Military personnel, per square kilometre in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 1.25 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.25 people per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
18th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.25 people per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.3611 people per square kilometre
in 1972
Years of data
51
1972–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, 1972–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 1.25 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Bangladesh peaked at 1.25 people per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3611 people per square kilometre, in 1972.
Bangladesh ranks 18th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.3611 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.6607 people per square kilometre | +83.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7682 people per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7682 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.968 people per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1977 | 0.968 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.991 people per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9219 people per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5454 people per square kilometre | -40.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5915 people per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5915 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5915 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6223 people per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6991 people per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6991 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7836 people per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7836 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7913 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7913 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.822 people per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.822 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.822 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8681 people per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8835 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8681 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.845 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.845 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.845 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.05 people per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2001 | 1.05 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.05 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.968 people per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.968 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.968 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.968 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9756 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.15 people per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 1.21 people per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.21 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.21 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.21 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.21 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.21 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.21 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.21 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.21 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.21 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.21 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.25 people per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.25 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.25 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1.25 people per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1031 people per square kilometre, 12.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1.25 people per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.5839 people per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8009 people per square kilometre | 0.3611 people per square kilometre | 0.991 people per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.6699 people per square kilometre | 0.5454 people per square kilometre | 0.7913 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8412 people per square kilometre | 0.7913 people per square kilometre | 0.8835 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 people per square kilometre | 0.968 people per square kilometre | 1.21 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 people per square kilometre | 1.21 people per square kilometre | 1.21 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 people per square kilometre | 1.25 people per square kilometre | 1.25 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 15 Rwanda 1.34 people per square kilometre compare
- 16 Brunei 1.33 people per square kilometre compare
- 17 Cyprus 1.3 people per square kilometre compare
- 19 El Salvador 1.21 people per square kilometre compare
- 20 Ukraine 1.19 people per square kilometre compare
- 21 United Arab Emirates 1.17 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Bangladesh?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Bangladesh was 1.25 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 people per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3611 people per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Bangladesh rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 18th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.