Military personnel, per capita in Canada
Canada: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0017 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Canada, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.0017 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.0068 people per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 people per person, in 2003.
Canada ranks 121st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0068 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0068 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0067 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0063 people per person | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0062 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0061 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0055 people per person | -10.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0051 people per person | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0051 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0048 people per person | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0045 people per person | -6.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0039 people per person | -13.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0041 people per person | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0036 people per person | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0036 people per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0034 people per person | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0033 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0033 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0033 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0033 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0033 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0033 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0032 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0032 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0032 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0032 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0033 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0033 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0033 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0032 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0031 people per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0031 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0029 people per person | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0026 people per person | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0024 people per person | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 people per person | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.002 people per person | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 0.002 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.002 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 people per person | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0016 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 people per person | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 people per person | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0019 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 people per person | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 people per person | -1.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0017 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 57% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0059 people per person | 0.0048 people per person | 0.0068 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0036 people per person | 0.0033 people per person | 0.0045 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0032 people per person | 0.0032 people per person | 0.0033 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0025 people per person | 0.002 people per person | 0.0031 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 people per person | 0.0016 people per person | 0.0019 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 people per person | 0.0017 people per person | 0.0019 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0017 people per person | 0.0017 people per person | 0.0018 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More reference data data for Canada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Canada?
- Military personnel, per capita in Canada was 0.0017 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0068 people per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 people per person in 2003.
- How does Canada rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Canada ranks 121st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.