Military personnel, per capita in Peru
Peru: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0024 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Peru, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.0024 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 1.0% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.009 people per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 people per person, in 2022.
Peru ranks 95th 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0041 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0044 people per person | +6.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0045 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0059 people per person | +31.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0061 people per person | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.006 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0058 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0056 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0059 people per person | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0057 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0059 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0054 people per person | -8.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0053 people per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0051 people per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.006 people per person | +17.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0062 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0064 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0078 people per person | +22.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0076 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0074 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0087 people per person | +17.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0088 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.009 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0089 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.007 people per person | -21.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0065 people per person | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0063 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0062 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0053 people per person | -14.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0051 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0057 people per person | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0055 people per person | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0049 people per person | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0048 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0047 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0047 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0046 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0046 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0045 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0044 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0043 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0037 people per person | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 0.004 people per person | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0036 people per person | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0032 people per person | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0028 people per person | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0028 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.004 people per person | +41.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0039 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0039 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0039 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0039 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0039 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0038 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0038 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 people per person | -30.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0026 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 people per person | -1.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0024 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 81% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0024 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0021 people per person, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Peru 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 | +41.6% | 0.0028 people per person | 0.004 people per person |
| 1963 | +31.5% | 0.0045 people per person | 0.0059 people per person |
| 2016 | -30.5% | 0.0038 people per person | 0.0026 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0054 people per person | 0.0041 people per person | 0.0061 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0063 people per person | 0.0051 people per person | 0.0078 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0072 people per person | 0.0051 people per person | 0.009 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0048 people per person | 0.0044 people per person | 0.0057 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 people per person | 0.0028 people per person | 0.0043 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 people per person | 0.0025 people per person | 0.0039 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 people per person | 0.0024 people per person | 0.0025 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Peru?
- Military personnel, per capita in Peru was 0.0024 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.009 people per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 people per person in 2022.
- How does Peru rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Peru ranks 95th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.