Military personnel, gaps filled in India
India: Military personnel, gaps filled was 1.46 million people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, gaps filled in India, 1947–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, gaps filled in India is 1.46 million people, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in India peaked at 1.67 million people in 1975 and was at its lowest, 311,000 people, in 1947.
India ranks 2nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Military personnel, gaps filled in India, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 311,000 people | — |
| 1948 | 321,000 people | +3.2% |
| 1949 | 331,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1950 | 341,000 people | +3.0% |
| 1951 | 351,000 people | +2.9% |
| 1952 | 361,000 people | +2.8% |
| 1953 | 371,000 people | +2.8% |
| 1954 | 381,000 people | +2.7% |
| 1955 | 391,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1956 | 400,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1957 | 445,000 people | +11.2% |
| 1958 | 490,000 people | +10.1% |
| 1959 | 535,000 people | +9.2% |
| 1960 | 535,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 775,000 people | +44.9% |
| 1962 | 800,000 people | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 1.08 million people | +35.4% |
| 1964 | 1.22 million people | +12.2% |
| 1965 | 1.22 million people | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 1.40 million people | +14.8% |
| 1967 | 1.42 million people | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 1.48 million people | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 1.51 million people | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 1.55 million people | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 1.56 million people | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 1.59 million people | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 1.62 million people | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 1.62 million people | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.67 million people | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 1.44 million people | -13.8% |
| 1977 | 1.27 million people | -11.8% |
| 1978 | 1.30 million people | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 1.29 million people | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.10 million people | -14.2% |
| 1981 | 1.10 million people | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.12 million people | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.10 million people | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 1.12 million people | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.26 million people | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 1.26 million people | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.26 million people | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.36 million people | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 1.26 million people | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 1.26 million people | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.26 million people | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.26 million people | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.26 million people | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.26 million people | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.26 million people | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.26 million people | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.26 million people | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.30 million people | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 1.30 million people | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.30 million people | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.26 million people | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.30 million people | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.32 million people | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.32 million people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.32 million people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.32 million people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.32 million people | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.29 million people | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.28 million people | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.32 million people | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.32 million people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.32 million people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.32 million people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.32 million people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.35 million people | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.35 million people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.40 million people | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.40 million people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.45 million people | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.46 million people | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.46 million people | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.46 million people | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.46 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15,500 people, 94.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 1.46 million people is above the median for South Asia, which is 130,000 people, 11.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, gaps filled in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +44.9% | 535,000 people | 775,000 people |
| 1963 | +35.4% | 800,000 people | 1.08 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 321,000 people | 311,000 people | 331,000 people | 3 |
| 1950s | 406,600 people | 341,000 people | 535,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.14 million people | 535,000 people | 1.51 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.49 million people | 1.27 million people | 1.67 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.20 million people | 1.10 million people | 1.36 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 million people | 1.26 million people | 1.30 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.30 million people | 1.26 million people | 1.32 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 million people | 1.32 million people | 1.45 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 million people | 1.46 million people | 1.46 million people | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 China 2.04 million people compare
- 3 United States 1.36 million people compare
- 4 North Korea 1.28 million people compare
- 5 Russia 1.19 million people compare
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, gaps filled in India?
- Military personnel, gaps filled in India was 1.46 million people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 million people in 1975.
- What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 311,000 people in 1947.
- How does India rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
- India ranks 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.