Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 650,000 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 650,000.
The figure is up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 868,000 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 440,000, in 1990.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 10th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 610,000 | — |
| 1986 | 608,500 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 607,000 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 605,500 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 604,000 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 440,000 | -27.2% |
| 1991 | 465,000 | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 528,000 | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 528,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 528,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 763,000 | +44.5% |
| 1996 | 863,000 | +13.1% |
| 1997 | 868,000 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 820,000 | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 785,600 | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 753,000 | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 553,000 | -26.6% |
| 2002 | 560,000 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 580,000 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 460,000 | -20.7% |
| 2005 | 585,000 | +27.2% |
| 2006 | 585,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 563,000 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 563,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 563,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 563,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 563,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 563,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 563,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 563,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 563,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 563,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 563,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 650,000 | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 650,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 650,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 607,000 | 604,000 | 610,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 658,860 | 440,000 | 868,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 576,500 | 460,000 | 753,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 580,400 | 563,000 | 650,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 650,000 | 650,000 | 650,000 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Arms imports 42.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4587 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 42.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 86.19 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0166 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 7.89 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 12.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 650,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 868,000 in 1997.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 440,000 in 1990.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 10th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 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
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
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About this data
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 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.