Military personnel, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0021 people per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, per capita in Jamaica, 1962–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.0021 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 95.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0021 people per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 people per person, in 1979.
That places Jamaica 104th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.0012 people per person | — |
| 1963 | 0.0006 people per person | -50.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 people per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0005 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0021 people per person | +294.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0021 people per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.002 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.002 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 people per person | -75.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.001 people per person | +97.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 people per person | -50.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 people per person | +97.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 people per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 people per person | +47.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 people per person | -34.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 people per person | +48.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0013 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0012 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 people per person | +33.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 people per person | +49.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0021 people per person | -0.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0021 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 71% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0021 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0021 people per person, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +294.6% | 0.0005 people per person | 0.0021 people per person |
| 1978 | +97.7% | 0.0005 people per person | 0.001 people per person |
| 1980 | +97.6% | 0.0005 people per person | 0.0009 people per person |
| 1975 | -75.3% | 0.002 people per person | 0.0005 people per person |
| 2020 | +49.6% | 0.0014 people per person | 0.0021 people per person |
| 1963 | -50.7% | 0.0012 people per person | 0.0006 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 people per person | 0.0005 people per person | 0.0012 people per person | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0012 people per person | 0.0005 people per person | 0.0021 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 people per person | 0.0009 people per person | 0.0013 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 people per person | 0.0012 people per person | 0.0013 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 people per person | 0.0011 people per person | 0.0012 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 people per person | 0.0011 people per person | 0.0014 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 people per person | 0.0021 people per person | 0.0021 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Jamaica?
- Military personnel, per capita in Jamaica was 0.0021 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0021 people per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 people per person in 1979.
- How does Jamaica rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 104th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.