Military personnel, per capita in Jordan
Jordan: Military personnel, per capita was 0.009 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Jordan, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.009 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Jordan peaked at 0.0567 people per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.009 people per person, in 2022.
That places Jordan 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Jordan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.039 people per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0372 people per person | -4.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0457 people per person | +22.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0435 people per person | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 0.05 people per person | +15.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0424 people per person | -15.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0472 people per person | +11.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0401 people per person | -15.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0407 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0447 people per person | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0395 people per person | -11.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0408 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0394 people per person | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0381 people per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0316 people per person | -17.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0332 people per person | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0347 people per person | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0336 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0311 people per person | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0291 people per person | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0284 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.028 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0284 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0294 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0291 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0296 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0328 people per person | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0517 people per person | +57.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0567 people per person | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0276 people per person | -51.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0255 people per person | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0242 people per person | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.023 people per person | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0219 people per person | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.021 people per person | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0204 people per person | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0202 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0198 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0193 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0193 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0182 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0178 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0174 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.017 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0168 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0157 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0148 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0144 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0141 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0138 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0135 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0133 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0126 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0115 people per person | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0106 people per person | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0101 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0099 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0097 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0095 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0093 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0091 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.009 people per person | -1.7% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.009 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 3.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.009 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0052 people per person, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +57.5% | 0.0328 people per person | 0.0517 people per person |
| 1990 | -51.3% | 0.0567 people per person | 0.0276 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0429 people per person | 0.0372 people per person | 0.05 people per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0367 people per person | 0.0311 people per person | 0.0447 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0343 people per person | 0.028 people per person | 0.0567 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0223 people per person | 0.0193 people per person | 0.0276 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0166 people per person | 0.0141 people per person | 0.0193 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0114 people per person | 0.0095 people per person | 0.0138 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0091 people per person | 0.009 people per person | 0.0093 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More reference data data for Jordan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0464 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0299 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Jordan?
- Military personnel, per capita in Jordan was 0.009 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0567 people per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.009 people per person in 2022.
- How does Jordan rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Jordan ranks 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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.