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Military personnel, per capita in Mexico

Mexico: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0017 people per person in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.0017 people per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
122nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.0027 people per person
in 1998
All-time low
0.0014 people per person
in 1960
Years of data
63
1960–2022

Military personnel, per capita in Mexico, 1960–2022

00.0010.0020.003196019912022

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for military personnel, per capita in Mexico is 0.0017 people per person, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.0027 people per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 people per person, in 1960.

Mexico ranks 122nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Military personnel, per capita in Mexico, year by year

Year people per person Change
1960 0.0014 people per person —
1961 0.0016 people per person +16.3%
1962 0.0016 people per person +3.3%
1963 0.0016 people per person -1.7%
1964 0.0016 people per person -3.2%
1965 0.0015 people per person -3.2%
1966 0.0017 people per person +11.6%
1967 0.0017 people per person +3.2%
1968 0.0016 people per person -9.3%
1969 0.0015 people per person -3.2%
1970 0.0016 people per person +3.3%
1971 0.0015 people per person -3.0%
1972 0.0015 people per person -3.0%
1973 0.0014 people per person -2.9%
1974 0.0015 people per person +3.2%
1975 0.0016 people per person +8.6%
1976 0.0016 people per person +2.4%
1977 0.0016 people per person -2.7%
1978 0.0019 people per person +16.9%
1979 0.0018 people per person -2.5%
1980 0.0018 people per person -2.5%
1981 0.0018 people per person +1.8%
1982 0.0018 people per person +1.7%
1983 0.0018 people per person -2.1%
1984 0.0018 people per person -2.8%
1985 0.0019 people per person +6.3%
1986 0.0018 people per person -1.3%
1987 0.0018 people per person -2.0%
1988 0.0019 people per person +7.1%
1989 0.0019 people per person -1.9%
1990 0.0021 people per person +11.5%
1991 0.0021 people per person -1.9%
1992 0.002 people per person -1.9%
1993 0.002 people per person -1.8%
1994 0.002 people per person -1.8%
1995 0.0019 people per person -1.8%
1996 0.0019 people per person -1.7%
1997 0.0027 people per person +40.5%
1998 0.0027 people per person +0.3%
1999 0.0026 people per person -1.6%
2000 0.002 people per person -25.5%
2001 0.0019 people per person -1.5%
2002 0.0019 people per person -1.4%
2003 0.0019 people per person -1.4%
2004 0.0018 people per person -1.4%
2005 0.0018 people per person -1.3%
2006 0.0018 people per person -1.3%
2007 0.0022 people per person +21.6%
2008 0.0023 people per person +3.1%
2009 0.0023 people per person +0.9%
2010 0.0024 people per person +3.6%
2011 0.0024 people per person +3.0%
2012 0.0024 people per person -1.3%
2013 0.0023 people per person -4.8%
2014 0.0023 people per person -1.2%
2015 0.0022 people per person -2.2%
2016 0.0023 people per person +2.7%
2017 0.0022 people per person -0.9%
2018 0.0022 people per person -0.9%
2019 0.0022 people per person -0.9%
2020 0.0019 people per person -15.5%
2021 0.0017 people per person -9.1%
2022 0.0017 people per person -0.7%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 0.0017 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 56% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 0.0017 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0021 people per person, 79% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Military personnel, per capita in Mexico 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
1997 +40.5% 0.0019 people per person 0.0027 people per person
2000 -25.5% 0.0026 people per person 0.002 people per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0016 people per person 0.0014 people per person 0.0017 people per person 10
1970s 0.0016 people per person 0.0014 people per person 0.0019 people per person 10
1980s 0.0018 people per person 0.0018 people per person 0.0019 people per person 10
1990s 0.0022 people per person 0.0019 people per person 0.0027 people per person 10
2000s 0.002 people per person 0.0018 people per person 0.0023 people per person 10
2010s 0.0023 people per person 0.0022 people per person 0.0024 people per person 10
2020s 0.0017 people per person 0.0017 people per person 0.0019 people per person 3

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 119 Central African Republic 0.0018 people per person compare
  2. 120 Brazil 0.0017 people per person compare
  3. 121 Canada 0.0017 people per person compare
  4. 123 Congo 0.0017 people per person compare
  5. 124 Togo 0.0016 people per person compare
  6. 125 Argentina 0.0016 people per person compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is military personnel, per capita in Mexico?
Military personnel, per capita in Mexico was 0.0017 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.0027 people per person in 1998.
What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 people per person in 1960.
How does Mexico rank for military personnel, per capita?
Mexico ranks 122nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico 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

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.