Military personnel, per capita in Oman
Oman: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0091 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Oman, 1971–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Oman recorded 0.0091 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Oman peaked at 0.02 people per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0057 people per person, in 1972.
Oman ranks 13th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Oman, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0059 people per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0057 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0111 people per person | +94.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0134 people per person | +20.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0154 people per person | +15.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0147 people per person | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.014 people per person | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0133 people per person | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0137 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.015 people per person | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0142 people per person | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0134 people per person | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0169 people per person | +26.1% |
| 1984 | 0.02 people per person | +18.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0189 people per person | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0184 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.018 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.017 people per person | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0173 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0181 people per person | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0157 people per person | -13.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0181 people per person | +15.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0173 people per person | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0168 people per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.017 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0176 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0173 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0189 people per person | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0169 people per person | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0193 people per person | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0186 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.018 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0178 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0175 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0171 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0167 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0163 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0164 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.016 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0156 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.014 people per person | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0121 people per person | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0112 people per person | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0107 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0103 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0098 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0095 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0094 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0094 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0095 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0096 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0091 people per person | -4.9% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 0.0091 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 3.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Oman's 0.0091 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0052 people per person, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Oman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +94.3% | 0.0057 people per person | 0.0111 people per person |
| 1983 | +26.1% | 0.0134 people per person | 0.0169 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0119 people per person | 0.0057 people per person | 0.0154 people per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0169 people per person | 0.0134 people per person | 0.02 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0174 people per person | 0.0157 people per person | 0.0189 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0174 people per person | 0.016 people per person | 0.0193 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0112 people per person | 0.0094 people per person | 0.0156 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0094 people per person | 0.0091 people per person | 0.0096 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More reference data data for Oman
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0349 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0149 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0087 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Oman?
- Military personnel, per capita in Oman was 0.0091 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 0.02 people per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0057 people per person in 1972.
- How does Oman rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Oman ranks 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman 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.