Military personnel, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0033 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Malaysia, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per capita in Malaysia is 0.0033 people per person, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.0085 people per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 people per person, in 1963.
That places Malaysia 75th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0025 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0054 people per person | +114.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0055 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0016 people per person | -70.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0036 people per person | +122.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0041 people per person | +12.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0038 people per person | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0042 people per person | +11.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0047 people per person | +12.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0046 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0057 people per person | +23.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0059 people per person | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0065 people per person | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0064 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0067 people per person | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0066 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0068 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0066 people per person | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0067 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0065 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0064 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0067 people per person | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0069 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0069 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0085 people per person | +22.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0072 people per person | -14.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0072 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0069 people per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0067 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0066 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0073 people per person | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 0.007 people per person | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0068 people per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.006 people per person | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0058 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.006 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0061 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0051 people per person | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 0.005 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0042 people per person | -15.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0042 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0043 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0041 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0042 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0042 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0043 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0042 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.004 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.004 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0039 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0038 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0037 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0036 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0036 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0035 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0034 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0034 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0033 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0034 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0033 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0033 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0033 people per person | -1.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0033 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0033 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0019 people per person, 1.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +122.7% | 0.0016 people per person | 0.0036 people per person |
| 1961 | +114.4% | 0.0025 people per person | 0.0054 people per person |
| 1963 | -70.4% | 0.0055 people per person | 0.0016 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.004 people per person | 0.0016 people per person | 0.0055 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0064 people per person | 0.0057 people per person | 0.0068 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.007 people per person | 0.0064 people per person | 0.0085 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0059 people per person | 0.0042 people per person | 0.0073 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 people per person | 0.0039 people per person | 0.0043 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0035 people per person | 0.0033 people per person | 0.0038 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0033 people per person | 0.0033 people per person | 0.0033 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Malaysia?
- Military personnel, per capita in Malaysia was 0.0033 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0085 people per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 people per person in 1963.
- How does Malaysia rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 75th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.