Military personnel, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0004 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1975–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.0004 people per person, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0014 people per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 people per person, in 2017.
Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0014 people per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0014 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.001 people per person | -26.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0013 people per person | +30.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.001 people per person | -26.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0009 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0008 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.001 people per person | +29.9% |
| 1991 | 0.001 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.001 people per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 people per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 people per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 people per person | +20.6% |
| 1996 | 0.001 people per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.001 people per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.001 people per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 people per person | -22.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 people per person | -27.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 people per person | +190.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 people per person | -67.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 people per person | -35.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 people per person | +95.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 people per person | -1.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0004 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0016 people per person, 25% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0004 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0019 people per person, 21% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +190.6% | 0.0005 people per person | 0.0013 people per person |
| 2018 | +95.4% | 0.0002 people per person | 0.0004 people per person |
| 2007 | -67.7% | 0.0013 people per person | 0.0004 people per person |
| 1978 | +30.5% | 0.001 people per person | 0.0013 people per person |
| 1990 | +29.9% | 0.0008 people per person | 0.001 people per person |
| 2014 | -35.1% | 0.0004 people per person | 0.0002 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0013 people per person | 0.001 people per person | 0.0014 people per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0009 people per person | 0.0008 people per person | 0.001 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 people per person | 0.0007 people per person | 0.0011 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 people per person | 0.0004 people per person | 0.0013 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 people per person | 0.0002 people per person | 0.0004 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 people per person | 0.0004 people per person | 0.0004 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 160 Madagascar 0.0005 people per person compare
- 161 Kenya 0.0004 people per person compare
- 162 Tanzania 0.0004 people per person compare
- 164 Liberia 0.0004 people per person compare
- 165 Mozambique 0.0003 people per person compare
- 166 Burkina Faso 0.0003 people per person compare
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Military personnel, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0004 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0014 people per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 people per person in 2017.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.