Germany vs Morocco: Military personnel

Germany

183,000 people

in 2022

Morocco

196,000 people

in 2022

Germany rank

27th

Morocco rank

25th

Military personnel over time

Germany
Morocco

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 196,000 people against 183,000 people in Germany, a difference of 13,000 people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 98 shared years of data; in 1847 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 27th and Morocco ranks 25th of 194 countries.

Individual pages

Military personnel in Germany
Military personnel in Morocco
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.