Military personnel, per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Military personnel, per capita was 0.005 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Dominican Republic, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, per capita in Dominican Republic stood at 0.005 people per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 100.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.0056 people per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 people per person, in 2013.
That places Dominican Republic 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0055 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0056 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0055 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0056 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0051 people per person | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0045 people per person | -13.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0048 people per person | +8.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0047 people per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0043 people per person | -8.0% |
| 1969 | 0.004 people per person | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0039 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0035 people per person | -8.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0034 people per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0033 people per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0037 people per person | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0036 people per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0035 people per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0036 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0035 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0034 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0042 people per person | +23.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0041 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0042 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0037 people per person | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0035 people per person | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0034 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0032 people per person | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0031 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0029 people per person | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 0.003 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0029 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0029 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.003 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0029 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0027 people per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.003 people per person | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0036 people per person | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 people per person | -21.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0027 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 people per person | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0027 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0026 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0052 people per person | +97.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0052 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0051 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0025 people per person | -50.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 people per person | +81.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0044 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0053 people per person | +20.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0052 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0052 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0051 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0051 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.005 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.005 people per person | -1.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.005 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)
- Dominican Republic's 0.005 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0021 people per person, 2.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +97.5% | 0.0026 people per person | 0.0052 people per person |
| 2014 | +81.8% | 0.0025 people per person | 0.0045 people per person |
| 2011 | -50.6% | 0.0051 people per person | 0.0025 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.005 people per person | 0.004 people per person | 0.0056 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0035 people per person | 0.0033 people per person | 0.0039 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0035 people per person | 0.0029 people per person | 0.0042 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0029 people per person | 0.0027 people per person | 0.0036 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0032 people per person | 0.0026 people per person | 0.0052 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0042 people per person | 0.0025 people per person | 0.0053 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.005 people per person | 0.005 people per person | 0.0051 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Military personnel, per capita in Dominican Republic was 0.005 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0056 people per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 people per person in 2013.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.