Military personnel, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0886 people per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, per capita in Eritrea, 1993–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, per capita in Eritrea stood at 0.0886 people per person.
That represents a change of up 46.9% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.0972 people per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0211 people per person, in 1996.
Eritrea ranks 1st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0296 people per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0287 people per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0222 people per person | -22.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0211 people per person | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0256 people per person | +20.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0459 people per person | +79.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0972 people per person | +111.9% |
| 2000 | 0.089 people per person | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0744 people per person | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0719 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.081 people per person | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0777 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0759 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0747 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0736 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0717 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0699 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0686 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0674 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0665 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0657 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0653 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.065 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0646 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0641 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0633 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0623 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0614 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0603 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0886 people per person | +46.9% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0886 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0015 people per person, 58.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.0886 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 people per person, 71.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +111.9% | 0.0459 people per person | 0.0972 people per person |
| 1998 | +79.5% | 0.0256 people per person | 0.0459 people per person |
| 2022 | +46.9% | 0.0603 people per person | 0.0886 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0386 people per person | 0.0211 people per person | 0.0972 people per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.076 people per person | 0.0699 people per person | 0.089 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0653 people per person | 0.0623 people per person | 0.0686 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0701 people per person | 0.0603 people per person | 0.0886 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1781 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Eritrea?
- Military personnel, per capita in Eritrea was 0.0886 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0972 people per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0211 people per person in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.