Military personnel, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0025 people per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Military personnel, per capita in Afghanistan, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0025 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.3% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0201 people per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 people per person, in 2006.
Afghanistan ranks 94th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military personnel, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0066 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0119 people per person | +79.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0111 people per person | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0115 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0114 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0097 people per person | -15.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0094 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.009 people per person | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0083 people per person | -8.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0081 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0081 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0079 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0077 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0075 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0064 people per person | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0102 people per person | +58.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0109 people per person | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0107 people per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0081 people per person | -24.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0065 people per person | -19.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0033 people per person | -49.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0038 people per person | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 0.005 people per person | +32.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0042 people per person | -15.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0041 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0041 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0041 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0044 people per person | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0048 people per person | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0046 people per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0048 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0037 people per person | -23.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0034 people per person | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.003 people per person | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 people per person | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0201 people per person | +626.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0199 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 people per person | -88.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 people per person | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 people per person | -29.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 people per person | -40.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 people per person | +81.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0033 people per person | +72.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0046 people per person | +39.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0056 people per person | +20.7% |
| 2013 | 0.006 people per person | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0057 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0053 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0046 people per person | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0048 people per person | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0047 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0046 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0046 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 people per person | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0025 people per person | -40.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0025 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0015 people per person, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0025 people per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0052 people per person, 47% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +626.3% | 0.0028 people per person | 0.0201 people per person |
| 2002 | -88.2% | 0.0199 people per person | 0.0023 people per person |
| 2007 | +81.7% | 0.0011 people per person | 0.0019 people per person |
| 1961 | +79.8% | 0.0066 people per person | 0.0119 people per person |
| 2010 | +72.2% | 0.0019 people per person | 0.0033 people per person |
| 1975 | +58.6% | 0.0064 people per person | 0.0102 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0097 people per person | 0.0066 people per person | 0.0119 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0084 people per person | 0.0064 people per person | 0.0109 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0042 people per person | 0.0033 people per person | 0.005 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0063 people per person | 0.0028 people per person | 0.0201 people per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0039 people per person | 0.0011 people per person | 0.0199 people per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0049 people per person | 0.0033 people per person | 0.006 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0037 people per person | 0.0025 people per person | 0.0046 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Military personnel, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0025 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0201 people per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 people per person in 2006.
- How does Afghanistan rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 94th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military personnel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Military personnel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.