Military personnel, per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0021 people per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Military personnel, per capita in Paraguay, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per capita in Paraguay is 0.0021 people per person, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Paraguay peaked at 0.0099 people per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 people per person, in 2018.
That places Paraguay 106th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military personnel, per capita in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0058 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0099 people per person | +68.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0091 people per person | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0084 people per person | -7.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0096 people per person | +14.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0094 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0092 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.009 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0088 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0086 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0084 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0061 people per person | -26.7% |
| 1972 | 0.006 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0059 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0057 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0056 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0054 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0053 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0052 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.005 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0049 people per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0048 people per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.005 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0048 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.005 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.004 people per person | -19.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0044 people per person | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0043 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0042 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0041 people per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.004 people per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0039 people per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0038 people per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0037 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0036 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0035 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0034 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0033 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0033 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0034 people per person | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0039 people per person | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0037 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0036 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0036 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0028 people per person | -22.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 people per person | -34.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.002 people per person | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 people per person | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 people per person | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0021 people per person | -1.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.0021 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 69% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.0021 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0021 people per person, 98% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Paraguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +68.8% | 0.0058 people per person | 0.0099 people per person |
| 2005 | -34.1% | 0.0028 people per person | 0.0018 people per person |
| 1971 | -26.7% | 0.0084 people per person | 0.0061 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0088 people per person | 0.0058 people per person | 0.0099 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0059 people per person | 0.005 people per person | 0.0084 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0045 people per person | 0.004 people per person | 0.005 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0036 people per person | 0.0033 people per person | 0.004 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 people per person | 0.0018 people per person | 0.0039 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 people per person | 0.0017 people per person | 0.0019 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 people per person | 0.0021 people per person | 0.0021 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Paraguay?
- Military personnel, per capita in Paraguay was 0.0021 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0099 people per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 people per person in 2018.
- How does Paraguay rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 106th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.