Military personnel, per capita in Estonia
Estonia: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0052 people per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, per capita in Estonia, 1992–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.0052 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Estonia peaked at 0.0053 people per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.002 people per person, in 1992.
That places Estonia 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Estonia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.002 people per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0033 people per person | +71.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0027 people per person | -18.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0042 people per person | +52.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0042 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.005 people per person | +18.0% |
| 1998 | 0.005 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.005 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0036 people per person | -28.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 people per person | -19.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 people per person | +51.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0044 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 people per person | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.003 people per person | -19.6% |
| 2008 | 0.003 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0037 people per person | +25.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0038 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0045 people per person | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0045 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0046 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0046 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0046 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0046 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0046 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0045 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0053 people per person | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0053 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0052 people per person | -1.3% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.0052 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 1.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.0052 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.003 people per person, 1.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Estonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +71.0% | 0.002 people per person | 0.0033 people per person |
| 1995 | +52.7% | 0.0027 people per person | 0.0042 people per person |
| 2002 | +51.0% | 0.0029 people per person | 0.0043 people per person |
| 2000 | -28.9% | 0.005 people per person | 0.0036 people per person |
| 2009 | +25.2% | 0.003 people per person | 0.0037 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0039 people per person | 0.002 people per person | 0.005 people per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0036 people per person | 0.0029 people per person | 0.0044 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 people per person | 0.0038 people per person | 0.0046 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0052 people per person | 0.0052 people per person | 0.0053 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More reference data data for Estonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0363 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2774 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1743 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1975 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Estonia?
- Military personnel, per capita in Estonia was 0.0052 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0053 people per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 people per person in 1992.
- How does Estonia rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Estonia ranks 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.