Military personnel, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0101 people per person in 2000. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Bhutan, 1971–2000
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.0101 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2000.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.8% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.0157 people per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.007 people per person, in 1989.
That places Bhutan 11th out of 193 countries with data for 2000, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0157 people per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0151 people per person | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0146 people per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0141 people per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0137 people per person | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0132 people per person | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0102 people per person | -22.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0099 people per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0095 people per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0092 people per person | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0089 people per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0086 people per person | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0084 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0081 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0079 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0076 people per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0074 people per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.009 people per person | +21.3% |
| 1989 | 0.007 people per person | -22.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0085 people per person | +21.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0083 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0087 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.009 people per person | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.009 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0091 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0146 people per person | +59.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0143 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.014 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0137 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0101 people per person | -26.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0101 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0016 people per person, 6.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0101 people per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0021 people per person, 4.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +59.8% | 0.0091 people per person | 0.0146 people per person |
| 2000 | -26.8% | 0.0137 people per person | 0.0101 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0129 people per person | 0.0095 people per person | 0.0157 people per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0082 people per person | 0.007 people per person | 0.0092 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0109 people per person | 0.0083 people per person | 0.0146 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0101 people per person | 0.0101 people per person | 0.0101 people per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Bhutan?
- Military personnel, per capita in Bhutan was 0.0101 people per person in 2000, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0157 people per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.007 people per person in 1989.
- How does Bhutan rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 11th out of 193 countries with data for 2000.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.