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Armed forces personnel, total

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

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Armed forces personnel, total

Iraq

Values and evidence for Iraq. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	1,390,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95591 · revision 1 Value 1390000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1390000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
1991	475,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95590 · revision 1 Value 475000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 475000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
1992	407,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95589 · revision 1 Value 407000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 407000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
1993	407,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95588 · revision 1 Value 407000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 407000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
1994	425,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95587 · revision 1 Value 425000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 425000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
1995	407,300 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95586 · revision 1 Value 407300.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 407300.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
1996	432,500 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95585 · revision 1 Value 432500.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 432500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
1997	442,900 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95584 · revision 1 Value 442900.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 442900.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
1998	479,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95583 · revision 1 Value 479000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 479000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
1999	479,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95582 · revision 1 Value 479000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 479000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
2000	479,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95581 · revision 1 Value 479000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 479000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
2001	467,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95580 · revision 1 Value 467000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 467000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
2002	432,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95579 · revision 1 Value 432000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 432000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
2003	432,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95578 · revision 1 Value 432000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 432000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
2004	179,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95577 · revision 1 Value 179000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 179000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
2005	227,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95576 · revision 1 Value 227000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 227000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
2006	495,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95575 · revision 1 Value 495000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 495000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
2007	362,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95574 · revision 1 Value 362000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 362000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
2008	577,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95573 · revision 1 Value 577000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 577000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
2009	659,395 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95572 · revision 1 Value 659395.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 659395.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
2010	802,400 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95571 · revision 1 Value 802400.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 802400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
2011	802,400 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95570 · revision 1 Value 802400.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 802400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
2012	802,400 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95569 · revision 1 Value 802400.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 802400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
2013	177,600 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95568 · revision 1 Value 177600.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 177600.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
2014	209,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95567 · revision 1 Value 209000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 209000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
2015	209,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95566 · revision 1 Value 209000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 209000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
2016	209,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95565 · revision 1 Value 209000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 209000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
2017	209,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95564 · revision 1 Value 209000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 209000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
2018	336,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95563 · revision 1 Value 336000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 336000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
2019	341,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95562 · revision 1 Value 341000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 341000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
2020	459,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95561 · revision 1 Value 459000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 459000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95560 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95559 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95558 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95557 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95556 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

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