Military personnel, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0035 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Namibia, 1990–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per capita in Namibia is 0.0035 people per person, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.0073 people per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 people per person, in 1999.
Namibia ranks 67th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0073 people per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0057 people per person | -22.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0055 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0053 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0051 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.005 people per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0049 people per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0047 people per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 people per person | -63.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0049 people per person | +193.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0048 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0048 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0047 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0046 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0046 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0045 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0045 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0044 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0043 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0043 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0042 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0041 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.004 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0039 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0038 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0039 people per person | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0038 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0037 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0035 people per person | -2.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0035 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0016 people per person, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0035 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 people per person, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +193.0% | 0.0017 people per person | 0.0049 people per person |
| 1998 | -63.4% | 0.0047 people per person | 0.0017 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0047 people per person | 0.0017 people per person | 0.0073 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0046 people per person | 0.0043 people per person | 0.0049 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0039 people per person | 0.0036 people per person | 0.0043 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 people per person | 0.0035 people per person | 0.0037 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Namibia?
- Military personnel, per capita in Namibia was 0.0035 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0073 people per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 people per person in 1999.
- How does Namibia rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 67th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.