Military personnel, gaps filled in Australia
Australia: Military personnel, gaps filled was 60,000 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Military personnel, gaps filled in Australia, 1920–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, gaps filled in Australia stood at 60,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Australia peaked at 680,000 people in 1943 and was at its lowest, 6,000 people, in 1920.
Australia ranks 57th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military personnel, gaps filled in Australia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 6,000 people | — |
| 1921 | 6,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 6,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 7,000 people | +16.7% |
| 1924 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 8,000 people | +14.3% |
| 1927 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 7,000 people | -12.5% |
| 1930 | 7,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 6,000 people | -14.3% |
| 1932 | 6,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 6,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 8,000 people | +33.3% |
| 1935 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 82,000 people | +925.0% |
| 1941 | 400,000 people | +387.8% |
| 1942 | 540,000 people | +35.0% |
| 1943 | 680,000 people | +25.9% |
| 1944 | 680,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 596,000 people | -12.4% |
| 1946 | 103,000 people | -82.7% |
| 1947 | 82,000 people | -20.4% |
| 1948 | 61,000 people | -25.6% |
| 1949 | 41,000 people | -32.8% |
| 1950 | 38,000 people | -7.3% |
| 1951 | 33,000 people | -13.2% |
| 1952 | 32,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1953 | 57,000 people | +78.1% |
| 1954 | 54,000 people | -5.3% |
| 1955 | 52,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1956 | 52,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 48,000 people | -7.7% |
| 1958 | 46,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1959 | 48,000 people | +4.3% |
| 1960 | 47,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1961 | 46,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 49,000 people | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 49,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 53,000 people | +8.2% |
| 1965 | 53,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 59,000 people | +11.3% |
| 1967 | 72,000 people | +22.0% |
| 1968 | 80,000 people | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 82,000 people | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 86,000 people | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 86,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 86,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 71,000 people | -17.4% |
| 1974 | 68,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 70,000 people | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 71,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 70,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 70,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 70,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 71,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 72,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 73,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 73,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 71,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 70,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 71,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 70,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 71,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 70,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 68,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 68,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 68,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 68,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 65,000 people | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 65,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 65,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 65,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 65,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 55,000 people | -15.4% |
| 2000 | 51,000 people | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 51,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 51,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 54,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 53,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 53,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 53,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 52,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 51,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 55,000 people | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 55,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 57,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 57,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 57,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 56,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 57,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 57,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 58,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 58,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 58,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 57,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 60,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 60,000 people | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 60,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 18,500 people, 3.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Australia's 60,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,500 people, 6.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, gaps filled in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | +925.0% | 8,000 people | 82,000 people |
| 1941 | +387.8% | 82,000 people | 400,000 people |
| 1946 | -82.7% | 596,000 people | 103,000 people |
| 1953 | +78.1% | 32,000 people | 57,000 people |
| 1942 | +35.0% | 400,000 people | 540,000 people |
| 1934 | +33.3% | 6,000 people | 8,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 7,000 people | 6,000 people | 8,000 people | 10 |
| 1930s | 7,300 people | 6,000 people | 8,000 people | 10 |
| 1940s | 326,500 people | 41,000 people | 680,000 people | 10 |
| 1950s | 46,000 people | 32,000 people | 57,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 59,000 people | 46,000 people | 82,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 74,800 people | 68,000 people | 86,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 71,200 people | 70,000 people | 73,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 65,200 people | 55,000 people | 68,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 52,400 people | 51,000 people | 55,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,000 people | 55,000 people | 58,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,000 people | 57,000 people | 60,000 people | 3 |
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More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, gaps filled in Australia?
- Military personnel, gaps filled in Australia was 60,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 680,000 people in 1943.
- What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,000 people in 1920.
- How does Australia rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Australia ranks 57th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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.