Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Qatar
Qatar: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 22,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Qatar, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Qatar is 22,000, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Qatar peaked at 22,000 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6,000, in 1985.
Qatar ranks 100th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 6,000 | — |
| 1986 | 6,250 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 6,500 | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 6,750 | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 7,000 | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 11,000 | +57.1% |
| 1991 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8,000 | -27.3% |
| 1993 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10,000 | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 11,100 | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 11,800 | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 11,800 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 11,800 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 11,800 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12,300 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 12,300 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12,400 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 12,400 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12,000 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11,800 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 11,800 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11,800 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11,800 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11,800 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11,800 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11,800 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21,500 | +82.2% |
| 2017 | 22,000 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 21,500 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 22,000 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 22,000 is below the median for high income countries, which is 25,000, 88% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 22,000 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 80,000, 28% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6,500 | 6,000 | 7,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 10,630 | 8,000 | 11,800 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,120 | 11,800 | 12,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,780 | 11,800 | 22,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,000 | 22,000 | 22,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More public sector data for Qatar
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Arms imports 1.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 403.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Qatar?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Qatar was 22,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 22,000 in 2017.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,000 in 1985.
- How does Qatar rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Qatar ranks 100th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.