Military personnel, per capita in Romania
Romania: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0038 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Romania, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, per capita in Romania stood at 0.0038 people per person.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Romania peaked at 0.0168 people per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 people per person, in 2007.
Romania ranks 59th 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0123 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0168 people per person | +36.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0163 people per person | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0133 people per person | -18.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0132 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0136 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.011 people per person | -18.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0097 people per person | -11.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0096 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0095 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0104 people per person | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0107 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0106 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0092 people per person | -12.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0104 people per person | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0103 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0102 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0096 people per person | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0095 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0095 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0095 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0095 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0095 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0103 people per person | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0104 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0104 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0104 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0108 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0095 people per person | -11.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0089 people per person | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0054 people per person | -39.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0087 people per person | +60.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0075 people per person | -13.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0088 people per person | +16.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0088 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0088 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0088 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0089 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0089 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0076 people per person | -14.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0092 people per person | +21.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0047 people per person | -49.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0048 people per person | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0047 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0045 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0046 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0034 people per person | -26.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0036 people per person | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0036 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0036 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0036 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 people per person | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0036 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0036 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0036 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0036 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0035 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 people per person | +1.8% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.0038 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 1.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.0038 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.003 people per person, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Romania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +60.9% | 0.0054 people per person | 0.0087 people per person |
| 2001 | -49.5% | 0.0092 people per person | 0.0047 people per person |
| 1990 | -39.2% | 0.0089 people per person | 0.0054 people per person |
| 1961 | +36.3% | 0.0123 people per person | 0.0168 people per person |
| 2007 | -26.8% | 0.0046 people per person | 0.0034 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0125 people per person | 0.0095 people per person | 0.0168 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.01 people per person | 0.0092 people per person | 0.0107 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0099 people per person | 0.0089 people per person | 0.0108 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0082 people per person | 0.0054 people per person | 0.0089 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0048 people per person | 0.0034 people per person | 0.0092 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0036 people per person | 0.0035 people per person | 0.0037 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0037 people per person | 0.0036 people per person | 0.0038 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More reference data data for Romania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.75 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Romania?
- Military personnel, per capita in Romania was 0.0038 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0168 people per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 people per person in 2007.
- How does Romania rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Romania ranks 59th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.