Military personnel, per capita in East Timor
East Timor: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0015 people per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, per capita in East Timor, 2005–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per capita in East Timor is 0.0015 people per person, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in East Timor peaked at 0.0015 people per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 people per person, in 2018.
That places East Timor 129th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in East Timor, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0011 people per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.001 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.001 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.001 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 people per person | +96.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 people per person | -1.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.0015 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0016 people per person, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.0015 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0019 people per person, 78% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in East Timor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +96.2% | 0.0008 people per person | 0.0015 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.001 people per person | 0.0009 people per person | 0.0011 people per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 people per person | 0.0008 people per person | 0.0015 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 people per person | 0.0015 people per person | 0.0015 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4255 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0652 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in East Timor?
- Military personnel, per capita in East Timor was 0.0015 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 people per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 people per person in 2018.
- How does East Timor rank for military personnel, per capita?
- East Timor ranks 129th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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.