Germany vs Iraq: Military personnel

Germany
183,000 people
in 2022
Iraq
193,000 people
in 2022
Germany rank
27th
Iraq rank
26th

Military personnel over time

  • Germany
  • Iraq
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M181619192022

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 193,000 people against 183,000 people in Germany, a difference of 10,000 people.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1932 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 27th and Iraq ranks 26th of 194 countries.

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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

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.