Military personnel, per capita in Qatar
Qatar: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0064 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Qatar, 1971–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, per capita in Qatar stood at 0.0064 people per person.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Qatar peaked at 0.0277 people per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 1971.
That places Qatar 27th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Qatar, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0 people per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0137 people per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0185 people per person | +35.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0169 people per person | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0259 people per person | +53.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0239 people per person | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0222 people per person | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0207 people per person | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0193 people per person | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0217 people per person | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0204 people per person | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0193 people per person | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0182 people per person | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0172 people per person | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0191 people per person | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0235 people per person | +23.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0277 people per person | +17.7% |
| 1988 | 0.017 people per person | -38.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0164 people per person | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.025 people per person | +52.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0242 people per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.017 people per person | -29.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0165 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.02 people per person | +21.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0194 people per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0208 people per person | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.02 people per person | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0189 people per person | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0196 people per person | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0186 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0177 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0169 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0161 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0155 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0145 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0123 people per person | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0099 people per person | -19.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0084 people per person | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0075 people per person | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0074 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0074 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.007 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0063 people per person | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0056 people per person | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0051 people per person | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0048 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0047 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0066 people per person | +39.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0064 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0061 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0068 people per person | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0064 people per person | -5.7% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.0064 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 2.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.0064 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0052 people per person, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Qatar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +53.1% | 0.0169 people per person | 0.0259 people per person |
| 1990 | +52.0% | 0.0164 people per person | 0.025 people per person |
| 2018 | +39.8% | 0.0047 people per person | 0.0066 people per person |
| 1973 | +35.8% | 0.0137 people per person | 0.0185 people per person |
| 1988 | -38.6% | 0.0277 people per person | 0.017 people per person |
| 1992 | -29.6% | 0.0242 people per person | 0.017 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0179 people per person | 0 people per person | 0.0259 people per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0201 people per person | 0.0164 people per person | 0.0277 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0201 people per person | 0.0165 people per person | 0.025 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0137 people per person | 0.0075 people per person | 0.0186 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0061 people per person | 0.0047 people per person | 0.0074 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0064 people per person | 0.0061 people per person | 0.0068 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More reference data data for Qatar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0397 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1746 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Qatar?
- Military personnel, per capita in Qatar was 0.0064 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0277 people per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 1971.
- How does Qatar rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Qatar ranks 27th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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.