Military personnel, per capita in Belize
Belize: Military personnel, per capita was 0.005 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Belize, 1981–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, per capita in Belize stood at 0.005 people per person.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.0067 people per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 people per person, in 2016.
That places Belize 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0067 people per person | — |
| 1982 | 0.0066 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0064 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0062 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0061 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.006 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0058 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0057 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0056 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0055 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0053 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0052 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0051 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.005 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0049 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0048 people per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0046 people per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0044 people per person | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0043 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0042 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.004 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0039 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0038 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0036 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0034 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0033 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0031 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.003 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0028 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0054 people per person | +95.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0053 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0052 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0051 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0051 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.005 people per person | -1.8% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.005 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)
- Belize's 0.005 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0021 people per person, 2.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Belize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +95.4% | 0.0027 people per person | 0.0054 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0061 people per person | 0.0056 people per person | 0.0067 people per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0049 people per person | 0.0043 people per person | 0.0055 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0036 people per person | 0.0032 people per person | 0.0042 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0036 people per person | 0.0027 people per person | 0.0054 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.005 people per person | 0.005 people per person | 0.0051 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More reference data data for Belize
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0206 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1856 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0225 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Belize?
- Military personnel, per capita in Belize was 0.005 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0067 people per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 people per person in 2016.
- How does Belize rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Belize ranks 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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.