Qatar Military Size 1985-2024

Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.
  • Qatar military size for 2020 was 22,000.00, a 0% increase from 2019.
  • Qatar military size for 2019 was 22,000.00, a 2.33% increase from 2018.
  • Qatar military size for 2018 was 21,500.00, a 2.27% decline from 2017.
  • Qatar military size for 2017 was 22,000.00, a 2.33% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Number of People
United States 1,395,000.00
South Korea 569,000.00
Italy 338,000.00
France 304,000.00
Saudi Arabia 282,000.00
Japan 261,000.00
Spain 199,000.00
Poland 189,000.00
Germany 183,000.00
Israel 178,000.00
United Kingdom 153,000.00
Greece 147,000.00
Chile 114,000.00
Argentina 103,000.00
Canada 72,000.00
UAE 63,000.00
Australia 60,000.00
Singapore 59,000.00
Portugal 52,000.00
Oman 47,000.00
Hungary 46,000.00
Netherlands 41,000.00
Lithuania 37,000.00
Panama 28,000.00
Czech Republic 27,000.00
Kuwait 25,000.00
Norway 25,000.00
Belgium 24,000.00
Austria 23,000.00
Finland 22,000.00
Qatar 22,000.00
Uruguay 22,000.00
Croatia 20,000.00
Switzerland 20,000.00
Bahrain 19,000.00
Slovak Republic 18,000.00
Denmark 15,000.00
Sweden 15,000.00
Cyprus 13,000.00
New Zealand 10,000.00
Latvia 9,000.00
Ireland 9,000.00
Brunei 8,000.00
Estonia 7,000.00
Slovenia 7,000.00
Trinidad and Tobago 5,000.00
Bahamas 2,000.00
Malta 2,000.00
Luxembourg 1,000.00
Barbados 1,000.00
Antigua and Barbuda 0.00
Iceland 0.00
Seychelles 0.00
Qatar Military Size - Historical Data
Year Number of People Annual % Change
2020 22,000.00 0.00%
2019 22,000.00 2.33%
2018 21,500.00 -2.27%
2017 22,000.00 2.33%
2016 21,500.00 82.20%
2015 11,800.00 0.00%
2014 11,800.00 0.00%
2013 11,800.00 0.00%
2012 11,800.00 0.00%
2011 11,800.00 0.00%
2010 11,800.00 0.00%
2009 11,800.00 -1.67%
2008 12,000.00 0.00%
2007 12,000.00 0.00%
2006 12,000.00 0.00%
2005 12,000.00 0.00%
2004 12,000.00 -3.23%
2003 12,400.00 0.00%
2002 12,400.00 0.81%
2001 12,300.00 0.00%
2000 12,300.00 4.24%
1999 11,800.00 0.00%
1998 11,800.00 0.00%
1997 11,800.00 0.00%
1996 11,800.00 6.31%
1995 11,100.00 11.00%
1994 10,000.00 25.00%
1993 8,000.00 0.00%
1992 8,000.00 -27.27%
1991 11,000.00 0.00%
1990 11,000.00 57.14%
1989 7,000.00 16.67%
1985 6,000.00 16.67%