Military personnel, per capita in Sudan
Sudan: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0021 people per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, per capita in Sudan, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 0.0021 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Sudan peaked at 0.0065 people per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 people per person, in 1960.
Sudan ranks 105th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Sudan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0012 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0021 people per person | +74.4% |
| 1962 | 0.002 people per person | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0018 people per person | -8.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0019 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0018 people per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.002 people per person | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0019 people per person | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0018 people per person | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0022 people per person | +20.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0021 people per person | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0029 people per person | +35.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0028 people per person | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0027 people per person | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0026 people per person | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0036 people per person | +37.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 people per person | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0033 people per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0045 people per person | +36.5% |
| 1979 | 0.004 people per person | -12.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0038 people per person | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0049 people per person | +28.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0047 people per person | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0045 people per person | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0033 people per person | -26.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0033 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0029 people per person | -10.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0028 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0031 people per person | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 0.003 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.003 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0029 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0036 people per person | +23.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0035 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0034 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0036 people per person | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0035 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0041 people per person | +15.4% |
| 1998 | 0.004 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0039 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0037 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0041 people per person | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 0.004 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 people per person | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0033 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0032 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.003 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.003 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0065 people per person | +118.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0063 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0061 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0059 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0057 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 people per person | -58.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0021 people per person | -2.7% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.0021 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0015 people per person, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.0021 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 people per person, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +118.7% | 0.003 people per person | 0.0065 people per person |
| 1961 | +74.4% | 0.0012 people per person | 0.0021 people per person |
| 2018 | -58.8% | 0.0057 people per person | 0.0024 people per person |
| 1975 | +37.9% | 0.0026 people per person | 0.0036 people per person |
| 1978 | +36.5% | 0.0033 people per person | 0.0045 people per person |
| 1971 | +35.3% | 0.0021 people per person | 0.0029 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0019 people per person | 0.0012 people per person | 0.0022 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0032 people per person | 0.0021 people per person | 0.0045 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0036 people per person | 0.0028 people per person | 0.0049 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0035 people per person | 0.0029 people per person | 0.0041 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 people per person | 0.0032 people per person | 0.0041 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0044 people per person | 0.0023 people per person | 0.0065 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 people per person | 0.0021 people per person | 0.0022 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Sudan?
- Military personnel, per capita in Sudan was 0.0021 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0065 people per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 people per person in 1960.
- How does Sudan rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Sudan ranks 105th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.