Military personnel, per square kilometre in Cambodia
Cambodia: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.7025 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.7025 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.25 people per square kilometre
in 1974
All-time low
0.0567 people per square kilometre
in 1979
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Cambodia, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.7025 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Cambodia peaked at 1.25 people per square kilometre in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0567 people per square kilometre, in 1979.
That places Cambodia 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3682 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3966 people per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4249 people per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4249 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4305 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4702 people per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4702 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4759 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4815 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4815 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.16 people per square kilometre | +141.2% |
| 1972 | 1.13 people per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 1.21 people per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 1.25 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3512 people per square kilometre | -71.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3512 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3966 people per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3966 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0567 people per square kilometre | -85.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1983 people per square kilometre | +250.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1133 people per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1133 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1133 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.17 people per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1983 people per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3399 people per square kilometre | +71.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3399 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3399 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5608 people per square kilometre | +65.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6345 people per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6345 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7648 people per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5778 people per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3966 people per square kilometre | -31.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3966 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3399 people per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3399 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3399 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3399 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7931 people per square kilometre | +133.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7931 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7081 people per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7081 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7081 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7025 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7025 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7025 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7025 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7025 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7025 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7025 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7025 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7025 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7025 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7025 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7025 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7025 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7025 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7025 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7025 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7025 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7025 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.7025 people per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1031 people per square kilometre, 6.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.7025 people per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1719 people per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4381 people per square kilometre | 0.3682 people per square kilometre | 0.4815 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6781 people per square kilometre | 0.0567 people per square kilometre | 1.25 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2487 people per square kilometre | 0.1133 people per square kilometre | 0.5608 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4764 people per square kilometre | 0.3399 people per square kilometre | 0.7648 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7223 people per square kilometre | 0.7025 people per square kilometre | 0.7931 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7025 people per square kilometre | 0.7025 people per square kilometre | 0.7025 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7025 people per square kilometre | 0.7025 people per square kilometre | 0.7025 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 32 Azerbaijan 0.7743 people per square kilometre compare
- 33 Belgium 0.7542 people per square kilometre compare
- 34 Thailand 0.7066 people per square kilometre compare
- 36 Japan 0.6776 people per square kilometre compare
- 37 Nepal 0.6767 people per square kilometre compare
- 38 United Kingdom 0.62 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Cambodia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6712 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8836 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.81 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Cambodia?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Cambodia was 0.7025 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 people per square kilometre in 1974.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0567 people per square kilometre in 1979.
- How does Cambodia rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Cambodia ranks 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.