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Military personnel, per capita in Japan

Japan: Military personnel, per capita was 0.002 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.002 people per person
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
109th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.0028 people per person
in 1960
All-time low
0.0018 people per person
in 2010
Years of data
63
1960–2022

Military personnel, per capita in Japan, 1960–2022

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.

Analysis

In 2022, military personnel, per capita in Japan stood at 0.002 people per person.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0028 people per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 people per person, in 2010.

That places Japan 109th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Japan, year by year

Year people per person Change
1960 0.0028 people per person —
1961 0.0024 people per person -13.3%
1962 0.0025 people per person +1.2%
1963 0.0025 people per person +2.4%
1964 0.0025 people per person -0.6%
1965 0.0025 people per person -0.3%
1966 0.0023 people per person -8.6%
1967 0.0023 people per person +0.7%
1968 0.0023 people per person +0.6%
1969 0.0023 people per person -0.8%
1970 0.0023 people per person -1.1%
1971 0.0022 people per person -3.0%
1972 0.0022 people per person -1.8%
1973 0.0021 people per person -1.4%
1974 0.0022 people per person +0.4%
1975 0.0021 people per person -1.3%
1976 0.0021 people per person -1.5%
1977 0.0021 people per person -1.0%
1978 0.0021 people per person +0.4%
1979 0.0021 people per person -0.8%
1980 0.0021 people per person +0.5%
1981 0.002 people per person -1.1%
1982 0.0021 people per person +0.1%
1983 0.002 people per person -1.5%
1984 0.002 people per person -0.6%
1985 0.002 people per person -0.6%
1986 0.002 people per person +1.1%
1987 0.002 people per person -0.9%
1988 0.002 people per person -0.0%
1989 0.002 people per person +0.4%
1990 0.002 people per person +0.9%
1991 0.002 people per person -0.4%
1992 0.0019 people per person -3.6%
1993 0.0019 people per person -0.3%
1994 0.0019 people per person -4.0%
1995 0.0019 people per person +2.8%
1996 0.002 people per person +3.9%
1997 0.002 people per person -0.2%
1998 0.002 people per person +1.7%
1999 0.0019 people per person -6.1%
2000 0.0019 people per person -1.4%
2001 0.0019 people per person +1.0%
2002 0.0019 people per person -0.2%
2003 0.0019 people per person -0.2%
2004 0.0019 people per person -0.0%
2005 0.0019 people per person -0.0%
2006 0.002 people per person +8.3%
2007 0.0019 people per person -7.8%
2008 0.0019 people per person -0.0%
2009 0.0018 people per person -4.2%
2010 0.0018 people per person -0.0%
2011 0.0019 people per person +8.0%
2012 0.0019 people per person +0.2%
2013 0.0019 people per person -0.3%
2014 0.0019 people per person +0.1%
2015 0.0019 people per person +0.1%
2016 0.0019 people per person +0.1%
2017 0.0019 people per person +0.1%
2018 0.0019 people per person +0.1%
2019 0.002 people per person +0.1%
2020 0.002 people per person +0.3%
2021 0.002 people per person +0.5%
2022 0.002 people per person +0.4%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 0.002 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 65% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 0.002 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0019 people per person, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0025 people per person 0.0023 people per person 0.0028 people per person 10
1970s 0.0021 people per person 0.0021 people per person 0.0023 people per person 10
1980s 0.002 people per person 0.002 people per person 0.0021 people per person 10
1990s 0.002 people per person 0.0019 people per person 0.002 people per person 10
2000s 0.0019 people per person 0.0018 people per person 0.002 people per person 10
2010s 0.0019 people per person 0.0018 people per person 0.002 people per person 10
2020s 0.002 people per person 0.002 people per person 0.002 people per person 3

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 106 Paraguay 0.0021 people per person compare
  2. 107 Gabon 0.0021 people per person compare
  3. 108 Moldova 0.002 people per person compare
  4. 110 Belgium 0.002 people per person compare
  5. 111 Kazakhstan 0.0019 people per person compare
  6. 112 Cape Verde 0.0019 people per person compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is military personnel, per capita in Japan?
Military personnel, per capita in Japan was 0.002 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0028 people per person in 1960.
What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 people per person in 2010.
How does Japan rank for military personnel, per capita?
Japan ranks 109th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan 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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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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Indicator
Military personnel, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 10,155 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

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.