Military personnel, per square kilometre in Austria
Austria: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.2787 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.2787 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
73rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.9089 people per square kilometre
in 1963
All-time low
0.2545 people per square kilometre
in 2017
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Austria, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0.2787 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022.
That represents a change of down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Austria peaked at 0.9089 people per square kilometre in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.2545 people per square kilometre, in 2017.
Austria ranks 73rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Austria, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4605 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4605 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.9089 people per square kilometre | +97.4% |
| 1964 | 0.6665 people per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6665 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6665 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7271 people per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6665 people per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1969 | 0.6665 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6665 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.7271 people per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7271 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7271 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7271 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6059 people per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4847 people per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4484 people per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4847 people per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4847 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4847 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4847 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4847 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6059 people per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4847 people per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4847 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4726 people per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8483 people per square kilometre | +79.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6665 people per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5817 people per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5211 people per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5332 people per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6301 people per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6301 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5453 people per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5453 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5453 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5817 people per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7271 people per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5938 people per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4847 people per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4241 people per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4241 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4241 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4484 people per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4847 people per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4847 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4847 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4847 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4241 people per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3272 people per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3151 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3151 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2787 people per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2787 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2787 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2787 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2545 people per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2666 people per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2545 people per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2787 people per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2787 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2787 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.2787 people per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2867 people per square kilometre, 97% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.2787 people per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2964 people per square kilometre, 94% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per square kilometre in Austria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +97.4% | 0.4605 people per square kilometre | 0.9089 people per square kilometre |
| 1987 | +79.5% | 0.4726 people per square kilometre | 0.8483 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6544 people per square kilometre | 0.4605 people per square kilometre | 0.9089 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6083 people per square kilometre | 0.4484 people per square kilometre | 0.7271 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5599 people per square kilometre | 0.4726 people per square kilometre | 0.8483 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5853 people per square kilometre | 0.5211 people per square kilometre | 0.7271 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4569 people per square kilometre | 0.4241 people per square kilometre | 0.4847 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2848 people per square kilometre | 0.2545 people per square kilometre | 0.3272 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2787 people per square kilometre | 0.2787 people per square kilometre | 0.2787 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 70 Slovenia 0.298 people per square kilometre compare
- 71 Portugal 0.2947 people per square kilometre compare
- 72 Albania 0.292 people per square kilometre compare
- 74 Spain 0.2481 people per square kilometre compare
- 75 Cape Verde 0.2481 people per square kilometre compare
- 76 Togo 0.239 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Austria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6222 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Austria?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Austria was 0.2787 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9089 people per square kilometre in 1963.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2545 people per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Austria rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Austria ranks 73rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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.