Military personnel, gaps filled in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Military personnel, gaps filled was 163,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, gaps filled in Bangladesh, 1972–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 163,000 people for military personnel, gaps filled in 2022. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Bangladesh peaked at 163,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47,000 people, in 1972.
That places Bangladesh 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Military personnel, gaps filled in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 47,000 people | — |
| 1973 | 86,000 people | +83.0% |
| 1974 | 100,000 people | +16.3% |
| 1975 | 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 126,000 people | +26.0% |
| 1977 | 126,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 129,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 120,000 people | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 71,000 people | -40.8% |
| 1981 | 77,000 people | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 77,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 77,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 81,000 people | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 91,000 people | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 91,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 102,000 people | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 102,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 103,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 103,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 107,000 people | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 107,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 107,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 113,000 people | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 115,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 113,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 110,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 110,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 110,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 137,000 people | +24.5% |
| 2001 | 137,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 137,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 126,000 people | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 126,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 126,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 126,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 127,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 150,000 people | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 157,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 157,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 157,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 157,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 157,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 157,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 157,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 157,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 157,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 157,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 157,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 163,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 163,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 163,000 people | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 163,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15,500 people, 10.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 163,000 people is above the median for South Asia, which is 130,000 people, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 104,250 people | 47,000 people | 129,000 people | 8 |
| 1980s | 87,200 people | 71,000 people | 103,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 109,500 people | 103,000 people | 115,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 134,900 people | 126,000 people | 157,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 157,000 people | 157,000 people | 157,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 163,000 people | 163,000 people | 163,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, gaps filled in Bangladesh?
- Military personnel, gaps filled in Bangladesh was 163,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 163,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,000 people in 1972.
- How does Bangladesh rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Bangladesh ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.