Military personnel, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Military personnel, per capita was 0.008 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.008 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0201 people per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0072 people per person, in 2020.
That places Saudi Arabia 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0123 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0139 people per person | +12.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0141 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0129 people per person | -8.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0142 people per person | +10.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0137 people per person | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0148 people per person | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0158 people per person | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0183 people per person | +15.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0176 people per person | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0182 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0201 people per person | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0192 people per person | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0183 people per person | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0173 people per person | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0165 people per person | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0156 people per person | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0148 people per person | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0139 people per person | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0139 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0131 people per person | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0123 people per person | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0117 people per person | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.011 people per person | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0104 people per person | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0098 people per person | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0093 people per person | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0088 people per person | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0087 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0081 people per person | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0137 people per person | +69.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0171 people per person | +24.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0147 people per person | -14.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0141 people per person | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0129 people per person | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0132 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.013 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0125 people per person | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0127 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0123 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0125 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0118 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0112 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0106 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0102 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0097 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0093 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0101 people per person | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0096 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0092 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0098 people per person | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0093 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0089 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0085 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0083 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0076 people per person | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0073 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0073 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0075 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0076 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0072 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0083 people per person | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 0.008 people per person | -4.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.008 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 2.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.008 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0052 people per person, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +69.5% | 0.0081 people per person | 0.0137 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0147 people per person | 0.0123 people per person | 0.0183 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0168 people per person | 0.0139 people per person | 0.0201 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0103 people per person | 0.0081 people per person | 0.0131 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0136 people per person | 0.0123 people per person | 0.0171 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0104 people per person | 0.0092 people per person | 0.0125 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0082 people per person | 0.0073 people per person | 0.0098 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0078 people per person | 0.0072 people per person | 0.0083 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Military personnel, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.008 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0201 people per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0072 people per person in 2020.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.