Military personnel, per capita in Djibouti
Djibouti: Military personnel, per capita was 0.007 people per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, per capita in Djibouti, 1977–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 0.007 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of down 21.1% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Djibouti peaked at 0.013 people per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 1977.
Djibouti ranks 23rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 people per person | — |
| 1978 | 0.0107 people per person | — |
| 1979 | 0.0099 people per person | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0031 people per person | -68.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0058 people per person | +90.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0084 people per person | +44.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0054 people per person | -35.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0078 people per person | +44.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0124 people per person | +59.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0094 people per person | -24.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0088 people per person | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0083 people per person | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0076 people per person | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0069 people per person | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0048 people per person | -31.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0128 people per person | +168.8% |
| 1993 | 0.013 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0128 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0126 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0123 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0119 people per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0114 people per person | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.011 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0107 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.013 people per person | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0126 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0123 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0121 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0119 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0117 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0126 people per person | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0123 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.011 people per person | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0107 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0105 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0103 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0102 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.01 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0098 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0096 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0095 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0093 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0092 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.009 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0089 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.007 people per person | -21.1% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 0.007 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0016 people per person, 4.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 0.007 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0052 people per person, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Djibouti 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +168.8% | 0.0048 people per person | 0.0128 people per person |
| 1981 | +90.0% | 0.0031 people per person | 0.0058 people per person |
| 1980 | -68.8% | 0.0099 people per person | 0.0031 people per person |
| 1985 | +59.0% | 0.0078 people per person | 0.0124 people per person |
| 1984 | +44.3% | 0.0054 people per person | 0.0078 people per person |
| 1982 | +44.2% | 0.0058 people per person | 0.0084 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0069 people per person | 0 people per person | 0.0107 people per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0077 people per person | 0.0031 people per person | 0.0124 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.011 people per person | 0.0048 people per person | 0.013 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.012 people per person | 0.0107 people per person | 0.013 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0099 people per person | 0.0092 people per person | 0.0107 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0083 people per person | 0.007 people per person | 0.009 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More reference data data for Djibouti
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0052 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2231 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0175 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0016 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Djibouti?
- Military personnel, per capita in Djibouti was 0.007 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.013 people per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 1977.
- How does Djibouti rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Djibouti ranks 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.