Military personnel, gaps filled in Egypt
Egypt: Military personnel, gaps filled was 439,000 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Military personnel, gaps filled in Egypt, 1855–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, gaps filled in Egypt stood at 439,000 people.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Egypt peaked at 469,000 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14,000 people, in 1865.
Egypt ranks 12th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military personnel, gaps filled in Egypt, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1855 | 24,000 people | — |
| 1856 | 24,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 15,000 people | -37.5% |
| 1858 | 16,000 people | +6.7% |
| 1859 | 17,000 people | +6.2% |
| 1860 | 18,000 people | +5.9% |
| 1861 | 19,000 people | +5.6% |
| 1862 | 20,000 people | +5.3% |
| 1863 | 21,000 people | +5.0% |
| 1864 | 18,000 people | -14.3% |
| 1865 | 14,000 people | -22.2% |
| 1866 | 15,000 people | +7.1% |
| 1867 | 17,000 people | +13.3% |
| 1868 | 18,000 people | +5.9% |
| 1869 | 19,000 people | +5.6% |
| 1870 | 20,000 people | +5.3% |
| 1871 | 22,000 people | +10.0% |
| 1872 | 23,000 people | +4.5% |
| 1873 | 24,000 people | +4.3% |
| 1874 | 25,000 people | +4.2% |
| 1875 | 26,000 people | +4.0% |
| 1876 | 26,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 26,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 21,000 people | -19.2% |
| 1879 | 15,000 people | -28.6% |
| 1880 | 15,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 15,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 15,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 22,000 people | +46.7% |
| 1938 | 24,000 people | +9.1% |
| 1939 | 25,000 people | +4.2% |
| 1940 | 50,000 people | +100.0% |
| 1946 | 50,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 57,000 people | +14.0% |
| 1948 | 64,000 people | +12.3% |
| 1949 | 70,000 people | +9.4% |
| 1950 | 74,000 people | +5.7% |
| 1951 | 77,000 people | +4.1% |
| 1952 | 81,000 people | +5.2% |
| 1953 | 85,000 people | +4.9% |
| 1954 | 88,000 people | +3.5% |
| 1955 | 92,000 people | +4.5% |
| 1956 | 93,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 95,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 107,000 people | +12.6% |
| 1959 | 157,000 people | +46.7% |
| 1960 | 160,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 215,000 people | +34.4% |
| 1962 | 220,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 135,000 people | -38.6% |
| 1964 | 160,000 people | +18.5% |
| 1965 | 205,000 people | +28.1% |
| 1966 | 215,000 people | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 220,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 195,000 people | -11.4% |
| 1969 | 230,000 people | +17.9% |
| 1970 | 255,000 people | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 315,000 people | +23.5% |
| 1972 | 390,000 people | +23.8% |
| 1973 | 390,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 410,000 people | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 400,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 400,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 350,000 people | -12.5% |
| 1978 | 447,000 people | +27.7% |
| 1979 | 447,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 447,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 447,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 447,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 447,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 466,000 people | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 466,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 400,000 people | -14.2% |
| 1987 | 450,000 people | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 452,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 450,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 434,000 people | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 434,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 424,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 424,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 430,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 430,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 430,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 430,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 430,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 430,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 448,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 443,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 443,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 450,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 459,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 469,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 469,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 469,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 469,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 469,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 469,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 469,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 439,000 people | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 439,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 439,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 439,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 439,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 439,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 439,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 439,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 439,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 439,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 439,000 people | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 439,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15,500 people, 28.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 439,000 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 91,500 people, 4.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, gaps filled in Egypt 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 | +100.0% | 25,000 people | 50,000 people |
| 1959 | +46.7% | 107,000 people | 157,000 people |
| 1937 | +46.7% | 15,000 people | 22,000 people |
| 1963 | -38.6% | 220,000 people | 135,000 people |
| 1857 | -37.5% | 24,000 people | 15,000 people |
| 1961 | +34.4% | 160,000 people | 215,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 19,200 people | 15,000 people | 24,000 people | 5 |
| 1860s | 17,900 people | 14,000 people | 21,000 people | 10 |
| 1870s | 22,800 people | 15,000 people | 26,000 people | 10 |
| 1880s | 15,000 people | 15,000 people | 15,000 people | 3 |
| 1930s | 23,667 people | 22,000 people | 25,000 people | 3 |
| 1940s | 58,200 people | 50,000 people | 70,000 people | 5 |
| 1950s | 94,900 people | 74,000 people | 157,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 195,500 people | 135,000 people | 230,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 380,400 people | 255,000 people | 447,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 447,200 people | 400,000 people | 466,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 429,600 people | 424,000 people | 434,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 458,800 people | 443,000 people | 469,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 445,000 people | 439,000 people | 469,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 439,000 people | 439,000 people | 439,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, gaps filled in Egypt?
- Military personnel, gaps filled in Egypt was 439,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 469,000 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,000 people in 1865.
- How does Egypt rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Egypt ranks 12th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.