Russia vs United States: Military personnel, gaps filled

Russia
1.19 million people
in 2022
United States
1.36 million people
in 2022
Russia rank
5th
United States rank
3rd

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Russia
  • United States
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M181619192022

How they compare

United States currently reports 1.36 million people against 1.19 million people in Russia, a difference of 170,000 people.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 207 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Russia ahead.

Russia ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 194 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 18 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia United States Difference Ahead
1810s 674,000 people 14,750 people 659,250 people Russia
1820s 797,800 people 11,600 people 786,200 people Russia
1830s 763,500 people 15,100 people 748,400 people Russia
1840s 699,700 people 30,900 people 668,800 people Russia
1850s 1.03 million people 24,200 people 1.01 million people Russia
1860s 778,600 people 424,300 people 354,300 people Russia
1870s 857,500 people 40,800 people 816,700 people Russia
1880s 853,400 people 38,500 people 814,900 people Russia
1890s 907,200 people 66,100 people 841,100 people Russia
1900s 1.34 million people 116,400 people 1.23 million people Russia
1910s 3.91 million people 582,500 people 3.33 million people Russia
1920s 1.76 million people 276,200 people 1.49 million people Russia
1930s 1.09 million people 275,700 people 814,200 people Russia
1940s 4.88 million people 4.64 million people 233,900 people Russia
1950s 4.96 million people 2.85 million people 2.11 million people Russia
1960s 3.46 million people 2.89 million people 565,300 people Russia
1970s 4.03 million people 2.28 million people 1.75 million people Russia
1980s 3.88 million people 2.20 million people 1.68 million people Russia
1990s 1.71 million people 1.75 million people 35,000 people United States
2000s 1.01 million people 1.46 million people 451,500 people United States
2010s 891,900 people 1.46 million people 567,400 people United States
2020s 996,667 people 1.37 million people 375,000 people United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Russia or United States?
United States, at 1.36 million people against 1.19 million people in Russia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Russia and United States?
170,000 people, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United States?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do Russia and United States rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Russia ranks 5th 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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Indicator
Military personnel, gaps filled
Unit
people
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 15,868 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

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.