Military personnel, per square kilometre in Brazil
Brazil: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.0439 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.0439 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
134th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.0647 people per square kilometre
in 1987
All-time low
0.0215 people per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Brazil, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.0439 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 0.0647 people per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0215 people per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Brazil 134th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0215 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0221 people per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0365 people per square kilometre | +64.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0377 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0383 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0389 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0395 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0431 people per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0449 people per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0449 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0491 people per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0503 people per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.052 people per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0544 people per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0538 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0538 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0538 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0538 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0538 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0538 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.055 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.055 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0549 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0593 people per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0631 people per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0647 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0382 people per square kilometre | -41.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0382 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0353 people per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0353 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0354 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0354 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0354 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0354 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0354 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0354 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0354 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0359 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0345 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0345 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0345 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0345 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0353 people per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0363 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0343 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0345 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.044 people per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2009 | 0.039 people per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0392 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.038 people per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.038 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.038 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.038 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.038 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0401 people per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0401 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0401 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0401 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0439 people per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0439 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0439 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0439 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1665 people per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0439 people per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0877 people per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per square kilometre in Brazil 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 | +64.9% | 0.0221 people per square kilometre | 0.0365 people per square kilometre |
| 1988 | -41.0% | 0.0647 people per square kilometre | 0.0382 people per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +27.8% | 0.0345 people per square kilometre | 0.044 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0354 people per square kilometre | 0.0215 people per square kilometre | 0.0431 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0511 people per square kilometre | 0.0449 people per square kilometre | 0.0544 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0536 people per square kilometre | 0.0382 people per square kilometre | 0.0647 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0354 people per square kilometre | 0.0353 people per square kilometre | 0.0359 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0361 people per square kilometre | 0.0343 people per square kilometre | 0.044 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.039 people per square kilometre | 0.038 people per square kilometre | 0.0401 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0439 people per square kilometre | 0.0439 people per square kilometre | 0.0439 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 131 Kyrgyzstan 0.0574 people per square kilometre compare
- 132 Sudan 0.0557 people per square kilometre compare
- 133 Cameroon 0.0529 people per square kilometre compare
- 135 Kenya 0.0413 people per square kilometre compare
- 136 Guinea 0.0407 people per square kilometre compare
- 137 Sweden 0.0368 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Brazil?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Brazil was 0.0439 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0647 people per square kilometre in 1987.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0215 people per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 134th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.