Military personnel, gaps filled in Taiwan
Taiwan: Military personnel, gaps filled was 169,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, gaps filled in Taiwan, 1949–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, gaps filled in Taiwan is 169,000 people, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Taiwan peaked at 1.50 million people in 1949 and was at its lowest, 163,000 people, in 2019.
That places Taiwan 29th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Military personnel, gaps filled in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 1.50 million people | — |
| 1950 | 300,000 people | -80.0% |
| 1951 | 500,000 people | +66.7% |
| 1952 | 500,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 600,000 people | +20.0% |
| 1954 | 600,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 600,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 530,000 people | -11.7% |
| 1957 | 580,000 people | +9.4% |
| 1958 | 630,000 people | +8.6% |
| 1959 | 615,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1960 | 600,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1961 | 580,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1962 | 570,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 544,000 people | -4.6% |
| 1964 | 600,000 people | +10.3% |
| 1965 | 524,000 people | -12.7% |
| 1966 | 544,000 people | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 547,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 528,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 555,000 people | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 522,000 people | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 540,000 people | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 550,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 503,000 people | -8.5% |
| 1974 | 493,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 504,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 475,000 people | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 460,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 471,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 468,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 465,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 461,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 457,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 464,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 484,000 people | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 444,000 people | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 424,000 people | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 424,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 406,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 406,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 370,000 people | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 370,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 360,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 442,000 people | +22.8% |
| 1994 | 425,000 people | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 425,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 400,000 people | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 400,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 370,000 people | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 370,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 370,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 370,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 370,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 290,000 people | -21.6% |
| 2004 | 290,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 290,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 290,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 290,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 290,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 290,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 290,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 290,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 290,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 290,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 290,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 290,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 215,000 people | -25.9% |
| 2017 | 215,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 215,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 163,000 people | -24.2% |
| 2020 | 163,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 169,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 169,000 people | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, gaps filled in Taiwan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -80.0% | 1.50 million people | 300,000 people |
| 1951 | +66.7% | 300,000 people | 500,000 people |
| 2016 | -25.9% | 290,000 people | 215,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.50 million people | 1.50 million people | 1.50 million people | 1 |
| 1950s | 545,500 people | 300,000 people | 630,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 559,200 people | 524,000 people | 600,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 498,600 people | 460,000 people | 550,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 443,500 people | 406,000 people | 484,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 393,200 people | 360,000 people | 442,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 314,000 people | 290,000 people | 370,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 254,800 people | 163,000 people | 290,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 167,000 people | 163,000 people | 169,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More reference data data for Taiwan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2,323 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 111.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 46.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 360.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 2,013 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, gaps filled in Taiwan?
- Military personnel, gaps filled in Taiwan was 169,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.50 million people in 1949.
- What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 163,000 people in 2019.
- How does Taiwan rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Taiwan ranks 29th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Taiwan 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.