Military personnel, per capita in Greece
Greece: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0126 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Greece, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.0126 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Greece peaked at 0.0222 people per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0125 people per person, in 2011.
That places Greece 7th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Greece, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0192 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0191 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0189 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0206 people per person | +9.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0206 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0222 people per person | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0203 people per person | -8.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0196 people per person | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0212 people per person | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0205 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0205 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0204 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0203 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0206 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0208 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0204 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0202 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0201 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0197 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0196 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0193 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0193 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.019 people per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.018 people per person | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0199 people per person | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0202 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0203 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0199 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0198 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0199 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0197 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0199 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.02 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0204 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0196 people per person | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0202 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.02 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0193 people per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0188 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.019 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0147 people per person | -22.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0146 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0163 people per person | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0163 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0156 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0149 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0149 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0133 people per person | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0142 people per person | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0141 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0141 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0125 people per person | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0132 people per person | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0131 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0131 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0134 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0133 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0133 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0131 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0132 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0134 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0135 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0126 people per person | -6.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.0126 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 4.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.0126 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.003 people per person, 4.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0202 people per person | 0.0189 people per person | 0.0222 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0203 people per person | 0.0196 people per person | 0.0208 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0196 people per person | 0.018 people per person | 0.0203 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0197 people per person | 0.0188 people per person | 0.0204 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0149 people per person | 0.0133 people per person | 0.0163 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0132 people per person | 0.0125 people per person | 0.0141 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0132 people per person | 0.0126 people per person | 0.0135 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Greece?
- Military personnel, per capita in Greece was 0.0126 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0222 people per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0125 people per person in 2011.
- How does Greece rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Greece ranks 7th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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)
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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.