Military personnel, per square kilometre in Chile
Chile: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.0929 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.0929 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
112th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.1708 people per square kilometre
in 1986
All-time low
0.0794 people per square kilometre
in 2011
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Chile, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, per square kilometre in Chile stood at 0.0929 people per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Chile peaked at 0.1708 people per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0794 people per square kilometre, in 2011.
Chile ranks 112th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Chile, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0847 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0847 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1009 people per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0941 people per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0941 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0874 people per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0941 people per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0941 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0941 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0941 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0941 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1009 people per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1009 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.121 people per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1479 people per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1493 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1493 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1493 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1493 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.156 people per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.156 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.156 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1695 people per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1654 people per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1668 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1708 people per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1708 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1291 people per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1278 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1278 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.121 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1237 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1237 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1372 people per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1372 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1372 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1372 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1345 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1184 people per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 0.117 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1184 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1076 people per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1036 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1049 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1049 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1049 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1022 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0874 people per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 0.082 people per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.082 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0794 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0794 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0794 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0822 people per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0822 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0876 people per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0876 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1037 people per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1037 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1037 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0929 people per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0929 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.0929 people per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2867 people per square kilometre, 32% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.0929 people per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0877 people per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0921 people per square kilometre | 0.0847 people per square kilometre | 0.1009 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1256 people per square kilometre | 0.0941 people per square kilometre | 0.1493 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1568 people per square kilometre | 0.1278 people per square kilometre | 0.1708 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1298 people per square kilometre | 0.1184 people per square kilometre | 0.1372 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1033 people per square kilometre | 0.082 people per square kilometre | 0.1184 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0867 people per square kilometre | 0.0794 people per square kilometre | 0.1037 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0965 people per square kilometre | 0.0929 people per square kilometre | 0.1037 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 109 Uzbekistan 0.1089 people per square kilometre compare
- 110 Benin 0.1064 people per square kilometre compare
- 111 Nicaragua 0.0997 people per square kilometre compare
- 113 Belize 0.0877 people per square kilometre compare
- 114 Angola 0.0858 people per square kilometre compare
- 115 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0849 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Chile
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2204 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Chile?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Chile was 0.0929 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1708 people per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0794 people per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Chile rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Chile ranks 112th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 62 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.