700 people | 519,300 people | France |
| 1880s | 548,400 people | 53,500 people | 494,900 people | France |
| 1890s | 613,700 people | 113,800 people | 499,900 people | France |
| 1900s | 618,400 people | 235,300 people | 383,100 people | France |
| 1910s | 2.64 million people | 435,400 people | 2.20 million people | France |
| 1920s | 585,900 people | 299,300 people | 286,600 people | France |
| 1930s | 509,200 people | 427,100 people | 82,100 people | France |
| 1940s | 1.25 million people | 3.43 million people | 2.19 million people | Japan |
| 1950s | 827,875 people | 192,500 people | 635,375 people | France |
| 1960s | 677,500 people | 239,000 people | 438,500 people | France |
| 1970s | 577,400 people | 236,000 people | 341,400 people | France |
| 1980s | 567,300 people | 243,000 people | 324,300 people | France |
| 1990s | 501,200 people | 245,200 people | 256,000 people | France |
| 2000s | 271,700 people | 240,700 people | 31,000 people | France |
| 2010s | 231,600 people | 245,500 people | 13,900 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 203,333 people | 247,000 people | 43,667 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 247,000 people against 203,000 people in France as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between France and Japan?
- 44,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2022.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
- France ranks 24th and Japan ranks 22nd 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.