Military personnel, per capita in Thailand

Thailand: Military personnel, per capita was 0.005 people per person in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.005 people per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
37th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.006 people per person
in 1973
All-time low
0.0028 people per person
in 1964
Years of data
63
1960–2022

Military personnel, per capita in Thailand, 1960–2022

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.

Analysis

In 2022, military personnel, per capita in Thailand stood at 0.005 people per person.

That represents a change of up 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Thailand peaked at 0.006 people per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 people per person, in 1964.

That places Thailand 37th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Military personnel, per capita in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Military personnel, per capita in Thailand, 1960 to 2022.
Year people per person Change
1960 0.0036 people per person
1961 0.0029 people per person -19.9%
1962 0.0029 people per person +0.7%
1963 0.0029 people per person -0.6%
1964 0.0028 people per person -2.9%
1965 0.0042 people per person +50.7%
1966 0.0047 people per person +11.1%
1967 0.0046 people per person -2.9%
1968 0.0049 people per person +7.5%
1969 0.005 people per person +1.9%
1970 0.0049 people per person -2.7%
1971 0.0053 people per person +8.5%
1972 0.0054 people per person +2.4%
1973 0.006 people per person +10.7%
1974 0.0055 people per person -7.5%
1975 0.0055 people per person +0.2%
1976 0.0054 people per person -1.9%
1977 0.0054 people per person -1.4%
1978 0.0057 people per person +6.4%
1979 0.0056 people per person -2.1%
1980 0.0051 people per person -8.3%
1981 0.0054 people per person +4.7%
1982 0.0053 people per person -1.9%
1983 0.0048 people per person -8.6%
1984 0.0048 people per person -1.0%
1985 0.0047 people per person -1.8%
1986 0.005 people per person +7.0%
1987 0.0049 people per person -1.7%
1988 0.0048 people per person -1.7%
1989 0.0053 people per person +8.7%
1990 0.0052 people per person -1.6%
1991 0.0051 people per person -1.6%
1992 0.005 people per person -1.6%
1993 0.0051 people per person +2.6%
1994 0.005 people per person -3.1%
1995 0.0049 people per person -2.1%
1996 0.0048 people per person -1.4%
1997 0.0047 people per person -1.3%
1998 0.0046 people per person -4.0%
1999 0.0048 people per person +5.8%
2000 0.0048 people per person -0.8%
2001 0.0048 people per person +0.6%
2002 0.0048 people per person -1.0%
2003 0.0048 people per person +1.7%
2004 0.0047 people per person -2.2%
2005 0.0047 people per person -1.8%
2006 0.0046 people per person -0.8%
2007 0.0046 people per person -0.8%
2008 0.0045 people per person -1.1%
2009 0.0045 people per person -0.4%
2010 0.0045 people per person -1.0%
2011 0.0044 people per person -0.6%
2012 0.0044 people per person -0.6%
2013 0.0052 people per person +17.3%
2014 0.0051 people per person -0.5%
2015 0.0051 people per person -0.5%
2016 0.0051 people per person -0.5%
2017 0.0051 people per person -0.4%
2018 0.0051 people per person -0.3%
2019 0.005 people per person -0.2%
2020 0.005 people per person -0.2%
2021 0.005 people per person -0.1%
2022 0.005 people per person -0.0%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 0.005 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 0.005 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0019 people per person, 2.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Military personnel, per capita in Thailand 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.

YearChange FromTo
1965 +50.7% 0.0028 people per person 0.0042 people per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0039 people per person 0.0028 people per person 0.005 people per person 10
1970s 0.0055 people per person 0.0049 people per person 0.006 people per person 10
1980s 0.005 people per person 0.0047 people per person 0.0054 people per person 10
1990s 0.0049 people per person 0.0046 people per person 0.0052 people per person 10
2000s 0.0047 people per person 0.0045 people per person 0.0048 people per person 10
2010s 0.0049 people per person 0.0044 people per person 0.0052 people per person 10
2020s 0.005 people per person 0.005 people per person 0.005 people per person 3

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 34 Belarus 0.0052 people per person compare
  2. 35 Estonia 0.0052 people per person compare
  3. 36 Turkmenistan 0.0051 people per person compare
  4. 38 Bahamas 0.005 people per person compare
  5. 39 Dominican Republic 0.005 people per person compare
  6. 40 Belize 0.005 people per person compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is military personnel, per capita in Thailand?
Military personnel, per capita in Thailand was 0.005 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.006 people per person in 1973.
What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 people per person in 1964.
How does Thailand rank for military personnel, per capita?
Thailand ranks 37th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand 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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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

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Indicator
Military personnel, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 10,155 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

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.