Military personnel, gaps filled in Canada
Canada: Military personnel, gaps filled was 67,000 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Military personnel, gaps filled in Canada, 1920–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, gaps filled in Canada is 67,000 people, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Canada peaked at 801,000 people in 1945 and was at its lowest, 4,000 people, in 1920.
Canada ranks 55th 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 Canada, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 4,000 people | — |
| 1921 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 4,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 5,000 people | +25.0% |
| 1929 | 4,000 people | -20.0% |
| 1930 | 5,000 people | +25.0% |
| 1931 | 6,000 people | +20.0% |
| 1932 | 5,000 people | -16.7% |
| 1933 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 4,000 people | -20.0% |
| 1936 | 6,000 people | +50.0% |
| 1937 | 6,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 6,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 6,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 21,000 people | +250.0% |
| 1941 | 280,000 people | +1233.3% |
| 1942 | 400,000 people | +42.9% |
| 1943 | 740,000 people | +85.0% |
| 1944 | 728,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1945 | 801,000 people | +10.0% |
| 1946 | 46,000 people | -94.3% |
| 1947 | 43,000 people | -6.5% |
| 1948 | 40,000 people | -7.0% |
| 1949 | 47,000 people | +17.5% |
| 1950 | 45,000 people | -4.3% |
| 1951 | 62,000 people | +37.8% |
| 1952 | 102,000 people | +64.5% |
| 1953 | 104,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1954 | 108,000 people | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 112,000 people | +3.7% |
| 1956 | 116,000 people | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 121,000 people | +4.3% |
| 1958 | 119,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 120,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 121,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 124,000 people | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 124,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 120,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 120,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 120,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 110,000 people | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 105,000 people | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 105,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 95,000 people | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 85,000 people | -10.5% |
| 1972 | 90,000 people | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 82,000 people | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 82,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 78,000 people | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 78,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 78,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 79,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 79,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 82,000 people | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 81,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 81,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 81,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 82,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 83,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 85,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 86,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 88,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 88,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 87,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 86,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 82,000 people | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 76,000 people | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 75,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 70,000 people | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 66,000 people | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 61,000 people | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 60,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 60,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 59,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 57,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 52,000 people | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 52,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 57,000 people | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 62,000 people | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 62,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 64,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 64,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 66,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 66,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 66,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 66,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 66,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 66,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 66,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 63,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 63,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 67,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 67,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 67,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 67,000 people | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 67,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 18,500 people, 3.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, gaps filled in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | +1233.3% | 21,000 people | 280,000 people |
| 1940 | +250.0% | 6,000 people | 21,000 people |
| 1946 | -94.3% | 801,000 people | 46,000 people |
| 1943 | +85.0% | 400,000 people | 740,000 people |
| 1952 | +64.5% | 62,000 people | 102,000 people |
| 1936 | +50.0% | 4,000 people | 6,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 4,100 people | 4,000 people | 5,000 people | 10 |
| 1930s | 5,400 people | 4,000 people | 6,000 people | 10 |
| 1940s | 314,600 people | 21,000 people | 801,000 people | 10 |
| 1950s | 100,900 people | 45,000 people | 121,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 114,900 people | 100,000 people | 124,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 82,600 people | 78,000 people | 95,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 83,700 people | 81,000 people | 88,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 72,300 people | 60,000 people | 87,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 59,200 people | 52,000 people | 64,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,500 people | 63,000 people | 67,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,000 people | 67,000 people | 67,000 people | 3 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, gaps filled in Canada?
- Military personnel, gaps filled in Canada was 67,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 801,000 people in 1945.
- What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 people in 1920.
- How does Canada rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Canada ranks 55th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada 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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CSV · JSON — 103 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.