Military personnel, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0033 people per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, per capita in Nepal, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per capita in Nepal is 0.0033 people per person, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.0035 people per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 people per person, in 1980.
Nepal ranks 73rd 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.002 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0019 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0019 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0019 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0018 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.002 people per person | +7.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0019 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0019 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0018 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0024 people per person | +29.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0023 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0023 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0025 people per person | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0024 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0024 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0023 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0023 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0026 people per person | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0022 people per person | -15.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 people per person | -23.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0014 people per person | -18.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 people per person | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0015 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0015 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0015 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 people per person | +17.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0019 people per person | +14.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0018 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0018 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 people per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 people per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 people per person | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 people per person | -14.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.002 people per person | +40.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 people per person | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.002 people per person | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 people per person | +21.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 people per person | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 people per person | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0026 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0026 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0035 people per person | +38.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0035 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0035 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0035 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0035 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0034 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0035 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0034 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0033 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0033 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0033 people per person | -0.8% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.0033 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0016 people per person, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.0033 people per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0021 people per person, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Nepal 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 | +40.4% | 0.0015 people per person | 0.002 people per person |
| 2010 | +38.3% | 0.0025 people per person | 0.0035 people per person |
| 1969 | +29.0% | 0.0018 people per person | 0.0024 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.002 people per person | 0.0018 people per person | 0.0024 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0023 people per person | 0.0016 people per person | 0.0026 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 people per person | 0.0014 people per person | 0.0019 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 people per person | 0.0015 people per person | 0.0018 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 people per person | 0.0018 people per person | 0.0026 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0035 people per person | 0.0034 people per person | 0.0035 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0033 people per person | 0.0033 people per person | 0.0033 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More reference data data for Nepal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7974 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Nepal?
- Military personnel, per capita in Nepal was 0.0033 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0035 people per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 people per person in 1980.
- How does Nepal rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 73rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.