Military personnel, gaps filled in Taiwan

Taiwan: Military personnel, gaps filled was 169,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
169,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.50 million people
in 1949
All-time low
163,000 people
in 2019
Years of data
74
1949–2022

Military personnel, gaps filled in Taiwan, 1949–2022

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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

Annual values for Military personnel, gaps filled in Taiwan, 1949 to 2022.
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.

YearChange FromTo
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 26 Iraq 193,000 people compare
  2. 27 Germany 183,000 people compare
  3. 28 Israel 170,000 people compare
  4. 29 Syria 169,000 people compare
  5. 31 Bangladesh 163,000 people compare
  6. 32 Italy 161,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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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.

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Indicator
Military personnel, gaps filled
Unit
people
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 15,868 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

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.