Military personnel, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0066 people per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, per capita in Myanmar, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, per capita in Myanmar stood at 0.0066 people per person.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.0105 people per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 people per person, in 1960.
Myanmar ranks 26th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0036 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0041 people per person | +11.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0044 people per person | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0045 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0052 people per person | +14.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0055 people per person | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0054 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0054 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0052 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0065 people per person | +24.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0064 people per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0063 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0067 people per person | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0068 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0068 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0069 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0068 people per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0066 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0066 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0065 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0054 people per person | -17.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0062 people per person | +15.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0061 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0051 people per person | -16.4% |
| 1984 | 0.005 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0051 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.005 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0049 people per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0048 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0051 people per person | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0058 people per person | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0071 people per person | +22.6% |
| 1992 | 0.007 people per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0078 people per person | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0077 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0076 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0075 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0074 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0073 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0077 people per person | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0076 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0075 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0096 people per person | +27.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0105 people per person | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0097 people per person | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.009 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0079 people per person | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0078 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0084 people per person | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0083 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0083 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0082 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0081 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0081 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.008 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0079 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0079 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0078 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0078 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0077 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0077 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0067 people per person | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0066 people per person | -0.7% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.0066 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0016 people per person, 4.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.0066 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0019 people per person, 3.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Myanmar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +27.8% | 0.0075 people per person | 0.0096 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.005 people per person | 0.0036 people per person | 0.0065 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0067 people per person | 0.0063 people per person | 0.0069 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0053 people per person | 0.0048 people per person | 0.0062 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0073 people per person | 0.0058 people per person | 0.0078 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0086 people per person | 0.0075 people per person | 0.0105 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.008 people per person | 0.0077 people per person | 0.0083 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.007 people per person | 0.0066 people per person | 0.0077 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More reference data data for Myanmar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 73.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.8 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Myanmar?
- Military personnel, per capita in Myanmar was 0.0066 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0105 people per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 people per person in 1960.
- How does Myanmar rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 26th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.