Military personnel, per capita in Lebanon

Lebanon: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0104 people per person in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.0104 people per person
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
10th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.0164 people per person
in 2001
All-time low
0.0032 people per person
in 1978
Years of data
63
1960–2022

Military personnel, per capita in Lebanon, 1960–2022

0.0050.010.015196019912022

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

Analysis

In 2022, military personnel, per capita in Lebanon stood at 0.0104 people per person.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Lebanon peaked at 0.0164 people per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 people per person, in 1978.

Lebanon ranks 10th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Military personnel, per capita in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Military personnel, per capita in Lebanon, 1960 to 2022.
Year people per person Change
1960 0.0056 people per person
1961 0.0043 people per person -22.4%
1962 0.0052 people per person +21.1%
1963 0.0081 people per person +55.1%
1964 0.0079 people per person -3.0%
1965 0.0081 people per person +3.3%
1966 0.0088 people per person +8.7%
1967 0.0086 people per person -2.6%
1968 0.0084 people per person -2.6%
1969 0.0082 people per person -2.7%
1970 0.008 people per person -2.4%
1971 0.0082 people per person +2.7%
1972 0.008 people per person -2.5%
1973 0.0078 people per person -2.5%
1974 0.0076 people per person -2.4%
1975 0.0089 people per person +17.4%
1976 0.0088 people per person -1.2%
1977 0.0033 people per person -63.0%
1978 0.0032 people per person -2.1%
1979 0.0062 people per person +95.8%
1980 0.0061 people per person -2.1%
1981 0.0066 people per person +8.7%
1982 0.0069 people per person +3.4%
1983 0.0065 people per person -6.0%
1984 0.006 people per person -6.7%
1985 0.0065 people per person +8.3%
1986 0.0109 people per person +67.1%
1987 0.0109 people per person +0.2%
1988 0.0058 people per person -47.0%
1989 0.0051 people per person -11.8%
1990 0.01 people per person +96.1%
1991 0.0098 people per person -2.0%
1992 0.0099 people per person +0.6%
1993 0.0097 people per person -1.9%
1994 0.0129 people per person +32.7%
1995 0.0139 people per person +8.0%
1996 0.0136 people per person -1.8%
1997 0.0139 people per person +1.8%
1998 0.0139 people per person -0.0%
1999 0.0136 people per person -1.7%
2000 0.0148 people per person +8.5%
2001 0.0164 people per person +10.6%
2002 0.0161 people per person -1.4%
2003 0.0159 people per person -1.4%
2004 0.0157 people per person -1.6%
2005 0.0154 people per person -1.5%
2006 0.0152 people per person -1.7%
2007 0.0149 people per person -1.9%
2008 0.0114 people per person -23.5%
2009 0.0112 people per person -1.3%
2010 0.0117 people per person +4.3%
2011 0.0116 people per person -1.1%
2012 0.0113 people per person -2.7%
2013 0.0104 people per person -7.3%
2014 0.0095 people per person -9.5%
2015 0.0093 people per person -1.9%
2016 0.0095 people per person +2.4%
2017 0.0097 people per person +2.6%
2018 0.01 people per person +2.9%
2019 0.0104 people per person +3.3%
2020 0.0105 people per person +1.6%
2021 0.0105 people per person -0.3%
2022 0.0104 people per person -0.5%

Lebanon compared with similar countries

  • Lebanon's 0.0104 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0016 people per person, 6.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Lebanon's 0.0104 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0052 people per person, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Military personnel, per capita in Lebanon 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.

YearChange FromTo
1979 +95.8% 0.0032 people per person 0.0062 people per person
1990 +96.1% 0.0051 people per person 0.01 people per person
1986 +67.1% 0.0065 people per person 0.0109 people per person
1977 -63.0% 0.0088 people per person 0.0033 people per person
1963 +55.1% 0.0052 people per person 0.0081 people per person
1988 -47.0% 0.0109 people per person 0.0058 people per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0073 people per person 0.0043 people per person 0.0088 people per person 10
1970s 0.007 people per person 0.0032 people per person 0.0089 people per person 10
1980s 0.0071 people per person 0.0051 people per person 0.0109 people per person 10
1990s 0.0121 people per person 0.0097 people per person 0.0139 people per person 10
2000s 0.0147 people per person 0.0112 people per person 0.0164 people per person 10
2010s 0.0103 people per person 0.0093 people per person 0.0117 people per person 10
2020s 0.0105 people per person 0.0104 people per person 0.0105 people per person 3

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 7 Greece 0.0126 people per person compare
  2. 8 Sri Lanka 0.0115 people per person compare
  3. 9 South Korea 0.0107 people per person compare
  4. 11 Bhutan 0.0101 people per person compare
  5. 12 Tonga 0.0095 people per person compare
  6. 13 Oman 0.0091 people per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is military personnel, per capita in Lebanon?
Military personnel, per capita in Lebanon was 0.0104 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 0.0164 people per person in 2001.
What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 people per person in 1978.
How does Lebanon rank for military personnel, per capita?
Lebanon ranks 10th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon 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

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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.