Military personnel, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.1064 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.1064 people per square kilometre
Change on year
up 71.4%
World rank
110th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.1064 people per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0 people per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per square kilometre in Benin is 0.1064 people per square kilometre, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is up 71.4% on the previous year and up 140.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.1064 people per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 people per square kilometre, in 1961.
Benin ranks 110th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0089 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0.0177 people per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0177 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0177 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0177 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0266 people per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0266 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0177 people per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0177 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0177 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0177 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0266 people per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0266 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0266 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0266 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0177 people per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0355 people per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0355 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0355 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0532 people per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0532 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0532 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0532 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0532 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0355 people per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0355 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0443 people per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0443 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0532 people per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0621 people per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0621 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0709 people per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0709 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0709 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0709 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0709 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0709 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0709 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0443 people per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0443 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0443 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0443 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0443 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0443 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0443 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0443 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0443 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0443 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0443 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0443 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0443 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0621 people per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0621 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0621 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0621 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0621 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0621 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0621 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0621 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0621 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1064 people per square kilometre | +71.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.1064 people per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1031 people per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.1064 people per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0601 people per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0168 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre | 0.0266 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0248 people per square kilometre | 0.0177 people per square kilometre | 0.0355 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0461 people per square kilometre | 0.0355 people per square kilometre | 0.0532 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0674 people per square kilometre | 0.0532 people per square kilometre | 0.0709 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0443 people per square kilometre | 0.0443 people per square kilometre | 0.0443 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0568 people per square kilometre | 0.0443 people per square kilometre | 0.0621 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0769 people per square kilometre | 0.0621 people per square kilometre | 0.1064 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 107 Latvia 0.1125 people per square kilometre compare
- 108 Mexico 0.1111 people per square kilometre compare
- 109 Uzbekistan 0.1089 people per square kilometre compare
- 111 Nicaragua 0.0997 people per square kilometre compare
- 112 Chile 0.0929 people per square kilometre compare
- 113 Belize 0.0877 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.1064 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1064 people per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 110th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.