Military personnel, gaps filled in Pakistan
Pakistan: Military personnel, gaps filled was 652,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, gaps filled in Pakistan, 1947–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, gaps filled in Pakistan is 652,000 people, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Pakistan peaked at 654,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 190,000 people, in 1956.
That places Pakistan 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Military personnel, gaps filled in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 275,000 people | — |
| 1948 | 265,000 people | -3.6% |
| 1949 | 256,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1950 | 246,000 people | -3.9% |
| 1951 | 237,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1952 | 227,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1953 | 218,000 people | -4.0% |
| 1954 | 208,000 people | -4.6% |
| 1955 | 199,000 people | -4.3% |
| 1956 | 190,000 people | -4.5% |
| 1957 | 206,000 people | +8.4% |
| 1958 | 223,000 people | +8.3% |
| 1959 | 223,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 223,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 243,000 people | +9.0% |
| 1962 | 249,000 people | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 270,000 people | +8.4% |
| 1964 | 275,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 277,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 300,000 people | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 351,000 people | +17.0% |
| 1968 | 357,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 390,000 people | +9.2% |
| 1970 | 390,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 404,000 people | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 350,000 people | -13.4% |
| 1973 | 466,000 people | +33.1% |
| 1974 | 395,000 people | -15.2% |
| 1975 | 502,000 people | +27.1% |
| 1976 | 604,000 people | +20.3% |
| 1977 | 588,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 518,000 people | -11.9% |
| 1979 | 544,000 people | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 467,000 people | -14.2% |
| 1981 | 560,000 people | +19.9% |
| 1982 | 588,000 people | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 479,000 people | -18.5% |
| 1984 | 479,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 483,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 483,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 481,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 481,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 520,000 people | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 550,000 people | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 565,000 people | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 580,000 people | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 580,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 580,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 580,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 580,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 610,000 people | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 590,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 590,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 612,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 620,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 620,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 620,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 620,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 619,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 619,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 619,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 619,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 617,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 617,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 617,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 642,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 642,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 644,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 644,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 644,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 654,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 654,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 654,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 654,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 652,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 652,000 people | +0.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 652,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15,500 people, 42.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 652,000 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 91,500 people, 7.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, gaps filled in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +33.1% | 350,000 people | 466,000 people |
| 1975 | +27.1% | 395,000 people | 502,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 265,333 people | 256,000 people | 275,000 people | 3 |
| 1950s | 217,700 people | 190,000 people | 246,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 293,500 people | 223,000 people | 390,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 476,100 people | 350,000 people | 604,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 502,100 people | 467,000 people | 588,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 580,500 people | 550,000 people | 610,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 618,500 people | 612,000 people | 620,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 641,200 people | 617,000 people | 654,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 652,667 people | 652,000 people | 654,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More reference data data for Pakistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 91.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 260 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.79 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, gaps filled in Pakistan?
- Military personnel, gaps filled in Pakistan was 652,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 654,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 190,000 people in 1956.
- How does Pakistan rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Pakistan ranks 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.