Military personnel, per capita in Angola
Angola: Military personnel, per capita was 0.003 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Angola, 1975–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per capita in Angola is 0.003 people per person, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Angola peaked at 0.0125 people per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.003 people per person, in 2022.
Angola ranks 80th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Angola, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0044 people per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0049 people per person | +12.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0064 people per person | +29.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0062 people per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.006 people per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0058 people per person | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0063 people per person | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0062 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0059 people per person | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0064 people per person | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0067 people per person | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0069 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.007 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0099 people per person | +39.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0095 people per person | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0099 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0125 people per person | +26.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0103 people per person | -17.4% |
| 1993 | 0.01 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0091 people per person | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0073 people per person | -19.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0067 people per person | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0065 people per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0066 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0064 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0067 people per person | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0078 people per person | +16.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0058 people per person | -25.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0067 people per person | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0061 people per person | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0056 people per person | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0054 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0051 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0046 people per person | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0048 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0046 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0044 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0042 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0039 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0038 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0032 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.003 people per person | -3.1% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.003 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0016 people per person, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.003 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 people per person, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Angola 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +39.8% | 0.007 people per person | 0.0099 people per person |
| 1977 | +29.8% | 0.0049 people per person | 0.0064 people per person |
| 1991 | +26.1% | 0.0099 people per person | 0.0125 people per person |
| 2002 | -25.7% | 0.0078 people per person | 0.0058 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0056 people per person | 0.0044 people per person | 0.0064 people per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0071 people per person | 0.0058 people per person | 0.0099 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0085 people per person | 0.0064 people per person | 0.0125 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0059 people per person | 0.0046 people per person | 0.0078 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0039 people per person | 0.0033 people per person | 0.0046 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0031 people per person | 0.003 people per person | 0.0032 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More reference data data for Angola
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.163 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8877 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Angola?
- Military personnel, per capita in Angola was 0.003 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0125 people per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 people per person in 2022.
- How does Angola rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Angola ranks 80th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola 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.