Military personnel, per capita in Vietnam
Vietnam: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0048 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Vietnam, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, per capita in Vietnam stood at 0.0048 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Vietnam peaked at 0.0213 people per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 people per person, in 2022.
Vietnam ranks 42nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0074 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0075 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0076 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0071 people per person | -6.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0071 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0069 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0067 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0107 people per person | +59.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0112 people per person | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0118 people per person | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0109 people per person | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0107 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0144 people per person | +34.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0142 people per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0146 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0138 people per person | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0134 people per person | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0126 people per person | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0131 people per person | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0127 people per person | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0171 people per person | +35.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0186 people per person | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0182 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0183 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0213 people per person | +16.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0174 people per person | -18.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0209 people per person | +20.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0205 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0199 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0195 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.016 people per person | -17.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0155 people per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0126 people per person | -19.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0123 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0099 people per person | -19.8% |
| 1995 | 0.009 people per person | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0089 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0088 people per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0085 people per person | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0064 people per person | -25.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0063 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0062 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0061 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0061 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.006 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.006 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0055 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0054 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0053 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0053 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0052 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0051 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0054 people per person | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0053 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0053 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0052 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0051 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0051 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.005 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.005 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0049 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0049 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0048 people per person | -0.7% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.0048 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.0048 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0019 people per person, 2.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Vietnam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +59.6% | 0.0067 people per person | 0.0107 people per person |
| 1980 | +35.5% | 0.0127 people per person | 0.0171 people per person |
| 1972 | +34.3% | 0.0107 people per person | 0.0144 people per person |
| 1999 | -25.2% | 0.0085 people per person | 0.0064 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0084 people per person | 0.0067 people per person | 0.0118 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.013 people per person | 0.0107 people per person | 0.0146 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0192 people per person | 0.0171 people per person | 0.0213 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0108 people per person | 0.0064 people per person | 0.016 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0058 people per person | 0.0053 people per person | 0.0063 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0052 people per person | 0.005 people per person | 0.0054 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0049 people per person | 0.0048 people per person | 0.0049 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More reference data data for Vietnam
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 12.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 23.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Vietnam?
- Military personnel, per capita in Vietnam was 0.0048 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0213 people per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 people per person in 2022.
- How does Vietnam rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Vietnam ranks 42nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.