Military personnel, gaps filled by country
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.
Countries reporting
174
Highest
2.04 million people
China
Lowest
0 people
Seychelles
Median
26,000 people
Years covered
207
1816–2022
Data points
15,868
What the numbers show
Military personnel, gaps filled is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 2.04 million people in China; the lowest is 0 people in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 26,000 people, and the mean is 119,580 people.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 600.0%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 100.0%).
Military personnel, gaps filled: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 2.04 million people | 2022 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 1.46 million people | 2022 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 1.36 million people | 2022 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 4 | North Korea | 1.28 million people | 2022 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 5 | Russia | 1.19 million people | 2022 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Ukraine | 688,000 people | 2022 | up 429.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Pakistan | 652,000 people | 2022 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 8 | Iran | 610,000 people | 2022 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 9 | South Korea | 555,000 people | 2022 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 503,000 people | 2022 | up 264.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Vietnam | 482,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 12 | Egypt | 439,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 13 | Indonesia | 396,000 people | 2022 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 14 | Brazil | 367,000 people | 2022 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Thailand | 361,000 people | 2022 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Myanmar | 356,000 people | 2022 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Turkey | 355,000 people | 2022 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Eritrea | 302,000 people | 2022 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 257,000 people | 2022 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Colombia | 256,000 people | 2022 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 255,000 people | 2022 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Japan | 247,000 people | 2022 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Mexico | 216,000 people | 2022 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 24 | France | 203,000 people | 2022 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Morocco | 196,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 26 | Iraq | 193,000 people | 2022 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Germany | 183,000 people | 2022 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Israel | 170,000 people | 2022 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 29 | Syria | 169,000 people | 2022 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Taiwan | 169,000 people | 2022 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 31 | Bangladesh | 163,000 people | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 32 | Italy | 161,000 people | 2022 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 150,000 people | 2022 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Philippines | 145,000 people | 2022 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 35 | Nigeria | 143,000 people | 2022 | up 78.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Algeria | 139,000 people | 2022 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 37 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 134,000 people | 2022 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Greece | 132,000 people | 2022 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Spain | 124,000 people | 2022 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Cambodia | 124,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 41 | Venezuela | 123,000 people | 2022 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Poland | 114,000 people | 2022 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 43 | Malaysia | 113,000 people | 2022 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 44 | Angola | 107,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Sudan | 104,000 people | 2022 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Jordan | 101,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Afghanistan | 100,000 people | 2022 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Nepal | 97,000 people | 2022 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 49 | United Arab Emirates | 83,000 people | 2022 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 50 | Peru | 81,000 people | 2022 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 51 | South Africa | 74,000 people | 2022 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Argentina | 72,000 people | 2022 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Romania | 72,000 people | 2022 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Chile | 69,000 people | 2022 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Canada | 67,000 people | 2022 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Azerbaijan | 64,000 people | 2022 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 57 | Australia | 60,000 people | 2022 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Lebanon | 60,000 people | 2022 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 56,000 people | 2022 | up 124.0% | volatile |
| 60 | South Sudan | 53,000 people | 2022 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 61 | Singapore | 51,000 people | 2022 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 62 | Cuba | 49,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 63 | Belarus | 48,000 people | 2022 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 63 | Uzbekistan | 48,000 people | 2022 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 65 | Uganda | 45,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 66 | Armenia | 43,000 people | 2022 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 66 | Oman | 43,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 68 | Ecuador | 41,000 people | 2022 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Yemen | 40,000 people | 2022 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 39,000 people | 2022 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 37,000 people | 2022 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Turkmenistan | 37,000 people | 2022 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 73 | Tunisia | 36,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 74 | Bolivia | 34,000 people | 2022 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Netherlands | 34,000 people | 2022 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Niger | 33,000 people | 2022 | up 560.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Rwanda | 33,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 76 | Chad | 33,000 people | 2022 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Hungary | 32,000 people | 2022 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Burundi | 30,000 people | 2022 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Laos | 29,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 81 | Zimbabwe | 29,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 83 | Serbia | 28,000 people | 2022 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Cote d'Ivoire | 27,000 people | 2022 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Czechia | 27,000 people | 2022 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Portugal | 27,000 people | 2022 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Tanzania | 27,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 88 | Cameroon | 25,000 people | 2022 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 88 | Norway | 25,000 people | 2022 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 88 | El Salvador | 25,000 people | 2022 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Kenya | 24,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 92 | Austria | 23,000 people | 2022 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 92 | Belgium | 23,000 people | 2022 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Lithuania | 23,000 people | 2022 | up 109.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Georgia | 21,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 95 | Mali | 21,000 people | 2022 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 95 | Uruguay | 21,000 people | 2022 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Switzerland | 20,000 people | 2022 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Finland | 19,000 people | 2022 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Guatemala | 18,000 people | 2022 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Kuwait | 18,000 people | 2022 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 100 | Slovakia | 18,000 people | 2022 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 103 | Croatia | 17,000 people | 2022 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Qatar | 17,000 people | 2022 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 105 | Ghana | 16,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 105 | Mauritania | 16,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 107 | Denmark | 15,000 people | 2022 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 107 | Honduras | 15,000 people | 2022 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Sweden | 15,000 people | 2022 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Zambia | 15,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 111 | Madagascar | 14,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 111 | Paraguay | 14,000 people | 2022 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Senegal | 14,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 111 | Somalia | 14,000 people | 2022 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Togo | 13,000 people | 2022 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Benin | 12,000 people | 2022 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 116 | Cyprus | 12,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 12,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 119 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 119 | Kyrgyzstan | 11,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 119 | Mozambique | 11,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 119 | Malawi | 11,000 people | 2022 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 123 | Congo | 10,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 123 | Guinea | 10,000 people | 2022 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 123 | Mongolia | 10,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 123 | Namibia | 10,000 people | 2022 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 127 | Botswana | 9,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Central African Republic | 9,000 people | 2022 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 127 | New Zealand | 9,000 people | 2022 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Sierra Leone | 9,000 people | 2022 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Tajikistan | 9,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 132 | Albania | 8,000 people | 2022 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Bahrain | 8,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 132 | Djibouti | 8,000 people | 2022 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 132 | Ireland | 8,000 people | 2022 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 132 | North Macedonia | 8,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 137 | Burkina Faso | 7,000 people | 2022 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 137 | Brunei | 7,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 137 | Estonia | 7,000 people | 2022 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Libya | 7,000 people | 2015 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Latvia | 7,000 people | 2022 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Bhutan | 6,000 people | 2000 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 142 | Jamaica | 6,000 people | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 142 | Slovenia | 6,000 people | 2022 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 145 | Gabon | 5,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 145 | Moldova | 5,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 145 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,000 people | 2022 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Fiji | 4,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 148 | Gambia | 4,000 people | 2022 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Guinea-Bissau | 4,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 148 | Papua New Guinea | 4,000 people | 2022 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 152 | Guyana | 3,000 people | 2022 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Eswatini | 3,000 people | 1999 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Bahamas | 2,000 people | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Belize | 2,000 people | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 154 | Liberia | 2,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 154 | Lesotho | 2,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 154 | Malta | 2,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 154 | Montenegro | 2,000 people | 2022 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 154 | Suriname | 2,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 154 | East Timor | 2,000 people | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 162 | Barbados | 1,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 162 | Comoros | 1,000 people | 1992 | unchanged | rising |
| 162 | Cape Verde | 1,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 162 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 162 | Haiti | 1,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,000 people | 1999 | unchanged | volatile |
| 162 | Tonga | 1,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Costa Rica | 0 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Grenada | 0 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Luxembourg | 0 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Mauritius | 0 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Panama | 0 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Seychelles | 0 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.