Military personnel, per capita in Singapore
Singapore: Military personnel, per capita was 0.009 people per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, per capita in Singapore, 1965–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per capita in Singapore is 0.009 people per person, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Singapore peaked at 0.0272 people per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 1965.
Singapore ranks 14th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Singapore, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 people per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 people per person | — |
| 1967 | 0.0051 people per person | — |
| 1968 | 0.0055 people per person | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0059 people per person | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0067 people per person | +14.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0071 people per person | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0093 people per person | +30.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0109 people per person | +17.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0108 people per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0119 people per person | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0153 people per person | +27.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0155 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0272 people per person | +75.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0239 people per person | -12.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0207 people per person | -13.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0233 people per person | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0227 people per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0157 people per person | -30.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0205 people per person | +30.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0205 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0205 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0202 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0197 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0191 people per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0184 people per person | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0179 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0173 people per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0169 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0164 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.015 people per person | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0144 people per person | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0145 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0153 people per person | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0152 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0149 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0145 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0144 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0175 people per person | +21.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0173 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0171 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0166 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0159 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0151 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0146 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0144 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0141 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0137 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0135 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0133 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0132 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.013 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.013 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0129 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0128 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.009 people per person | -29.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0094 people per person | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.009 people per person | -3.3% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.009 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 3.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.009 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0019 people per person, 4.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Singapore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +75.6% | 0.0155 people per person | 0.0272 people per person |
| 1972 | +30.9% | 0.0071 people per person | 0.0093 people per person |
| 1984 | +30.8% | 0.0157 people per person | 0.0205 people per person |
| 1983 | -30.9% | 0.0227 people per person | 0.0157 people per person |
| 1976 | +27.9% | 0.0119 people per person | 0.0153 people per person |
| 2020 | -29.9% | 0.0128 people per person | 0.009 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0033 people per person | 0 people per person | 0.0059 people per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0139 people per person | 0.0067 people per person | 0.0272 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0203 people per person | 0.0157 people per person | 0.0233 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0161 people per person | 0.0144 people per person | 0.0184 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0158 people per person | 0.0144 people per person | 0.0175 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0134 people per person | 0.0128 people per person | 0.0144 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0091 people per person | 0.009 people per person | 0.0094 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Singapore?
- Military personnel, per capita in Singapore was 0.009 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0272 people per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 1965.
- How does Singapore rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Singapore ranks 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.