Military personnel, per capita in Poland
Poland: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0031 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Poland, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.0031 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Poland peaked at 0.0128 people per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 people per person, in 2013.
That places Poland 78th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Poland, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0067 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0102 people per person | +50.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0102 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0099 people per person | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0097 people per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0096 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0096 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0095 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0096 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0096 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0096 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0096 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0096 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0098 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0109 people per person | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0128 people per person | +17.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0127 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0107 people per person | -15.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0109 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0113 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0115 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0115 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0116 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0116 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0118 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0118 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0118 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0117 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0114 people per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0092 people per person | -18.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0082 people per person | -10.9% |
| 1991 | 0.008 people per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.007 people per person | -11.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0068 people per person | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0066 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0065 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0061 people per person | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.006 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0059 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0048 people per person | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0057 people per person | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0054 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 people per person | -20.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0043 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.004 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0037 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0033 people per person | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0026 people per person | -17.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0026 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0026 people per person | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0026 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0026 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 people per person | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0031 people per person | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0033 people per person | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0031 people per person | +0.4% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.0031 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.0031 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.003 people per person, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Poland 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 | +50.8% | 0.0067 people per person | 0.0102 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0095 people per person | 0.0067 people per person | 0.0102 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0108 people per person | 0.0096 people per person | 0.0128 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0114 people per person | 0.0092 people per person | 0.0118 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0066 people per person | 0.0048 people per person | 0.0082 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 people per person | 0.0032 people per person | 0.0057 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 people per person | 0.0025 people per person | 0.0031 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 people per person | 0.0031 people per person | 0.0033 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More reference data data for Poland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.499 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8896 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.84 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Poland?
- Military personnel, per capita in Poland was 0.0031 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0128 people per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 people per person in 2013.
- How does Poland rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Poland ranks 78th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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.