Military personnel, per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0039 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Egypt, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.0039 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 1.5% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.0108 people per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 people per person, in 2022.
That places Egypt 57th 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0059 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0078 people per person | +30.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0078 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0046 people per person | -40.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0054 people per person | +15.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0067 people per person | +24.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0068 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0068 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0059 people per person | -13.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0068 people per person | +15.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0074 people per person | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0089 people per person | +20.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0108 people per person | +21.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0105 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0108 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0103 people per person | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0101 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0086 people per person | -14.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0107 people per person | +24.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0104 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0102 people per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0099 people per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0096 people per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0094 people per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0095 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0092 people per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0077 people per person | -16.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0084 people per person | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0082 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0079 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0074 people per person | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0072 people per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0069 people per person | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0067 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0067 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0065 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0064 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0063 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0061 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.006 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0061 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0059 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0058 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0058 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0058 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0058 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0057 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0055 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0054 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0053 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0051 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0047 people per person | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0046 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0044 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0043 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0042 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0042 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0041 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.004 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.004 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0039 people per person | -1.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0039 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0016 people per person, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0039 people per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0052 people per person, 74% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | -40.2% | 0.0078 people per person | 0.0046 people per person |
| 1961 | +30.9% | 0.0059 people per person | 0.0078 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0065 people per person | 0.0046 people per person | 0.0078 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0098 people per person | 0.0074 people per person | 0.0108 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.009 people per person | 0.0077 people per person | 0.0102 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0066 people per person | 0.006 people per person | 0.0074 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0057 people per person | 0.0054 people per person | 0.0061 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 people per person | 0.0041 people per person | 0.0053 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.004 people per person | 0.0039 people per person | 0.004 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Egypt?
- Military personnel, per capita in Egypt was 0.0039 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0108 people per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 people per person in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Egypt ranks 57th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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.