Military personnel, per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0007 people per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Military personnel, per capita in Guinea, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.0007 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.0055 people per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 people per person, in 2022.
That places Guinea 155th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military personnel, per capita in Guinea, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0008 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0014 people per person | +63.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0014 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0027 people per person | +96.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0021 people per person | -21.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0023 people per person | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0023 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0012 people per person | -45.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0022 people per person | +76.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0021 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0021 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0021 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0038 people per person | +85.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0038 people per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0037 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 people per person | -59.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0021 people per person | +40.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0037 people per person | +77.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0036 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0055 people per person | +52.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0054 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0053 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0052 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0051 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.005 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0042 people per person | -16.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0041 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0025 people per person | -39.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0024 people per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0023 people per person | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 people per person | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0022 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 people per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 people per person | -22.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 people per person | -18.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 people per person | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 people per person | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 people per person | -2.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.0007 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0016 people per person, 45% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.0007 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 people per person, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Guinea 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 | +96.4% | 0.0014 people per person | 0.0027 people per person |
| 1972 | +85.6% | 0.0021 people per person | 0.0038 people per person |
| 1978 | +77.2% | 0.0021 people per person | 0.0037 people per person |
| 1968 | +76.6% | 0.0012 people per person | 0.0022 people per person |
| 1961 | +63.8% | 0.0008 people per person | 0.0014 people per person |
| 1975 | -59.5% | 0.0037 people per person | 0.0015 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0018 people per person | 0.0008 people per person | 0.0027 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0029 people per person | 0.0015 people per person | 0.0038 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0045 people per person | 0.0024 people per person | 0.0055 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0018 people per person | 0.0015 people per person | 0.0023 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 people per person | 0.0011 people per person | 0.0012 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 people per person | 0.0008 people per person | 0.0012 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 people per person | 0.0007 people per person | 0.0007 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More reference data data for Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2883 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3722 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Guinea?
- Military personnel, per capita in Guinea was 0.0007 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0055 people per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 people per person in 2022.
- How does Guinea rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Guinea ranks 155th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea 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.