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Military personnel, per capita in Austria

Austria: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0025 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.0025 people per person
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
91st
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.0105 people per person
in 1963
All-time low
0.0024 people per person
in 2019
Years of data
63
1960–2022

Military personnel, per capita in Austria, 1960–2022

0.0020.0040.0060.0080.01196019912022

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.

Analysis

In 2022, military personnel, per capita in Austria stood at 0.0025 people per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Austria peaked at 0.0105 people per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 people per person, in 2019.

Austria ranks 91st of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Austria, year by year

Year people per person Change
1960 0.005 people per person —
1961 0.0054 people per person +8.0%
1962 0.0053 people per person -0.6%
1963 0.0105 people per person +96.1%
1964 0.0076 people per person -27.2%
1965 0.0076 people per person -0.6%
1966 0.0075 people per person -0.7%
1967 0.0081 people per person +8.3%
1968 0.0074 people per person -8.8%
1969 0.0074 people per person -0.3%
1970 0.0074 people per person -0.3%
1971 0.008 people per person +8.6%
1972 0.008 people per person -0.6%
1973 0.0079 people per person -0.6%
1974 0.0079 people per person -0.2%
1975 0.0066 people per person -16.4%
1976 0.0053 people per person -19.9%
1977 0.0049 people per person -7.5%
1978 0.0053 people per person +8.2%
1979 0.0053 people per person +0.2%
1980 0.0053 people per person -0.0%
1981 0.0053 people per person -0.3%
1982 0.0053 people per person -0.1%
1983 0.0066 people per person +25.2%
1984 0.0053 people per person -20.0%
1985 0.0053 people per person -0.0%
1986 0.0052 people per person -2.6%
1987 0.0092 people per person +79.4%
1988 0.0073 people per person -21.5%
1989 0.0063 people per person -13.1%
1990 0.0056 people per person -11.1%
1991 0.0057 people per person +1.3%
1992 0.0066 people per person +16.9%
1993 0.0066 people per person -0.8%
1994 0.0057 people per person -13.8%
1995 0.0057 people per person -0.2%
1996 0.0057 people per person -0.1%
1997 0.006 people per person +6.5%
1998 0.0075 people per person +24.9%
1999 0.0061 people per person -18.5%
2000 0.005 people per person -18.6%
2001 0.0044 people per person -12.8%
2002 0.0043 people per person -0.5%
2003 0.0043 people per person -0.5%
2004 0.0045 people per person +5.1%
2005 0.0049 people per person +7.4%
2006 0.0048 people per person -0.5%
2007 0.0048 people per person -0.3%
2008 0.0048 people per person -0.3%
2009 0.0042 people per person -12.7%
2010 0.0032 people per person -23.0%
2011 0.0031 people per person -4.0%
2012 0.0031 people per person -0.5%
2013 0.0027 people per person -12.1%
2014 0.0027 people per person -0.8%
2015 0.0027 people per person -1.1%
2016 0.0026 people per person -1.1%
2017 0.0024 people per person -9.3%
2018 0.0025 people per person +4.3%
2019 0.0024 people per person -5.0%
2020 0.0026 people per person +9.1%
2021 0.0026 people per person -0.4%
2022 0.0025 people per person -1.0%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 0.0025 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 84% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 0.0025 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.003 people per person, 84% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Military personnel, per capita in Austria 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.

YearChange FromTo
1963 +96.1% 0.0053 people per person 0.0105 people per person
1987 +79.4% 0.0052 people per person 0.0092 people per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0072 people per person 0.005 people per person 0.0105 people per person 10
1970s 0.0066 people per person 0.0049 people per person 0.008 people per person 10
1980s 0.0061 people per person 0.0052 people per person 0.0092 people per person 10
1990s 0.0061 people per person 0.0056 people per person 0.0075 people per person 10
2000s 0.0046 people per person 0.0042 people per person 0.005 people per person 10
2010s 0.0027 people per person 0.0024 people per person 0.0032 people per person 10
2020s 0.0026 people per person 0.0025 people per person 0.0026 people per person 3

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 88 Pakistan 0.0027 people per person compare
  2. 89 Spain 0.0026 people per person compare
  3. 90 Portugal 0.0026 people per person compare
  4. 92 Denmark 0.0025 people per person compare
  5. 93 Czechia 0.0025 people per person compare
  6. 94 Afghanistan 0.0025 people per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is military personnel, per capita in Austria?
Military personnel, per capita in Austria was 0.0025 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 0.0105 people per person in 1963.
What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 people per person in 2019.
How does Austria rank for military personnel, per capita?
Austria ranks 91st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria 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)

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About this data

Indicator
Military personnel, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 10,155 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

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.