Military personnel, per capita in Norway
Norway: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0046 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Norway, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per capita in Norway is 0.0046 people per person, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Norway peaked at 0.012 people per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 people per person, in 2008.
Norway ranks 44th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0103 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0089 people per person | -14.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0093 people per person | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0095 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0095 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0094 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0093 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0092 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0092 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0091 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.009 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.009 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0089 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0098 people per person | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 0.01 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0095 people per person | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0097 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0096 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0099 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0098 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0098 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0095 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0097 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0099 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0094 people per person | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0087 people per person | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0091 people per person | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0091 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0095 people per person | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0102 people per person | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.012 people per person | +18.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0096 people per person | -20.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0084 people per person | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0074 people per person | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0076 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0087 people per person | +14.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0087 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0075 people per person | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0074 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0074 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.006 people per person | -18.7% |
| 2001 | 0.006 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0059 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0059 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0057 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0056 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0056 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0049 people per person | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0034 people per person | -31.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0039 people per person | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0049 people per person | +24.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0052 people per person | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0048 people per person | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0047 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0051 people per person | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.005 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.005 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0047 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0043 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0043 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0046 people per person | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0046 people per person | -0.9% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.0046 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 1.5× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.0046 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.003 people per person, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Norway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -31.3% | 0.0049 people per person | 0.0034 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0094 people per person | 0.0089 people per person | 0.0103 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0095 people per person | 0.0089 people per person | 0.01 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0095 people per person | 0.0087 people per person | 0.0102 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0085 people per person | 0.0074 people per person | 0.012 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0053 people per person | 0.0034 people per person | 0.006 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0048 people per person | 0.0043 people per person | 0.0052 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0045 people per person | 0.0043 people per person | 0.0046 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Norway?
- Military personnel, per capita in Norway was 0.0046 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.012 people per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 people per person in 2008.
- How does Norway rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Norway ranks 44th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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.