Military personnel, per capita in Brunei

Brunei: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0154 people per person in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
0.0154 people per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
5th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.0206 people per person
in 2002
All-time low
0.0144 people per person
in 1993
Years of data
39
1984–2022

Military personnel, per capita in Brunei, 1984–2022

00.0050.010.0150.021984200320221984: 0.019 people per person1985: 0.018 people per person1986: 0.018 people per person1987: 0.017 people per person1988: 0.017 people per person1989: 0.016 people per person1990: 0.016 people per person1991: 0.015 people per person1992: 0.015 people per person1993: 0.014 people per person1994: 0.018 people per person1995: 0.017 people per person1996: 0.017 people per person1997: 0.016 people per person1998: 0.016 people per person1999: 0.016 people per person2000: 0.015 people per person2001: 0.018 people per person2002: 0.021 people per person2003: 0.02 people per person2004: 0.02 people per person2005: 0.02 people per person2006: 0.019 people per person2007: 0.019 people per person2008: 0.019 people per person2009: 0.018 people per person2010: 0.018 people per person2011: 0.018 people per person2012: 0.017 people per person2013: 0.017 people per person2014: 0.017 people per person2015: 0.017 people per person2016: 0.016 people per person2017: 0.016 people per person2018: 0.016 people per person2019: 0.016 people per person2020: 0.016 people per person2021: 0.015 people per person2022: 0.015 people per person

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

Analysis

Brunei recorded 0.0154 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Brunei peaked at 0.0206 people per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0144 people per person, in 1993.

That places Brunei 5th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

Military personnel, per capita in Brunei, year by year

Annual values for Military personnel, per capita in Brunei, 1984 to 2022.
Year people per person Change
1984 0.0189 people per person
1985 0.0183 people per person -3.3%
1986 0.0177 people per person -3.3%
1987 0.0171 people per person -3.1%
1988 0.0166 people per person -2.9%
1989 0.0161 people per person -2.9%
1990 0.0157 people per person -2.8%
1991 0.0152 people per person -2.8%
1992 0.0148 people per person -2.7%
1993 0.0144 people per person -2.6%
1994 0.0176 people per person +21.9%
1995 0.0172 people per person -2.4%
1996 0.0168 people per person -2.4%
1997 0.0164 people per person -2.3%
1998 0.016 people per person -2.3%
1999 0.0157 people per person -2.2%
2000 0.0153 people per person -2.1%
2001 0.018 people per person +17.5%
2002 0.0206 people per person +14.3%
2003 0.0202 people per person -1.9%
2004 0.0198 people per person -1.8%
2005 0.0195 people per person -1.7%
2006 0.0192 people per person -1.6%
2007 0.0189 people per person -1.7%
2008 0.0185 people per person -1.8%
2009 0.0182 people per person -1.9%
2010 0.0178 people per person -1.9%
2011 0.0175 people per person -1.8%
2012 0.0173 people per person -1.5%
2013 0.017 people per person -1.4%
2014 0.0168 people per person -1.3%
2015 0.0166 people per person -1.3%
2016 0.0164 people per person -1.3%
2017 0.0162 people per person -1.2%
2018 0.016 people per person -1.2%
2019 0.0158 people per person -1.1%
2020 0.0156 people per person -1.1%
2021 0.0155 people per person -1.0%
2022 0.0154 people per person -0.8%

Brunei compared with similar countries

  • Brunei's 0.0154 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 5.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
  • Brunei's 0.0154 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0019 people per person, 8.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0174 people per person 0.0161 people per person 0.0189 people per person 6
1990s 0.016 people per person 0.0144 people per person 0.0176 people per person 10
2000s 0.0188 people per person 0.0153 people per person 0.0206 people per person 10
2010s 0.0167 people per person 0.0158 people per person 0.0178 people per person 10
2020s 0.0155 people per person 0.0154 people per person 0.0156 people per person 3

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 2 North Korea 0.0486 people per person compare
  2. 3 Israel 0.0178 people per person compare
  3. 4 Ukraine 0.0168 people per person compare
  4. 6 Armenia 0.0145 people per person compare
  5. 7 Greece 0.0126 people per person compare
  6. 8 Sri Lanka 0.0115 people per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is military personnel, per capita in Brunei?
Military personnel, per capita in Brunei was 0.0154 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 0.0206 people per person in 2002.
What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0144 people per person in 1993.
How does Brunei rank for military personnel, per capita?
Brunei ranks 5th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Brunei?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Brunei 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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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.

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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.