Military personnel, per square kilometre in Belarus
Belarus: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.2365 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Belarus, 1992–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 0.2365 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022.
The figure is down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Belarus peaked at 0.5668 people per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.2217 people per square kilometre, in 2018.
Belarus ranks 77th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Belarus, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5026 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.5668 people per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3697 people per square kilometre | -34.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3697 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3697 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3993 people per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4092 people per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4092 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3944 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3599 people per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3599 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3599 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3598 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3598 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3598 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3105 people per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3598 people per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3598 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3598 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2366 people per square kilometre | -34.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2365 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2365 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2365 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2365 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2217 people per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2217 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2217 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2365 people per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2365 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.2365 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1665 people per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.2365 people per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2964 people per square kilometre, 80% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per square kilometre in Belarus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -34.8% | 0.5668 people per square kilometre | 0.3697 people per square kilometre |
| 2013 | -34.2% | 0.3598 people per square kilometre | 0.2366 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4296 people per square kilometre | 0.3697 people per square kilometre | 0.5668 people per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.3682 people per square kilometre | 0.3105 people per square kilometre | 0.4092 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2705 people per square kilometre | 0.2217 people per square kilometre | 0.3598 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2316 people per square kilometre | 0.2217 people per square kilometre | 0.2365 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 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
- 78 Tunisia 0.2317 people per square kilometre compare
- 79 Colombia 0.2307 people per square kilometre compare
- 80 Uganda 0.2244 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Belarus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3462 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.96 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Belarus?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Belarus was 0.2365 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5668 people per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2217 people per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Belarus rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Belarus ranks 77th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.