Military personnel, per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0037 people per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, per capita in Latvia, 1992–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, per capita in Latvia stood at 0.0037 people per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.0% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Latvia peaked at 0.0048 people per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 people per person, in 1992.
Latvia ranks 61st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0019 people per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.002 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 people per person | +22.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 people per person | +18.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0028 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 people per person | -27.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0021 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 people per person | +21.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 people per person | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0022 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0028 people per person | +21.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 people per person | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0029 people per person | +22.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 people per person | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0026 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0026 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0031 people per person | +20.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0037 people per person | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0048 people per person | +29.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0037 people per person | -22.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.0037 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 1.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.0037 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.003 people per person, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Latvia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -27.9% | 0.0028 people per person | 0.0021 people per person |
| 2021 | +29.7% | 0.0037 people per person | 0.0048 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0023 people per person | 0.0019 people per person | 0.0028 people per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 people per person | 0.0021 people per person | 0.0028 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 people per person | 0.0025 people per person | 0.0031 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 people per person | 0.0037 people per person | 0.0048 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Latvia?
- Military personnel, per capita in Latvia was 0.0037 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0048 people per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 people per person in 1992.
- How does Latvia rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Latvia ranks 61st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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.