Military personnel, per capita in Belarus
Belarus: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0052 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Belarus, 1992–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per capita in Belarus is 0.0052 people per person, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Belarus peaked at 0.0112 people per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 people per person, in 2018.
Belarus ranks 34th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Belarus, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.01 people per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0112 people per person | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0073 people per person | -34.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0074 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0074 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0081 people per person | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0083 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0084 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0081 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0075 people per person | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0075 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0076 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0076 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0076 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0077 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0066 people per person | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0077 people per person | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0077 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0077 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0051 people per person | -34.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0051 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0051 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0051 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0051 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0048 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0048 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0048 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0052 people per person | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0052 people per person | +0.8% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.0052 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.0052 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.003 people per person, 1.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Belarus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -34.7% | 0.0112 people per person | 0.0073 people per person |
| 2013 | -34.2% | 0.0077 people per person | 0.0051 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0086 people per person | 0.0073 people per person | 0.0112 people per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0077 people per person | 0.0066 people per person | 0.0084 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0058 people per person | 0.0048 people per person | 0.0077 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0051 people per person | 0.0048 people per person | 0.0052 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More reference data data for Belarus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3462 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.96 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Belarus?
- Military personnel, per capita in Belarus was 0.0052 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0112 people per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 people per person in 2018.
- How does Belarus rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Belarus ranks 34th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.