Military personnel, per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0015 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Ireland, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, per capita in Ireland stood at 0.0015 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.006 people per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 people per person, in 2022.
Ireland ranks 127th 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0046 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0021 people per person | -53.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0025 people per person | +16.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0028 people per person | +13.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0028 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0028 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0028 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0028 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0027 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0027 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0027 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.003 people per person | +11.2% |
| 1972 | 0.003 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0032 people per person | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0035 people per person | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0034 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0043 people per person | +25.4% |
| 1977 | 0.004 people per person | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0042 people per person | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0041 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0056 people per person | +34.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0055 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.006 people per person | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0051 people per person | -14.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0037 people per person | -28.2% |
| 1985 | 0.004 people per person | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.004 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.004 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0037 people per person | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0037 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0037 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0037 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0037 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0036 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0047 people per person | +30.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0047 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0046 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0046 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0037 people per person | -18.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0032 people per person | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 people per person | -18.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0025 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0024 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 people per person | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0019 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 people per person | -12.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.0015 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 51% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.0015 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.003 people per person, 51% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Ireland 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 | -53.8% | 0.0046 people per person | 0.0021 people per person |
| 1980 | +34.2% | 0.0041 people per person | 0.0056 people per person |
| 1994 | +30.3% | 0.0036 people per person | 0.0047 people per person |
| 1984 | -28.2% | 0.0051 people per person | 0.0037 people per person |
| 1976 | +25.4% | 0.0034 people per person | 0.0043 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0029 people per person | 0.0021 people per person | 0.0046 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0036 people per person | 0.0027 people per person | 0.0043 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0045 people per person | 0.0037 people per person | 0.006 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 people per person | 0.0036 people per person | 0.0047 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 people per person | 0.0022 people per person | 0.0032 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 people per person | 0.0018 people per person | 0.0022 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0017 people per person | 0.0015 people per person | 0.0018 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More reference data data for Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Ireland?
- Military personnel, per capita in Ireland was 0.0015 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.006 people per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 people per person in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 127th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.