Military personnel, per square kilometre in China
China: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.2168 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 0.2168 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.506 people per square kilometre in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.2168 people per square kilometre, in 2018.
That places China 82nd 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 China, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2343 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.245 people per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2663 people per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2929 people per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2556 people per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2769 people per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2887 people per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2982 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3014 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3036 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3164 people per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3238 people per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3462 people per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 0.458 people per square kilometre | +32.3% |
| 1975 | 0.458 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.458 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.458 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4793 people per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.49 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4953 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.506 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4633 people per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4367 people per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4367 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4367 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4293 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.376 people per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4026 people per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4154 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3728 people per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3409 people per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3366 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3227 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3121 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3121 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2823 people per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2769 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2769 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2556 people per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2993 people per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2461 people per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2418 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2397 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.24 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2402 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2402 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2402 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2242 people per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2327 people per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2434 people per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2434 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2434 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2434 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2485 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2485 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2485 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2325 people per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2168 people per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2168 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2168 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2168 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2168 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.2168 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1665 people per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 0.2168 people per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1719 people per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per square kilometre in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +32.3% | 0.3462 people per square kilometre | 0.458 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2733 people per square kilometre | 0.2343 people per square kilometre | 0.3014 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4091 people per square kilometre | 0.3036 people per square kilometre | 0.49 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4398 people per square kilometre | 0.376 people per square kilometre | 0.506 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3089 people per square kilometre | 0.2556 people per square kilometre | 0.3728 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2444 people per square kilometre | 0.2242 people per square kilometre | 0.2993 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2385 people per square kilometre | 0.2168 people per square kilometre | 0.2485 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2168 people per square kilometre | 0.2168 people per square kilometre | 0.2168 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
- 79 Colombia 0.2307 people per square kilometre compare
- 80 Uganda 0.2244 people per square kilometre compare
- 81 Fiji 0.2189 people per square kilometre compare
- 83 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2148 people per square kilometre compare
- 84 Indonesia 0.2092 people per square kilometre compare
- 85 Bahamas 0.1998 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for China
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in China?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in China was 0.2168 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.506 people per square kilometre in 1981.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2168 people per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does China rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 82nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.