Military personnel, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0009 people per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, per capita in Lesotho, 1966–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0009 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0014 people per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 1966.
That places Lesotho 150th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0 people per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 people per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 people per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 people per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 people per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 people per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 people per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 people per person | — |
| 1974 | 0.0009 people per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.0008 people per person | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 people per person | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 people per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0014 people per person | +94.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 people per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.001 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.001 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.001 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.001 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.001 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.001 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.001 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.001 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.001 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.001 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.001 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.001 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.001 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.001 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.001 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.001 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.001 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.001 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.001 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.001 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.001 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.001 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 people per person | -1.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0009 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0016 people per person, 55% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0009 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 people per person, 70% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Lesotho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +94.3% | 0.0007 people per person | 0.0014 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 people per person | 0 people per person | 0 people per person | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 people per person | 0 people per person | 0.0009 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0012 people per person | 0.0007 people per person | 0.0014 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 people per person | 0.001 people per person | 0.0011 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 people per person | 0.001 people per person | 0.001 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 people per person | 0.0009 people per person | 0.001 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 people per person | 0.0009 people per person | 0.0009 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Lesotho?
- Military personnel, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0009 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0014 people per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 1966.
- How does Lesotho rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 150th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.