Military personnel, gaps filled in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Military personnel, gaps filled was 100,000 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Military personnel, gaps filled in Afghanistan, 1920–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 100,000 people for military personnel, gaps filled in 2022.
That represents a change of down 39.4% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Afghanistan peaked at 400,000 people in 1999 and was at its lowest, 27,000 people, in 2005.
Afghanistan ranks 47th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military personnel, gaps filled in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 55,000 people | — |
| 1921 | 55,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 55,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 65,000 people | +18.2% |
| 1924 | 65,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 76,000 people | +16.9% |
| 1926 | 76,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 76,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 60,000 people | -21.1% |
| 1929 | 60,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 60,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 60,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 60,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 72,000 people | +20.0% |
| 1934 | 45,000 people | -37.5% |
| 1935 | 72,000 people | +60.0% |
| 1936 | 103,000 people | +43.1% |
| 1937 | 103,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 103,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 103,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 60,000 people | -41.7% |
| 1941 | 90,000 people | +50.0% |
| 1942 | 90,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 90,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 90,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 90,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 90,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 100,000 people | +11.1% |
| 1948 | 90,000 people | -10.0% |
| 1949 | 75,000 people | -16.7% |
| 1950 | 75,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 60,000 people | -20.0% |
| 1952 | 60,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 41,000 people | -31.7% |
| 1954 | 41,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 43,000 people | +4.9% |
| 1956 | 43,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 43,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 43,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 50,000 people | +16.3% |
| 1960 | 60,000 people | +20.0% |
| 1961 | 110,000 people | +83.3% |
| 1962 | 104,000 people | -5.5% |
| 1963 | 110,000 people | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 112,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 97,000 people | -13.4% |
| 1966 | 97,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 95,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 89,000 people | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 89,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 91,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 91,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 91,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 91,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 80,000 people | -12.1% |
| 1975 | 130,000 people | +62.5% |
| 1976 | 142,000 people | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 143,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 110,000 people | -23.1% |
| 1979 | 89,000 people | -19.1% |
| 1980 | 43,000 people | -51.7% |
| 1981 | 45,000 people | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 55,000 people | +22.2% |
| 1983 | 46,000 people | -16.4% |
| 1984 | 46,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 47,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 47,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 50,000 people | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 55,000 people | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 55,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 58,000 people | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 45,000 people | -22.4% |
| 1992 | 45,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 45,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 45,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 400,000 people | +788.9% |
| 2000 | 400,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 225,000 people | -43.8% |
| 2002 | 50,000 people | -77.8% |
| 2003 | 60,000 people | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 44,000 people | -26.7% |
| 2005 | 27,000 people | -38.6% |
| 2006 | 27,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50,000 people | +85.2% |
| 2008 | 51,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 53,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 94,000 people | +77.4% |
| 2011 | 136,000 people | +44.7% |
| 2012 | 171,000 people | +25.7% |
| 2013 | 191,000 people | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 186,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 179,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 161,000 people | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 171,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 174,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 174,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 181,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 165,000 people | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 100,000 people | -39.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 100,000 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 33,000 people, 3.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 100,000 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 91,500 people, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, gaps filled in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +788.9% | 45,000 people | 400,000 people |
| 2007 | +85.2% | 27,000 people | 50,000 people |
| 1961 | +83.3% | 60,000 people | 110,000 people |
| 2002 | -77.8% | 225,000 people | 50,000 people |
| 2010 | +77.4% | 53,000 people | 94,000 people |
| 1975 | +62.5% | 80,000 people | 130,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 64,300 people | 55,000 people | 76,000 people | 10 |
| 1930s | 78,100 people | 45,000 people | 103,000 people | 10 |
| 1940s | 86,500 people | 60,000 people | 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1950s | 49,900 people | 41,000 people | 75,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 96,300 people | 60,000 people | 112,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 105,800 people | 80,000 people | 143,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 48,900 people | 43,000 people | 55,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 106,333 people | 45,000 people | 400,000 people | 6 |
| 2000s | 98,700 people | 27,000 people | 400,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 163,700 people | 94,000 people | 191,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 148,667 people | 100,000 people | 181,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, gaps filled in Afghanistan?
- Military personnel, gaps filled in Afghanistan was 100,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 400,000 people in 1999.
- What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,000 people in 2005.
- How does Afghanistan rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Afghanistan ranks 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.