Military personnel, per capita in Finland
Finland: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0034 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Finland, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.0034 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Finland peaked at 0.0108 people per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 people per person, in 2022.
That places Finland 69th 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 Finland, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0095 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0108 people per person | +13.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0105 people per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0077 people per person | -26.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0088 people per person | +13.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0088 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0087 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0087 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0086 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0087 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0087 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0087 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0086 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0086 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0085 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0085 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0076 people per person | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0084 people per person | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0084 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0076 people per person | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0075 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0075 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0075 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0082 people per person | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0082 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0082 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0075 people per person | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0075 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0081 people per person | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0079 people per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0062 people per person | -20.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0064 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0065 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0061 people per person | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0069 people per person | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0063 people per person | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0068 people per person | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0068 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0068 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0068 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0062 people per person | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0062 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0062 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0052 people per person | -15.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0054 people per person | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0053 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0055 people per person | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0055 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0054 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0043 people per person | -21.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0041 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.004 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.004 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.004 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.004 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.004 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.004 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.004 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.004 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0034 people per person | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0034 people per person | -0.3% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.0034 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.0034 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.003 people per person, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Finland 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 | -26.1% | 0.0105 people per person | 0.0077 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0091 people per person | 0.0077 people per person | 0.0108 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0084 people per person | 0.0076 people per person | 0.0087 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0078 people per person | 0.0075 people per person | 0.0082 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0066 people per person | 0.0061 people per person | 0.0069 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0056 people per person | 0.0052 people per person | 0.0062 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 people per person | 0.004 people per person | 0.0043 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 people per person | 0.0034 people per person | 0.004 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More reference data data for Finland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Finland?
- Military personnel, per capita in Finland was 0.0034 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0108 people per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 people per person in 2022.
- How does Finland rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Finland ranks 69th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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.