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Military personnel, per square kilometre in Canada

Canada: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.0076 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.0076 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
165th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.0138 people per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0058 people per square kilometre
in 2002
Years of data
62
1961–2022

Military personnel, per square kilometre in Canada, 1961–2022

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.

Analysis

Canada recorded 0.0076 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022.

The figure is up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Canada peaked at 0.0138 people per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0058 people per square kilometre, in 2002.

Canada ranks 165th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.

Military personnel, per square kilometre in Canada, year by year

Year people per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0138 people per square kilometre —
1962 0.0138 people per square kilometre +0.0%
1963 0.0134 people per square kilometre -3.2%
1964 0.0134 people per square kilometre +0.0%
1965 0.0134 people per square kilometre +0.0%
1966 0.0123 people per square kilometre -8.3%
1967 0.0117 people per square kilometre -4.5%
1968 0.0117 people per square kilometre +0.0%
1969 0.0112 people per square kilometre -4.8%
1970 0.0106 people per square kilometre -5.0%
1971 0.0095 people per square kilometre -10.5%
1972 0.01 people per square kilometre +5.9%
1973 0.0091 people per square kilometre -8.9%
1974 0.0091 people per square kilometre +0.0%
1975 0.0087 people per square kilometre -4.9%
1976 0.0087 people per square kilometre +0.0%
1977 0.0087 people per square kilometre +0.0%
1978 0.0088 people per square kilometre +1.3%
1979 0.0088 people per square kilometre +0.0%
1980 0.0091 people per square kilometre +3.8%
1981 0.009 people per square kilometre -1.2%
1982 0.009 people per square kilometre +0.0%
1983 0.009 people per square kilometre +0.0%
1984 0.0091 people per square kilometre +1.2%
1985 0.0093 people per square kilometre +1.2%
1986 0.0095 people per square kilometre +2.4%
1987 0.0096 people per square kilometre +1.2%
1988 0.0098 people per square kilometre +2.3%
1989 0.0098 people per square kilometre +0.0%
1990 0.0097 people per square kilometre -1.1%
1991 0.0096 people per square kilometre -1.1%
1992 0.0091 people per square kilometre -4.7%
1993 0.0085 people per square kilometre -7.3%
1994 0.0084 people per square kilometre -1.3%
1995 0.0078 people per square kilometre -6.7%
1996 0.0074 people per square kilometre -5.7%
1997 0.0068 people per square kilometre -7.6%
1998 0.0067 people per square kilometre -1.6%
1999 0.0067 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2000 0.0066 people per square kilometre -1.7%
2001 0.0064 people per square kilometre -3.4%
2002 0.0058 people per square kilometre -8.8%
2003 0.0058 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2004 0.0064 people per square kilometre +9.6%
2005 0.0069 people per square kilometre +8.8%
2006 0.0069 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2007 0.007 people per square kilometre +1.6%
2008 0.0071 people per square kilometre +1.6%
2009 0.0071 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2010 0.0074 people per square kilometre +3.1%
2011 0.0074 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2012 0.0074 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2013 0.0074 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2014 0.0074 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2015 0.0074 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.0074 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2017 0.007 people per square kilometre -4.5%
2018 0.007 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2019 0.0075 people per square kilometre +6.3%
2020 0.0075 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.0076 people per square kilometre +2.0%
2022 0.0076 people per square kilometre +0.0%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 0.0076 people per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2867 people per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (64 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0127 people per square kilometre 0.0112 people per square kilometre 0.0138 people per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0092 people per square kilometre 0.0087 people per square kilometre 0.0106 people per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0093 people per square kilometre 0.009 people per square kilometre 0.0098 people per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0081 people per square kilometre 0.0067 people per square kilometre 0.0097 people per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0066 people per square kilometre 0.0058 people per square kilometre 0.0071 people per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0073 people per square kilometre 0.007 people per square kilometre 0.0075 people per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0076 people per square kilometre 0.0075 people per square kilometre 0.0076 people per square kilometre 3

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 162 Namibia 0.0121 people per square kilometre compare
  2. 163 Papua New Guinea 0.0088 people per square kilometre compare
  3. 164 Australia 0.0078 people per square kilometre compare
  4. 166 Mongolia 0.0064 people per square kilometre compare
  5. 167 Libya 0.004 people per square kilometre compare
  6. 168 Andorra 0 people per square kilometre
  7. 168 Antigua and Barbuda 0 people per square kilometre
  8. 168 Costa Rica 0 people per square kilometre compare
  9. 168 Dominica 0 people per square kilometre
  10. 168 Micronesia (country) 0 people per square kilometre
  11. 168 Grenada 0 people per square kilometre compare
  12. 168 Iceland 0 people per square kilometre
  13. 168 Kiribati 0 people per square kilometre
  14. 168 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 people per square kilometre
  15. 168 Saint Lucia 0 people per square kilometre
  16. 168 Liechtenstein 0 people per square kilometre
  17. 168 Luxembourg 0 people per square kilometre compare
  18. 168 Monaco 0 people per square kilometre
  19. 168 Maldives 0 people per square kilometre
  20. 168 Marshall Islands 0 people per square kilometre
  21. 168 Mauritius 0 people per square kilometre compare
  22. 168 Nauru 0 people per square kilometre
  23. 168 Panama 0 people per square kilometre compare
  24. 168 Palau 0 people per square kilometre
  25. 168 Solomon Islands 0 people per square kilometre
  26. 168 San Marino 0 people per square kilometre
  27. 168 Seychelles 0 people per square kilometre compare
  28. 168 Tuvalu 0 people per square kilometre
  29. 168 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 people per square kilometre
  30. 168 Vanuatu 0 people per square kilometre
  31. 168 Samoa 0 people per square kilometre

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Frequently asked questions

What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Canada?
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Canada was 0.0076 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 0.0138 people per square kilometre in 1961.
What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0058 people per square kilometre in 2002.
How does Canada rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Canada ranks 165th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Canada 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)

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Indicator
Military personnel, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 9,818 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

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.