Military personnel, per capita in China
China: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0014 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in China, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per capita in China is 0.0014 people per person, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in China peaked at 0.0048 people per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 people per person, in 2021.
That places China 130th 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 China, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0048 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0033 people per person | -31.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0035 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0037 people per person | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0039 people per person | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0034 people per person | -14.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0035 people per person | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0036 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0036 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0036 people per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0035 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0035 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0035 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0037 people per person | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0048 people per person | +29.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0047 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0046 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0046 people per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0047 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0047 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0047 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0048 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0043 people per person | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 0.004 people per person | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.004 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0039 people per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0038 people per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0033 people per person | -13.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0034 people per person | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0035 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0031 people per person | -11.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0028 people per person | -9.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0027 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0026 people per person | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0025 people per person | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0024 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 people per person | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 people per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0019 people per person | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 people per person | +16.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 people per person | -18.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0017 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 people per person | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 people per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 people per person | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 people per person | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0014 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 48% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0014 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0019 people per person, 77% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in China 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 | -31.3% | 0.0048 people per person | 0.0033 people per person |
| 1974 | +29.6% | 0.0037 people per person | 0.0048 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0037 people per person | 0.0033 people per person | 0.0048 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0042 people per person | 0.0035 people per person | 0.0048 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.004 people per person | 0.0033 people per person | 0.0048 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 people per person | 0.0019 people per person | 0.0031 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 people per person | 0.0016 people per person | 0.0022 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 people per person | 0.0014 people per person | 0.0017 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 people per person | 0.0014 people per person | 0.0014 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
More reference data data for China
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in China?
- Military personnel, per capita in China was 0.0014 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0048 people per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 people per person in 2021.
- How does China rank for military personnel, per capita?
- China ranks 130th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.