Military personnel, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0049 people per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, per capita in Colombia, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, per capita in Colombia stood at 0.0049 people per person.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.0064 people per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 people per person, in 1960.
That places Colombia 41st out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0012 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0034 people per person | +196.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0033 people per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0029 people per person | -11.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0031 people per person | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0028 people per person | -11.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0027 people per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0026 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0025 people per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0025 people per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0022 people per person | -12.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0023 people per person | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0023 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0022 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0022 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0021 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0025 people per person | +17.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0025 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0024 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0024 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0023 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0024 people per person | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0026 people per person | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0025 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0024 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0023 people per person | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0025 people per person | +12.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0028 people per person | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0024 people per person | -13.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0029 people per person | +17.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0034 people per person | +18.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0033 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 people per person | +23.9% |
| 1993 | 0.004 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0042 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0041 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.004 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.004 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0041 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.004 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0039 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.004 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0039 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0049 people per person | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0049 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0049 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0048 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0048 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0058 people per person | +20.1% |
| 2009 | 0.006 people per person | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0064 people per person | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0063 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0062 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0061 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.006 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0063 people per person | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0063 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0061 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.006 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0059 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0058 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.005 people per person | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0049 people per person | -1.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0049 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0049 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0021 people per person, 2.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Colombia 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 | +196.3% | 0.0012 people per person | 0.0034 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0027 people per person | 0.0012 people per person | 0.0034 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0023 people per person | 0.0021 people per person | 0.0025 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0025 people per person | 0.0023 people per person | 0.0029 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0039 people per person | 0.0033 people per person | 0.0042 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0048 people per person | 0.0039 people per person | 0.006 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0061 people per person | 0.0059 people per person | 0.0064 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0052 people per person | 0.0049 people per person | 0.0058 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Colombia?
- Military personnel, per capita in Colombia was 0.0049 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0064 people per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 people per person in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 41st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.