Military personnel, per capita in Bahrain
Bahrain: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0052 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Bahrain, 1971–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 0.0052 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Bahrain peaked at 0.0173 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 people per person, in 1971.
Bahrain ranks 33rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0043 people per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0124 people per person | +185.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0118 people per person | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0074 people per person | -36.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0071 people per person | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0067 people per person | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0064 people per person | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0061 people per person | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0058 people per person | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0056 people per person | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0054 people per person | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0052 people per person | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.005 people per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0072 people per person | +44.8% |
| 1985 | 0.007 people per person | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.009 people per person | +28.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0086 people per person | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0104 people per person | +20.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0101 people per person | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0155 people per person | +54.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0159 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0136 people per person | -14.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0132 people per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0147 people per person | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0143 people per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0157 people per person | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0153 people per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0149 people per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0145 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0173 people per person | +19.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0166 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0155 people per person | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0144 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0134 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0124 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0115 people per person | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0106 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0072 people per person | -31.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0068 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0065 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0067 people per person | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0066 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0064 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0061 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0044 people per person | -28.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0056 people per person | +28.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0053 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0053 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0054 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0054 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0053 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0052 people per person | -1.3% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 0.0052 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 1.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.0052 people per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0052 people per person, 100% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Bahrain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +185.9% | 0.0043 people per person | 0.0124 people per person |
| 1990 | +54.6% | 0.0101 people per person | 0.0155 people per person |
| 1984 | +44.8% | 0.005 people per person | 0.0072 people per person |
| 1974 | -36.7% | 0.0118 people per person | 0.0074 people per person |
| 1986 | +28.6% | 0.007 people per person | 0.009 people per person |
| 2016 | +28.3% | 0.0044 people per person | 0.0056 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0076 people per person | 0.0043 people per person | 0.0124 people per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0073 people per person | 0.005 people per person | 0.0104 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0148 people per person | 0.0132 people per person | 0.0159 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0126 people per person | 0.0068 people per person | 0.0173 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0058 people per person | 0.0044 people per person | 0.0067 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0053 people per person | 0.0052 people per person | 0.0054 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More reference data data for Bahrain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0528 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Bahrain?
- Military personnel, per capita in Bahrain was 0.0052 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0173 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 people per person in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Bahrain ranks 33rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain 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.