Military personnel, gaps filled in France
France: Military personnel, gaps filled was 203,000 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
203,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 194 countries
All-time high
5.28 million people
in 1918
All-time low
131,000 people
in 1817
Years of data
207
1816–2022
Military personnel, gaps filled in France, 1816–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, gaps filled in France stood at 203,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in France peaked at 5.28 million people in 1918 and was at its lowest, 131,000 people, in 1817.
France ranks 24th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military personnel, gaps filled in France, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1816 | 132,000 people | — |
| 1817 | 131,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1818 | 138,000 people | +5.3% |
| 1819 | 182,000 people | +31.9% |
| 1820 | 208,000 people | +14.3% |
| 1821 | 198,000 people | -4.8% |
| 1822 | 243,000 people | +22.7% |
| 1823 | 256,000 people | +5.3% |
| 1824 | 239,000 people | -6.6% |
| 1825 | 237,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1826 | 237,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 237,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 247,000 people | +4.2% |
| 1829 | 265,000 people | +7.3% |
| 1830 | 259,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1831 | 373,000 people | +44.0% |
| 1832 | 311,000 people | -16.6% |
| 1833 | 299,000 people | -3.9% |
| 1834 | 267,000 people | -10.7% |
| 1835 | 289,000 people | +8.2% |
| 1836 | 294,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1837 | 307,000 people | +4.4% |
| 1838 | 304,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1839 | 300,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1840 | 446,000 people | +48.7% |
| 1841 | 483,000 people | +8.3% |
| 1842 | 438,000 people | -9.3% |
| 1843 | 397,000 people | -9.4% |
| 1844 | 361,000 people | -9.1% |
| 1845 | 357,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1846 | 388,000 people | +8.7% |
| 1847 | 394,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1848 | 387,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1849 | 465,000 people | +20.2% |
| 1850 | 439,000 people | -5.6% |
| 1851 | 402,000 people | -8.4% |
| 1852 | 397,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1853 | 424,000 people | +6.8% |
| 1854 | 440,000 people | +3.8% |
| 1855 | 645,000 people | +46.6% |
| 1856 | 645,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 528,000 people | -18.1% |
| 1858 | 427,000 people | -19.1% |
| 1859 | 465,000 people | +8.9% |
| 1860 | 608,000 people | +30.8% |
| 1861 | 528,000 people | -13.2% |
| 1862 | 520,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1863 | 493,000 people | -5.2% |
| 1864 | 487,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1865 | 479,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1866 | 458,000 people | -4.4% |
| 1867 | 461,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1868 | 483,000 people | +4.8% |
| 1869 | 474,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1870 | 452,000 people | -4.6% |
| 1871 | 1.00 million people | +121.2% |
| 1872 | 483,000 people | -51.7% |
| 1873 | 534,000 people | +10.6% |
| 1874 | 474,000 people | -11.2% |
| 1875 | 485,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1876 | 501,000 people | +3.3% |
| 1877 | 523,000 people | +4.4% |
| 1878 | 543,000 people | +3.8% |
| 1879 | 525,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1880 | 544,000 people | +3.6% |
| 1881 | 578,000 people | +6.2% |
| 1882 | 588,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1883 | 516,000 people | -12.2% |
| 1884 | 526,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1885 | 519,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1886 | 536,000 people | +3.3% |
| 1887 | 519,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1888 | 569,000 people | +9.6% |
| 1889 | 589,000 people | +3.5% |
| 1890 | 596,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1891 | 605,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1892 | 606,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1893 | 610,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1894 | 590,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1895 | 586,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1896 | 613,000 people | +4.6% |
| 1897 | 623,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1898 | 654,000 people | +5.0% |
| 1899 | 654,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 621,000 people | -5.0% |
| 1901 | 603,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1902 | 610,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1903 | 614,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1904 | 596,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1905 | 626,000 people | +5.0% |
| 1906 | 635,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1907 | 619,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1908 | 619,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 641,000 people | +3.6% |
| 1910 | 652,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1911 | 638,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1912 | 642,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1913 | 632,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1914 | 789,000 people | +24.8% |
| 1915 | 5.00 million people | +533.3% |
| 1916 | 5.26 million people | +5.3% |
| 1917 | 5.14 million people | -2.3% |
| 1918 | 5.28 million people | +2.6% |
| 1919 | 2.36 million people | -55.2% |
| 1920 | 1.46 million people | -38.4% |
| 1921 | 547,000 people | -62.5% |
| 1922 | 545,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1923 | 511,000 people | -6.2% |
| 1924 | 479,000 people | -6.3% |
| 1925 | 475,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1926 | 471,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1927 | 494,000 people | +4.9% |
| 1928 | 469,000 people | -5.1% |
| 1929 | 411,000 people | -12.4% |
| 1930 | 411,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 441,000 people | +7.3% |
| 1932 | 422,000 people | -4.3% |
| 1933 | 449,000 people | +6.4% |
| 1934 | 458,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1935 | 548,000 people | +19.7% |
| 1936 | 588,000 people | +7.3% |
| 1937 | 613,000 people | +4.3% |
| 1938 | 581,000 people | -5.2% |
| 1939 | 581,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 5.00 million people | +760.6% |
| 1941 | 373,000 people | -92.5% |
| 1942 | 441,667 people | +18.4% |
| 1943 | 510,333 people | +15.5% |
| 1944 | 579,000 people | +13.5% |
| 1945 | 578,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1946 | 578,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 580,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1948 | 577,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1949 | 588,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1950 | 595,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1951 | 620,000 people | +4.2% |
| 1952 | 655,000 people | +5.6% |
| 1953 | 699,000 people | +6.7% |
| 1954 | 745,000 people | +6.6% |
| 1955 | 802,000 people | +7.7% |
| 1956 | 856,000 people | +6.7% |
| 1957 | 913,000 people | +6.7% |
| 1958 | 961,000 people | +5.3% |
| 1959 | 992,000 people | +3.2% |
| 1960 | 1.02 million people | +3.3% |
| 1961 | 720,000 people | -29.8% |
| 1962 | 705,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 735,000 people | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 690,000 people | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 585,000 people | -15.2% |
| 1966 | 580,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 595,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 570,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 570,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 570,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 565,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 560,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 581,000 people | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 585,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 585,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 585,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 584,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 581,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 578,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 575,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 575,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 578,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 578,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 571,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 563,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 558,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 559,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 558,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 558,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 554,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 554,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 542,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 506,000 people | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 506,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 504,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 501,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 475,000 people | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 449,000 people | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 421,000 people | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 294,000 people | -30.2% |
| 2001 | 274,000 people | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 260,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 259,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 257,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 255,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 255,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 255,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 255,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 353,000 people | +38.4% |
| 2010 | 353,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 239,000 people | -32.3% |
| 2012 | 239,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 229,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 222,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 215,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 209,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 203,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 203,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 204,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 204,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 203,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 203,000 people | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 203,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 18,500 people, 11.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- France's 203,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23,000 people, 8.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, gaps filled in France 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 | +760.6% | 581,000 people | 5.00 million people |
| 1915 | +533.3% | 789,000 people | 5.00 million people |
| 1871 | +121.2% | 452,000 people | 1.00 million people |
| 1941 | -92.5% | 5.00 million people | 373,000 people |
| 1921 | -62.5% | 1.46 million people | 547,000 people |
| 1919 | -55.2% | 5.28 million people | 2.36 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 145,750 people | 131,000 people | 182,000 people | 4 |
| 1820s | 236,700 people | 198,000 people | 265,000 people | 10 |
| 1830s | 300,300 people | 259,000 people | 373,000 people | 10 |
| 1840s | 411,600 people | 357,000 people | 483,000 people | 10 |
| 1850s | 481,200 people | 397,000 people | 645,000 people | 10 |
| 1860s | 499,100 people | 458,000 people | 608,000 people | 10 |
| 1870s | 552,000 people | 452,000 people | 1.00 million people | 10 |
| 1880s | 548,400 people | 516,000 people | 589,000 people | 10 |
| 1890s | 613,700 people | 586,000 people | 654,000 people | 10 |
| 1900s | 618,400 people | 596,000 people | 641,000 people | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.64 million people | 632,000 people | 5.28 million people | 10 |
| 1920s | 585,900 people | 411,000 people | 1.46 million people | 10 |
| 1930s | 509,200 people | 411,000 people | 613,000 people | 10 |
| 1940s | 980,500 people | 373,000 people | 5.00 million people | 10 |
| 1950s | 783,800 people | 595,000 people | 992,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 677,500 people | 570,000 people | 1.02 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 577,400 people | 560,000 people | 585,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 567,300 people | 558,000 people | 578,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 501,200 people | 421,000 people | 554,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 271,700 people | 255,000 people | 353,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 231,600 people | 203,000 people | 353,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 203,333 people | 203,000 people | 204,000 people | 3 |
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More reference data data for France
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 18.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 11.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 106.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, gaps filled in France?
- Military personnel, gaps filled in France was 203,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 5.28 million people in 1918.
- What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 131,000 people in 1817.
- How does France rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
- France ranks 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France 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.