Military personnel, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.7542 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.7542 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 1.35 people per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7542 people per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Belgium 33rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.29 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 1.29 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.29 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.35 people per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 1.29 people per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 1.22 people per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 1.22 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.32 people per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 1.32 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.29 people per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.25 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.25 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.12 people per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 1.09 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.02 people per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 1.02 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.02 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.989 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.951 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8854 people per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8526 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.787 people per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7542 people per square kilometre | -4.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.7542 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2867 people per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.7542 people per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2964 people per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.29 people per square kilometre | 1.22 people per square kilometre | 1.35 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 people per square kilometre | 0.8854 people per square kilometre | 1.25 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.798 people per square kilometre | 0.7542 people per square kilometre | 0.8526 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 30 Syria 0.9203 people per square kilometre compare
- 31 Pakistan 0.8458 people per square kilometre compare
- 32 Azerbaijan 0.7743 people per square kilometre compare
- 34 Thailand 0.7066 people per square kilometre compare
- 35 Cambodia 0.7025 people per square kilometre compare
- 36 Japan 0.6776 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Belgium was 0.7542 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 people per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7542 people per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 33rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.