Military personnel, per capita in Chile
Chile: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0035 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Chile, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.0035 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Chile peaked at 0.0105 people per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 people per person, in 2013.
That places Chile 66th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Chile, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.005 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0076 people per person | +50.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0074 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0087 people per person | +16.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0079 people per person | -8.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0078 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0071 people per person | -8.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0075 people per person | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0074 people per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0072 people per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0071 people per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.007 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0074 people per person | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0073 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0086 people per person | +18.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0103 people per person | +20.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0102 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0101 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0099 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0098 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0101 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0099 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0098 people per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0105 people per person | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0101 people per person | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.01 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0101 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0099 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0074 people per person | -25.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0072 people per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0071 people per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0066 people per person | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0066 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0065 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0071 people per person | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 0.007 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0069 people per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0068 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0066 people per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0057 people per person | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0056 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0056 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.005 people per person | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0048 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0048 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0048 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0047 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0046 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 people per person | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0036 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0036 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0034 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0033 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0034 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0036 people per person | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0041 people per person | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 0.004 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.004 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0035 people per person | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0035 people per person | -0.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.0035 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 1.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.0035 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0021 people per person, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Chile 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +50.5% | 0.005 people per person | 0.0076 people per person |
| 1988 | -25.6% | 0.0099 people per person | 0.0074 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0073 people per person | 0.005 people per person | 0.0087 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0088 people per person | 0.007 people per person | 0.0103 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0095 people per person | 0.0072 people per person | 0.0105 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0067 people per person | 0.0057 people per person | 0.0071 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0047 people per person | 0.0036 people per person | 0.0056 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0036 people per person | 0.0033 people per person | 0.0041 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0037 people per person | 0.0035 people per person | 0.004 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More reference data data for Chile
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2204 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Chile?
- Military personnel, per capita in Chile was 0.0035 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0105 people per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 people per person in 2013.
- How does Chile rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Chile ranks 66th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.