Military personnel, per capita in Lebanon
Lebanon: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0104 people per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, per capita in Lebanon, 1960–2022
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Lebanon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0181 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1386 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0543 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9479 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0986 (2050)
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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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.