Military personnel, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0003 people per person in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.0003 people per person
Change on year
down 37.8%
World rank
166th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.0016 people per person
in 1976
All-time low
0 people per person
in 1960
Years of data
63
1960–2022
Military personnel, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.0003 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022.
The figure is down 37.8% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0016 people per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 1960.
That places Burkina Faso 166th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Military personnel, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 people per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 people per person | — |
| 1963 | 0.0004 people per person | — |
| 1964 | 0.0006 people per person | +47.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 people per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 people per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 people per person | +31.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 people per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 people per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 people per person | +22.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0016 people per person | +95.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 people per person | -41.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 people per person | -35.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 people per person | +21.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 people per person | +55.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0012 people per person | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0012 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0012 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0011 people per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0009 people per person | -13.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 people per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 people per person | +21.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 people per person | -12.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 people per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 people per person | -24.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 people per person | +38.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 people per person | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 people per person | -37.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0003 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0015 people per person, 20% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0003 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 people per person, 25% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Burkina Faso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +95.8% | 0.0008 people per person | 0.0016 people per person |
| 1981 | +55.7% | 0.0007 people per person | 0.0011 people per person |
| 1964 | +47.7% | 0.0004 people per person | 0.0006 people per person |
| 2001 | +38.6% | 0.0006 people per person | 0.0008 people per person |
| 1977 | -41.4% | 0.0016 people per person | 0.0009 people per person |
| 2022 | -37.8% | 0.0005 people per person | 0.0003 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 people per person | 0 people per person | 0.0007 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 people per person | 0.0006 people per person | 0.0016 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 people per person | 0.0007 people per person | 0.0012 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 people per person | 0.0008 people per person | 0.0011 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 people per person | 0.0006 people per person | 0.0008 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 people per person | 0.0005 people per person | 0.0007 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 people per person | 0.0003 people per person | 0.0005 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 163 Papua New Guinea 0.0004 people per person compare
- 164 Liberia 0.0004 people per person compare
- 165 Mozambique 0.0003 people per person compare
- 167 Haiti 0.0001 people per person compare
- 168 Andorra 0 people per person
- 168 Antigua and Barbuda 0 people per person
- 168 Costa Rica 0 people per person compare
- 168 Dominica 0 people per person
- 168 Micronesia (country) 0 people per person
- 168 Grenada 0 people per person compare
- 168 Iceland 0 people per person
- 168 Kiribati 0 people per person
- 168 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 people per person
- 168 Saint Lucia 0 people per person
- 168 Liechtenstein 0 people per person
- 168 Luxembourg 0 people per person compare
- 168 Monaco 0 people per person
- 168 Maldives 0 people per person
- 168 Marshall Islands 0 people per person
- 168 Mauritius 0 people per person compare
- 168 Nauru 0 people per person
- 168 Panama 0 people per person compare
- 168 Palau 0 people per person
- 168 Solomon Islands 0 people per person
- 168 San Marino 0 people per person
- 168 Seychelles 0 people per person compare
- 168 Tuvalu 0 people per person
- 168 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 people per person
- 168 Vanuatu 0 people per person
- 168 Samoa 0 people per person
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Military personnel, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0003 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0016 people per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 1960.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 166th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.