Military personnel, gaps filled in Iraq
Iraq: Military personnel, gaps filled was 193,000 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Military personnel, gaps filled in Iraq, 1932–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, gaps filled in Iraq stood at 193,000 people.
The figure is down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Iraq peaked at 1.39 million people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10,000 people, in 1933.
Iraq ranks 26th 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 12,000 people | — |
| 1933 | 10,000 people | -16.7% |
| 1934 | 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 14,000 people | +40.0% |
| 1936 | 19,000 people | +35.7% |
| 1937 | 23,000 people | +21.1% |
| 1938 | 28,000 people | +21.7% |
| 1939 | 19,000 people | -32.1% |
| 1946 | 51,000 people | +168.4% |
| 1947 | 31,000 people | -39.2% |
| 1948 | 31,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 31,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 35,000 people | +12.9% |
| 1951 | 38,000 people | +8.6% |
| 1952 | 42,000 people | +10.5% |
| 1953 | 46,000 people | +9.5% |
| 1954 | 49,000 people | +6.5% |
| 1955 | 53,000 people | +8.2% |
| 1956 | 57,000 people | +7.5% |
| 1957 | 60,000 people | +5.3% |
| 1958 | 64,000 people | +6.7% |
| 1959 | 57,000 people | -10.9% |
| 1960 | 74,000 people | +29.8% |
| 1961 | 90,000 people | +21.6% |
| 1962 | 91,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 80,000 people | -12.1% |
| 1964 | 80,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 90,000 people | +12.5% |
| 1966 | 90,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 90,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 90,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 90,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 95,000 people | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 105,000 people | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 105,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 105,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 110,000 people | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 155,000 people | +40.9% |
| 1976 | 190,000 people | +22.6% |
| 1977 | 140,000 people | -26.3% |
| 1978 | 362,000 people | +158.6% |
| 1979 | 444,000 people | +22.7% |
| 1980 | 430,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 392,000 people | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 404,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 434,000 people | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 788,000 people | +81.6% |
| 1985 | 788,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 800,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 900,000 people | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 1.00 million people | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 1.00 million people | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.39 million people | +39.0% |
| 1991 | 475,000 people | -65.8% |
| 1992 | 407,000 people | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 407,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 425,000 people | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 450,000 people | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 450,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 400,000 people | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 420,000 people | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 420,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 429,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 424,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 389,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 389,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 284,000 people | -27.0% |
| 2005 | 180,000 people | -36.6% |
| 2006 | 227,000 people | +26.1% |
| 2007 | 227,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 495,000 people | +118.1% |
| 2009 | 577,000 people | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 578,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 246,000 people | -57.4% |
| 2012 | 271,000 people | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 271,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 271,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 178,000 people | -34.3% |
| 2016 | 64,000 people | -64.0% |
| 2017 | 64,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 193,000 people | +201.6% |
| 2021 | 193,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 193,000 people | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 193,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,000 people, 8.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 193,000 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 91,500 people, 2.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, gaps filled in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +201.6% | 64,000 people | 193,000 people |
| 1946 | +168.4% | 19,000 people | 51,000 people |
| 1978 | +158.6% | 140,000 people | 362,000 people |
| 2008 | +118.1% | 227,000 people | 495,000 people |
| 1984 | +81.6% | 434,000 people | 788,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 16,875 people | 10,000 people | 28,000 people | 8 |
| 1940s | 36,000 people | 31,000 people | 51,000 people | 4 |
| 1950s | 50,100 people | 35,000 people | 64,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 86,500 people | 74,000 people | 91,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 181,100 people | 95,000 people | 444,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 693,600 people | 392,000 people | 1.00 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 524,400 people | 400,000 people | 1.39 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 362,100 people | 180,000 people | 577,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 207,100 people | 64,000 people | 578,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 193,000 people | 193,000 people | 193,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More reference data data for Iraq
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2116 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3911 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.235 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 30.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, gaps filled in Iraq?
- Military personnel, gaps filled in Iraq was 193,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 million people in 1990.
- What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,000 people in 1933.
- How does Iraq rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Iraq ranks 26th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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.