Military personnel, per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0048 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in South Sudan, 2012–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 0.0048 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in South Sudan peaked at 0.0188 people per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 people per person, in 2022.
That places South Sudan 43rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.013 people per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.0188 people per person | +44.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0187 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0167 people per person | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0171 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.018 people per person | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0183 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0177 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0173 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0049 people per person | -71.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0048 people per person | -1.4% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.0048 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0015 people per person, 3.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.0048 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 people per person, 3.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0173 people per person | 0.013 people per person | 0.0188 people per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.009 people per person | 0.0048 people per person | 0.0173 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3667 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 19,422 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 684.53 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 325.82 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 8,797 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 6.36 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 577.67 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 944.75 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in South Sudan?
- Military personnel, per capita in South Sudan was 0.0048 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0188 people per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 people per person in 2022.
- How does South Sudan rank for military personnel, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 43rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.