Military personnel, per capita in Morocco
Morocco: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0053 people per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, per capita in Morocco, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per capita in Morocco is 0.0053 people per person, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Morocco peaked at 0.0087 people per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 people per person, in 1960.
That places Morocco 32nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Morocco, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0023 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0034 people per person | +44.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0037 people per person | +9.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0032 people per person | -13.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0035 people per person | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0038 people per person | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0048 people per person | +26.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0047 people per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0049 people per person | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0048 people per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0043 people per person | -9.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0042 people per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0041 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.004 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0039 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0044 people per person | +12.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0051 people per person | +17.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0047 people per person | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0046 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0052 people per person | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 0.006 people per person | +16.3% |
| 1981 | 0.006 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0061 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0064 people per person | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0069 people per person | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0075 people per person | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0082 people per person | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0087 people per person | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0083 people per person | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0081 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.008 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0079 people per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0077 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0076 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0075 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0074 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0073 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0072 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0071 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.007 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.007 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0069 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0067 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0066 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0066 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0066 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0065 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0064 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0062 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0061 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.006 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.006 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0059 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0058 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0057 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0057 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0056 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0055 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0055 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0054 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0054 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0053 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0053 people per person | -1.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.0053 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0016 people per person, 3.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.0053 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0052 people per person, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Morocco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +44.3% | 0.0023 people per person | 0.0034 people per person |
| 1966 | +26.6% | 0.0038 people per person | 0.0048 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0039 people per person | 0.0023 people per person | 0.0049 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0044 people per person | 0.0039 people per person | 0.0052 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0072 people per person | 0.006 people per person | 0.0087 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0075 people per person | 0.007 people per person | 0.008 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0066 people per person | 0.0061 people per person | 0.007 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0057 people per person | 0.0054 people per person | 0.006 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0053 people per person | 0.0053 people per person | 0.0054 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More reference data data for Morocco
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4159 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 21.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.42 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Morocco?
- Military personnel, per capita in Morocco was 0.0053 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0087 people per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 people per person in 1960.
- How does Morocco rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Morocco ranks 32nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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.