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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — all countries

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Qatar

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Qatar in 2022 — 17,000 people. Ranked 103 in the world out of 189.

2022 17,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 103of 189
Period maximum 17,000 people2018
Period minimum 0 people1971

Trend over time

1971–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Qatar, 1971–202205,00010,00015,00020,00019711977198319891995200120072013201920221971: 0 people1972: 2,000 people1973: 3,000 people1974: 3,000 people1975: 5,000 people1976: 5,000 people1977: 5,000 people1978: 5,000 people1979: 5,000 people1980: 6,000 people1981: 6,000 people1982: 6,000 people1983: 6,000 people1984: 6,000 people1985: 7,000 people1986: 9,000 people1987: 11,000 people1988: 7,000 people1989: 7,000 people1990: 11,000 people1991: 11,000 people1992: 8,000 people1993: 8,000 people1994: 10,000 people1995: 10,000 people1996: 11,000 people1997: 11,000 people1998: 11,000 people1999: 12,000 people2000: 12,000 people2001: 12,000 people2002: 12,000 people2003: 12,000 people2004: 12,000 people2005: 12,000 people2006: 12,000 people2007: 12,000 people2008: 12,000 people2009: 12,000 people2010: 12,000 people2011: 12,000 people2012: 12,000 people2013: 12,000 people2014: 12,000 people2015: 12,000 people2016: 12,000 people2017: 12,000 people2018: 17,000 people2019: 17,000 people2020: 17,000 people2021: 17,000 people2022: 17,000 people
Change over the period: +17,000

Comparison, 2022

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

Qatar 17,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 2.58M people
Western Asia computed 1.65M people
High-income countries computed 5.91M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 17,000 +0 +0%
2021 17,000 +0 +0%
2020 17,000 +0 +0%
2019 17,000 +0 +0%
2018 17,000 +5,000 +41.67%
2017 12,000 +0 +0%
2016 12,000 +0 +0%
2015 12,000 +0 +0%
2014 12,000 +0 +0%
2013 12,000 +0 +0%
2012 12,000 +0 +0%
2011 12,000 +0 +0%
2010 12,000 +0 +0%
2009 12,000 +0 +0%
2008 12,000 +0 +0%
2007 12,000 +0 +0%
2006 12,000 +0 +0%
2005 12,000 +0 +0%
2004 12,000 +0 +0%
2003 12,000 +0 +0%
2002 12,000 +0 +0%
2001 12,000 +0 +0%
2000 12,000 +0 +0%
1999 12,000 +1,000 +9.09%
1998 11,000 +0 +0%
1997 11,000 +0 +0%
1996 11,000 +1,000 +10%
1995 10,000 +0 +0%
1994 10,000 +2,000 +25%
1993 8,000 +0 +0%
1992 8,000 −3,000 −27.27%
1991 11,000 +0 +0%
1990 11,000 +4,000 +57.14%
1989 7,000 +0 +0%
1988 7,000 −4,000 −36.36%
1987 11,000 +2,000 +22.22%
1986 9,000 +2,000 +28.57%
1985 7,000 +1,000 +16.67%
1984 6,000 +0 +0%
1983 6,000 +0 +0%
1982 6,000 +0 +0%
1981 6,000 +0 +0%
1980 6,000 +1,000 +20%
1979 5,000 +0 +0%
1978 5,000 +0 +0%
1977 5,000 +0 +0%
1976 5,000 +0 +0%
1975 5,000 +2,000 +66.67%
1974 3,000 +0 +0%
1973 3,000 +1,000 +50%
1972 2,000 +2,000 —
1971 0 — —

Western Asia, 2022

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

TR Türkiye 355,000 SA Saudi Arabia 257,000 IQ Iraq 193,000 IL Israel 170,000 SY Syria 169,000 JO Jordan 101,000 AE United Arab Emirates 83,000 AZ Azerbaijan 64,000 LB Lebanon 60,000 AM Armenia 43,000 OM Oman 43,000 YE Yemen 40,000 GE Georgia 21,000 KW Kuwait 18,000 QA Qatar 17,000 CY Cyprus 12,000 BH Bahrain 8,000
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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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