Military personnel, per square kilometre in Cuba
Cuba: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.4721 people per square kilometre in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.4721 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
47th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.77 people per square kilometre
in 1984
All-time low
0.4283 people per square kilometre
in 2001
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Cuba, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 0.4721 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Cuba peaked at 2.77 people per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.4283 people per square kilometre, in 2001.
Cuba ranks 47th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Cuba, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.51 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.51 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.7449 people per square kilometre | -70.4% |
| 1964 | 1.02 people per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1965 | 1.02 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.02 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.02 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.02 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.3 people per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1970 | 1.3 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.3 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.3 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.3 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.3 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.12 people per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1976 | 1.16 people per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 1.86 people per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1978 | 1.96 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 1.96 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.05 people per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 2.09 people per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 2.14 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 2.33 people per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 2.77 people per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1985 | 2.77 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.77 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.77 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.77 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.77 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.77 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.77 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.63 people per square kilometre | -41.1% |
| 1993 | 1.63 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.3 people per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6518 people per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6518 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5121 people per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5121 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4655 people per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.54 people per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4283 people per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4324 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4323 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4511 people per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4604 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4604 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4604 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4604 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4604 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4604 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4585 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4595 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4702 people per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4711 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4707 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.471 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4721 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4721 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4721 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4721 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4721 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4721 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.4721 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1665 people per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.4721 people per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0877 people per square kilometre, 5.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per square kilometre in Cuba 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 | -70.4% | 2.51 people per square kilometre | 0.7449 people per square kilometre |
| 1977 | +60.0% | 1.16 people per square kilometre | 1.86 people per square kilometre |
| 1995 | -50.0% | 1.3 people per square kilometre | 0.6518 people per square kilometre |
| 1992 | -41.1% | 2.77 people per square kilometre | 1.63 people per square kilometre |
| 1964 | +37.5% | 0.7449 people per square kilometre | 1.02 people per square kilometre |
| 1969 | +27.3% | 1.02 people per square kilometre | 1.3 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.36 people per square kilometre | 0.7449 people per square kilometre | 2.51 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.46 people per square kilometre | 1.12 people per square kilometre | 1.96 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.52 people per square kilometre | 2.05 people per square kilometre | 2.77 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 people per square kilometre | 0.4655 people per square kilometre | 2.77 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4586 people per square kilometre | 0.4283 people per square kilometre | 0.54 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4677 people per square kilometre | 0.4585 people per square kilometre | 0.4721 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4721 people per square kilometre | 0.4721 people per square kilometre | 0.4721 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 44 Switzerland 0.5062 people per square kilometre compare
- 45 India 0.4911 people per square kilometre compare
- 46 Philippines 0.4863 people per square kilometre compare
- 48 Turkey 0.4613 people per square kilometre compare
- 49 Ethiopia 0.4457 people per square kilometre compare
- 50 Iraq 0.4446 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Cuba
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.529 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3791 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Cuba?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Cuba was 0.4721 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 2.77 people per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4283 people per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Cuba rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Cuba ranks 47th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba 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.