Military personnel, per capita in Pakistan
Pakistan: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0027 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Pakistan, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.0027 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Pakistan peaked at 0.0084 people per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 people per person, in 2022.
Pakistan ranks 88th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0049 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0052 people per person | +6.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0052 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0055 people per person | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0054 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0053 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0056 people per person | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0064 people per person | +13.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0063 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0067 people per person | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0065 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0065 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0055 people per person | -15.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0071 people per person | +29.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0059 people per person | -17.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0072 people per person | +23.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0084 people per person | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 0.008 people per person | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0068 people per person | -14.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0069 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0057 people per person | -17.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0065 people per person | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0066 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0052 people per person | -21.3% |
| 1984 | 0.005 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0049 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0048 people per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0046 people per person | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0044 people per person | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0046 people per person | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0047 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0047 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0047 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0046 people per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0044 people per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0043 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0042 people per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0043 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.004 people per person | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0039 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.004 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0039 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0038 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0037 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0036 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0035 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0034 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0034 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0033 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.003 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0031 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.003 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.003 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.003 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0029 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0029 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0028 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 people per person | -1.7% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.0027 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0016 people per person, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.0027 people per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0052 people per person, 51% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Pakistan 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 | +29.3% | 0.0055 people per person | 0.0071 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0056 people per person | 0.0049 people per person | 0.0067 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0069 people per person | 0.0055 people per person | 0.0084 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0052 people per person | 0.0044 people per person | 0.0066 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0044 people per person | 0.0039 people per person | 0.0047 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0036 people per person | 0.0032 people per person | 0.004 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.003 people per person | 0.0028 people per person | 0.0031 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 people per person | 0.0027 people per person | 0.0028 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More reference data data for Pakistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 91.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 260 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.79 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Pakistan?
- Military personnel, per capita in Pakistan was 0.0027 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0084 people per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 people per person in 2022.
- How does Pakistan rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Pakistan ranks 88th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.