Military personnel, per square kilometre in Denmark
Denmark: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.375 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Denmark, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.375 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Denmark peaked at 1.25 people per square kilometre in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.375 people per square kilometre, in 2019.
Denmark ranks 56th 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 Denmark, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.12 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.18 people per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 1.12 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 1.12 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.25 people per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 1.25 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.25 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.12 people per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1969 | 1.12 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.12 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.12 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.12 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.975 people per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1974 | 0.875 people per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1975 | 0.85 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.775 people per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.825 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.825 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.825 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.825 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8 people per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.75 people per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.775 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.725 people per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7 people per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.75 people per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.775 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.775 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.75 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7 people per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.675 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7 people per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.675 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7 people per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.725 people per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.625 people per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1999 | 0.675 people per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.55 people per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2001 | 0.525 people per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.575 people per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.575 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.55 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.525 people per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.525 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.55 people per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.75 people per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 2009 | 0.75 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.675 people per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.475 people per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 2012 | 0.475 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4 people per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 0.425 people per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.425 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.425 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.425 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 people per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.375 people per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.375 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.375 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.375 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.375 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2867 people per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.375 people per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2964 people per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per square kilometre in Denmark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +36.4% | 0.55 people per square kilometre | 0.75 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.17 people per square kilometre | 1.12 people per square kilometre | 1.25 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.93 people per square kilometre | 0.775 people per square kilometre | 1.12 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7625 people per square kilometre | 0.7 people per square kilometre | 0.825 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7 people per square kilometre | 0.625 people per square kilometre | 0.775 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5875 people per square kilometre | 0.525 people per square kilometre | 0.75 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.45 people per square kilometre | 0.375 people per square kilometre | 0.675 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.375 people per square kilometre | 0.375 people per square kilometre | 0.375 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 53 Gambia 0.3953 people per square kilometre compare
- 54 France 0.3767 people per square kilometre compare
- 55 Iran 0.376 people per square kilometre compare
- 57 Slovakia 0.3744 people per square kilometre compare
- 58 Poland 0.3724 people per square kilometre compare
- 59 Lithuania 0.3674 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Denmark
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Denmark?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Denmark was 0.375 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 people per square kilometre in 1965.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.375 people per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Denmark rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Denmark ranks 56th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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.