Military personnel, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0037 people per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 1962–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago is 0.0037 people per person, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.0037 people per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 people per person, in 1980.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 63rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.0011 people per person | — |
| 1963 | 0.0011 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0011 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0011 people per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.001 people per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.001 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.001 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.001 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.001 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.001 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.001 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.001 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0009 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0018 people per person | +97.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0017 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0016 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 people per person | +49.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 people per person | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0031 people per person | +33.2% |
| 2010 | 0.003 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.003 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.003 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.003 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.003 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.003 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.003 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0029 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0029 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0029 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 people per person | +24.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0037 people per person | +0.1% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0037 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 1.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0037 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0021 people per person, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +97.6% | 0.0009 people per person | 0.0018 people per person |
| 2000 | +49.4% | 0.0015 people per person | 0.0023 people per person |
| 2009 | +33.2% | 0.0023 people per person | 0.0031 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 people per person | 0.001 people per person | 0.0011 people per person | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.001 people per person | 0.0009 people per person | 0.001 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 people per person | 0.0009 people per person | 0.0018 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 people per person | 0.0015 people per person | 0.0016 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 people per person | 0.0022 people per person | 0.0031 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.003 people per person | 0.0029 people per person | 0.003 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 people per person | 0.0029 people per person | 0.0037 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More reference data data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0589 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2333 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0945 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7976 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0027 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Military personnel, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.0037 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0037 people per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 people per person in 1980.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 63rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.