Military personnel, per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0025 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Denmark, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.0025 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Denmark peaked at 0.0105 people per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 people per person, in 2022.
Denmark ranks 92nd 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 Denmark, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.007 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0098 people per person | +39.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0101 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0096 people per person | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0095 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0105 people per person | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0104 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0103 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0092 people per person | -10.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0092 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0091 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0091 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.009 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0078 people per person | -13.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0069 people per person | -10.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0067 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0061 people per person | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0063 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0065 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0064 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0064 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0064 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0063 people per person | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0059 people per person | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0061 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0057 people per person | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0055 people per person | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0055 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0058 people per person | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.006 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.006 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0058 people per person | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0054 people per person | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0052 people per person | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0054 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0052 people per person | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0053 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0055 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0047 people per person | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0051 people per person | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0041 people per person | -18.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0039 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 people per person | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0043 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0041 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0039 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0039 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.004 people per person | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0055 people per person | +35.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0054 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0049 people per person | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0034 people per person | -29.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0028 people per person | -16.1% |
| 2014 | 0.003 people per person | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.003 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.003 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0029 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0026 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0026 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0025 people per person | -0.8% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.0025 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 84% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.0025 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.003 people per person, 84% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Denmark 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 | +39.6% | 0.007 people per person | 0.0098 people per person |
| 2008 | +35.6% | 0.004 people per person | 0.0055 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0096 people per person | 0.007 people per person | 0.0105 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0074 people per person | 0.0061 people per person | 0.0091 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.006 people per person | 0.0055 people per person | 0.0064 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0054 people per person | 0.0047 people per person | 0.006 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0043 people per person | 0.0039 people per person | 0.0055 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 people per person | 0.0026 people per person | 0.0049 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 people per person | 0.0025 people per person | 0.0026 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More reference data data for Denmark
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Denmark?
- Military personnel, per capita in Denmark was 0.0025 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0105 people per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 people per person in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Denmark ranks 92nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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.