Military personnel, per square kilometre in Djibouti

Djibouti: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.3451 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.3451 people per square kilometre
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
62nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.4745 people per square kilometre
in 2007
All-time low
0 people per square kilometre
in 1977
Years of data
46
1977–2022

Military personnel, per square kilometre in Djibouti, 1977–2022

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for military personnel, per square kilometre in Djibouti is 0.3451 people per square kilometre, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Djibouti peaked at 0.4745 people per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 people per square kilometre, in 1977.

Djibouti ranks 62nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Military personnel, per square kilometre in Djibouti, 1977 to 2022.
Year people per square kilometre Change
1977 0 people per square kilometre
1978 0.1294 people per square kilometre
1979 0.1294 people per square kilometre +0.0%
1980 0.0431 people per square kilometre -66.7%
1981 0.0863 people per square kilometre +100.0%
1982 0.1294 people per square kilometre +50.0%
1983 0.0863 people per square kilometre -33.3%
1984 0.1294 people per square kilometre +50.0%
1985 0.2157 people per square kilometre +66.7%
1986 0.1726 people per square kilometre -20.0%
1987 0.1726 people per square kilometre +0.0%
1988 0.1726 people per square kilometre +0.0%
1989 0.1726 people per square kilometre +0.0%
1990 0.1726 people per square kilometre +0.0%
1991 0.1294 people per square kilometre -25.0%
1992 0.3451 people per square kilometre +166.7%
1993 0.3451 people per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.3451 people per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.3451 people per square kilometre +0.0%
1996 0.3451 people per square kilometre +0.0%
1997 0.3451 people per square kilometre +0.0%
1998 0.3451 people per square kilometre +0.0%
1999 0.3451 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2000 0.3451 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2001 0.4314 people per square kilometre +25.0%
2002 0.4314 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2003 0.4314 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2004 0.4314 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2005 0.4314 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2006 0.4314 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2007 0.4745 people per square kilometre +10.0%
2008 0.4745 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2009 0.4314 people per square kilometre -9.1%
2010 0.4314 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2011 0.4314 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2012 0.4314 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2013 0.4314 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2014 0.4314 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2015 0.4314 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.4314 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2017 0.4314 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2018 0.4314 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2019 0.4314 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2020 0.4314 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.4314 people per square kilometre +0.0%
2022 0.3451 people per square kilometre -20.0%

Djibouti compared with similar countries

  • Djibouti's 0.3451 people per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1031 people per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Djibouti's 0.3451 people per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4428 people per square kilometre, 78% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0863 people per square kilometre 0 people per square kilometre 0.1294 people per square kilometre 3
1980s 0.1381 people per square kilometre 0.0431 people per square kilometre 0.2157 people per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.3063 people per square kilometre 0.1294 people per square kilometre 0.3451 people per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.4314 people per square kilometre 0.3451 people per square kilometre 0.4745 people per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.4314 people per square kilometre 0.4314 people per square kilometre 0.4314 people per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.4026 people per square kilometre 0.3451 people per square kilometre 0.4314 people per square kilometre 3

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 59 Lithuania 0.3674 people per square kilometre compare
  2. 60 Hungary 0.3506 people per square kilometre compare
  3. 61 Czechia 0.3499 people per square kilometre compare
  4. 63 Malaysia 0.3439 people per square kilometre compare
  5. 64 Bulgaria 0.3408 people per square kilometre compare
  6. 65 Serbia 0.333 people per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Djibouti?
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Djibouti was 0.3451 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 0.4745 people per square kilometre in 2007.
What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 0 people per square kilometre in 1977.
How does Djibouti rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Djibouti ranks 62nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Djibouti 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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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)

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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.