France vs Iraq: Military personnel

France

203,000 people

in 2022

Iraq

193,000 people

in 2022

France rank

24th

Iraq rank

26th

Military personnel over time

France
Iraq

How they compare

France currently reports 203,000 people against 193,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 10,000 people.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1932 it was France ahead.

France ranks 24th and Iraq ranks 26th of 194 countries.

Individual pages

Military personnel in France
Military personnel in Iraq
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Military personnel
Unit: people
Source: Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Troops under the command of the national government, intended for use against foreign adversaries, and held ready for combat as of January 1 of the given year.