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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Pakistan

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Pakistan in 2022 — 652,000 people. Ranked 7 in the world out of 189. Since 1947, the indicator has risen by 137.1%.

2022 652,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 7of 189
Period maximum 654,000 people2017
Period minimum 190,000 people1956

Trend over time

1947–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Pakistan, 1947–20220200,000400,000600,000800,00019471955196319711979198719952003201120191947: 275,000 people1949: 256,000 people1951: 237,000 people1953: 218,000 people1955: 199,000 people1957: 206,000 people1959: 223,000 people1961: 243,000 people1963: 270,000 people1965: 277,000 people1967: 351,000 people1969: 390,000 people1971: 404,000 people1973: 466,000 people1975: 502,000 people1977: 588,000 people1979: 544,000 people1981: 560,000 people1983: 479,000 people1985: 483,000 people1987: 481,000 people1989: 520,000 people1991: 565,000 people1993: 580,000 people1995: 580,000 people1997: 610,000 people1999: 590,000 people2001: 620,000 people2003: 620,000 people2005: 619,000 people2007: 619,000 people2009: 617,000 people2011: 617,000 people2013: 642,000 people2015: 644,000 people2017: 654,000 people2019: 654,000 people2021: 652,000 people2022: 652,000 people
Change over the period: +377,000 (+137.09%) Average annual rate: 1.16 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Pakistan

Pakistan 652,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
South Asia computed 2.73M people
Southern Asia computed 3.34M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 6.55M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 652,000 +0 +0%
2021 652,000 −2,000 −0.31%
2020 654,000 +0 +0%
2019 654,000 +0 +0%
2018 654,000 +0 +0%
2017 654,000 +10,000 +1.55%
2016 644,000 +0 +0%
2015 644,000 +0 +0%
2014 644,000 +2,000 +0.31%
2013 642,000 +0 +0%
2012 642,000 +25,000 +4.05%
2011 617,000 +0 +0%
2010 617,000 +0 +0%
2009 617,000 −2,000 −0.32%
2008 619,000 +0 +0%
2007 619,000 +0 +0%
2006 619,000 +0 +0%
2005 619,000 −1,000 −0.16%
2004 620,000 +0 +0%
2003 620,000 +0 +0%
2002 620,000 +0 +0%
2001 620,000 +8,000 +1.31%
2000 612,000 +22,000 +3.73%
1999 590,000 +0 +0%
1998 590,000 −20,000 −3.28%
1997 610,000 +30,000 +5.17%
1996 580,000 +0 +0%
1995 580,000 +0 +0%
1994 580,000 +0 +0%
1993 580,000 +0 +0%
1992 580,000 +15,000 +2.65%
1991 565,000 +15,000 +2.73%
1990 550,000 +30,000 +5.77%
1989 520,000 +39,000 +8.11%
1988 481,000 +0 +0%
1987 481,000 −2,000 −0.41%
1986 483,000 +0 +0%
1985 483,000 +4,000 +0.84%
1984 479,000 +0 +0%
1983 479,000 −109,000 −18.54%
1982 588,000 +28,000 +5%
1981 560,000 +93,000 +19.91%
1980 467,000 −77,000 −14.15%
1979 544,000 +26,000 +5.02%
1978 518,000 −70,000 −11.9%
1977 588,000 −16,000 −2.65%
1976 604,000 +102,000 +20.32%
1975 502,000 +107,000 +27.09%
1974 395,000 −71,000 −15.24%
1973 466,000 +116,000 +33.14%
1972 350,000 −54,000 −13.37%
1971 404,000 +14,000 +3.59%
1970 390,000 +0 +0%
1969 390,000 +33,000 +9.24%
1968 357,000 +6,000 +1.71%
1967 351,000 +51,000 +17%
1966 300,000 +23,000 +8.3%
1965 277,000 +2,000 +0.73%
1964 275,000 +5,000 +1.85%
1963 270,000 +21,000 +8.43%
1962 249,000 +6,000 +2.47%
1961 243,000 +20,000 +8.97%
1960 223,000 +0 +0%
1959 223,000 +0 +0%
1958 223,000 +17,000 +8.25%
1957 206,000 +16,000 +8.42%
1956 190,000 −9,000 −4.52%
1955 199,000 −9,000 −4.33%
1954 208,000 −10,000 −4.59%
1953 218,000 −9,000 −3.96%
1952 227,000 −10,000 −4.22%
1951 237,000 −9,000 −3.66%
1950 246,000 −10,000 −3.91%
1949 256,000 −9,000 −3.4%
1948 265,000 −10,000 −3.64%
1947 275,000 — —

Southern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IN India 1.46M PK Pakistan 652,000 IR Iran 610,000 LK Sri Lanka 255,000 BD Bangladesh 163,000 AF Afghanistan 100,000 NP Nepal 97,000 MV Maldives 0
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About the indicator

The number of military personnel on active duty. The series was assembled by the Correlates of War project and continued with data of the International Institute for Strategic Studies; unlike the World Bank series, which begins in 1985, it reaches 1816 and makes military buildup over two centuries visible — including both world wars.

Important: Over two hundred years borders and the composition of countries changed, so the series before the middle of the 20th century refers to the territory of the time: comparing adjacent years is reliable, comparing 1830 with 2020 only loosely so.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.

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