Military personnel, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.0078 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.0078 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
164th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.0112 people per square kilometre
in 1970
All-time low
0.006 people per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per square kilometre in Australia is 0.0078 people per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0112 people per square kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.006 people per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Australia 164th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.006 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0064 people per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0064 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0069 people per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0069 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0077 people per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0094 people per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0104 people per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0107 people per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0112 people per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0112 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0112 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0092 people per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0089 people per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0091 people per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0092 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0091 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0091 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0091 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0092 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0094 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0095 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0095 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0092 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0091 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0092 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0091 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0092 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0091 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0089 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0089 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0089 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0089 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0085 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0085 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0085 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0085 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0085 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0072 people per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0066 people per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0066 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0066 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.007 people per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0069 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0069 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0069 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0068 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0066 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0072 people per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0072 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0074 people per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0074 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0074 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0073 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0074 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0074 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0075 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0075 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0075 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0074 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0078 people per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0078 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0078 people per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2867 people per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0078 people per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1719 people per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0079 people per square kilometre | 0.006 people per square kilometre | 0.0107 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0097 people per square kilometre | 0.0089 people per square kilometre | 0.0112 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0093 people per square kilometre | 0.0091 people per square kilometre | 0.0095 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0085 people per square kilometre | 0.0072 people per square kilometre | 0.0089 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0068 people per square kilometre | 0.0066 people per square kilometre | 0.0072 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0074 people per square kilometre | 0.0072 people per square kilometre | 0.0075 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0077 people per square kilometre | 0.0074 people per square kilometre | 0.0078 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 161 Suriname 0.0125 people per square kilometre compare
- 162 Namibia 0.0121 people per square kilometre compare
- 163 Papua New Guinea 0.0088 people per square kilometre compare
- 165 Canada 0.0076 people per square kilometre compare
- 166 Mongolia 0.0064 people per square kilometre compare
- 167 Libya 0.004 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0078 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0112 people per square kilometre in 1970.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.006 people per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 164th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military personnel ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.