Military personnel, per capita in India
India: Military personnel, per capita was 0.001 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in India, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, per capita in India stood at 0.001 people per person.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in India peaked at 0.0028 people per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.001 people per person, in 2016.
India ranks 142nd of 193 countries on this measure, 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 India, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0012 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0017 people per person | +41.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0017 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0023 people per person | +32.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0025 people per person | +9.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0025 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0028 people per person | +12.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0028 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0028 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0028 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0028 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0028 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0028 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0028 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0027 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0027 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0023 people per person | -15.8% |
| 1977 | 0.002 people per person | -13.9% |
| 1978 | 0.002 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0019 people per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0016 people per person | -16.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0015 people per person | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0015 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0016 people per person | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0016 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 people per person | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 people per person | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0013 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0013 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.001 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.001 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.001 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.001 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.001 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.001 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.001 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.001 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.001 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.001 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.001 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.001 people per person | -0.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.001 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0016 people per person, 64% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 0.001 people per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0021 people per person, 48% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +41.4% | 0.0012 people per person | 0.0017 people per person |
| 1963 | +32.2% | 0.0017 people per person | 0.0023 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0023 people per person | 0.0012 people per person | 0.0028 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0025 people per person | 0.0019 people per person | 0.0028 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 people per person | 0.0015 people per person | 0.0016 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0013 people per person | 0.0013 people per person | 0.0015 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 people per person | 0.001 people per person | 0.0012 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 people per person | 0.001 people per person | 0.0011 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 people per person | 0.001 people per person | 0.001 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in India?
- Military personnel, per capita in India was 0.001 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0028 people per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 people per person in 2016.
- How does India rank for military personnel, per capita?
- India ranks 142nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.