Military personnel, per capita in Australia
Australia: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0023 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Australia, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0023 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0069 people per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 people per person, in 2020.
That places Australia 97th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0046 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0044 people per person | -4.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0046 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0045 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0047 people per person | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0047 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0051 people per person | +8.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0061 people per person | +20.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0067 people per person | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0067 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0069 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0066 people per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0065 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0053 people per person | -18.7% |
| 1974 | 0.005 people per person | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 0.005 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0051 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0049 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0049 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0048 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0048 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0048 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0048 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0047 people per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0046 people per person | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0044 people per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0044 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0043 people per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0043 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0042 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.004 people per person | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0039 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0039 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0039 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0037 people per person | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0036 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0036 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0035 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0035 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 people per person | -16.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0027 people per person | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 people per person | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 people per person | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0025 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 people per person | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 people per person | -1.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0023 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 76% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0023 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0019 people per person, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0052 people per person | 0.0044 people per person | 0.0067 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0055 people per person | 0.0048 people per person | 0.0069 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0045 people per person | 0.0042 people per person | 0.0048 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0036 people per person | 0.0029 people per person | 0.004 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 people per person | 0.0024 people per person | 0.0027 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 people per person | 0.0023 people per person | 0.0026 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 people per person | 0.0022 people per person | 0.0023 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Australia?
- Military personnel, per capita in Australia was 0.0023 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0069 people per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 people per person in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Australia ranks 97th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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.