Military personnel in Pakistan
Pakistan: Military personnel was 652,000 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
652,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 194 countries
All-time high
654,000
in 2017
All-time low
190,000
in 1956
Years of data
76
1947–2022
Military personnel in Pakistan, 1947–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel in Pakistan stood at 652,000.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel in Pakistan peaked at 654,000 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 190,000, 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 in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 275,000 | — |
| 1948 | 265,000 | -3.6% |
| 1949 | 256,000 | -3.4% |
| 1950 | 246,000 | -3.9% |
| 1951 | 237,000 | -3.7% |
| 1952 | 227,000 | -4.2% |
| 1953 | 218,000 | -4.0% |
| 1954 | 208,000 | -4.6% |
| 1955 | 199,000 | -4.3% |
| 1956 | 190,000 | -4.5% |
| 1957 | 206,000 | +8.4% |
| 1958 | 223,000 | +8.3% |
| 1959 | 223,000 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 223,000 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 243,000 | +9.0% |
| 1962 | 249,000 | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 270,000 | +8.4% |
| 1964 | 275,000 | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 277,000 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 300,000 | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 351,000 | +17.0% |
| 1968 | 357,000 | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 390,000 | +9.2% |
| 1970 | 390,000 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 404,000 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 350,000 | -13.4% |
| 1973 | 466,000 | +33.1% |
| 1974 | 395,000 | -15.2% |
| 1975 | 502,000 | +27.1% |
| 1976 | 604,000 | +20.3% |
| 1977 | 588,000 | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 518,000 | -11.9% |
| 1979 | 544,000 | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 467,000 | -14.2% |
| 1981 | 560,000 | +19.9% |
| 1982 | 588,000 | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 479,000 | -18.5% |
| 1984 | 479,000 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 483,000 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 483,000 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 481,000 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 481,000 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 520,000 | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 550,000 | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 565,000 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 580,000 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 580,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 580,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 580,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 580,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 610,000 | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 590,000 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 590,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 612,000 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 620,000 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 620,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 620,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 620,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 619,000 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 619,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 619,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 619,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 617,000 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 617,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 617,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 642,000 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 642,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 644,000 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 644,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 644,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 654,000 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 654,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 654,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 654,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 652,000 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 652,000 | +0.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 652,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15,500, 42.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 652,000 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 91,500, 7.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel 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 | 466,000 |
| 1975 | +27.1% | 395,000 | 502,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 265,333 | 256,000 | 275,000 | 3 |
| 1950s | 217,700 | 190,000 | 246,000 | 10 |
| 1960s | 293,500 | 223,000 | 390,000 | 10 |
| 1970s | 476,100 | 350,000 | 604,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 502,100 | 467,000 | 588,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 580,500 | 550,000 | 610,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 618,500 | 612,000 | 620,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 641,200 | 617,000 | 654,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 652,667 | 652,000 | 654,000 | 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 in Pakistan?
- Military personnel in Pakistan was 652,000 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 654,000 in 2017.
- What is the lowest military personnel recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 190,000 in 1956.
- How does Pakistan rank for military personnel?
- Pakistan ranks 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Military personnel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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