Military personnel, gaps filled in Egypt

Egypt: Military personnel, gaps filled was 439,000 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
439,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 194 countries
All-time high
469,000 people
in 2005
All-time low
14,000 people
in 1865
Years of data
109
1855–2022

Military personnel, gaps filled in Egypt, 1855–2022

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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

Annual values for Military personnel, gaps filled in Egypt, 1855 to 2022.
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.

YearChange FromTo
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 9 South Korea 555,000 people compare
  2. 10 Ethiopia 503,000 people compare
  3. 11 Vietnam 482,000 people compare
  4. 13 Indonesia 396,000 people compare
  5. 14 Brazil 367,000 people compare
  6. 15 Thailand 361,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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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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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.

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Indicator
Military personnel, gaps filled
Unit
people
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 15,868 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

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.