Military personnel, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 1.16 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.16 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.16 people per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.3312 people per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 1.16 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 124.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.16 people per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3312 people per square kilometre, in 1971.
Dominican Republic ranks 23rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3933 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3933 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.414 people per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3933 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3519 people per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3933 people per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3933 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3726 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3519 people per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3519 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3312 people per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3312 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3312 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3726 people per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3726 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3726 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3933 people per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3933 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3933 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4968 people per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4968 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5175 people per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4761 people per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4554 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4554 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4347 people per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4347 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.414 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4347 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4347 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4347 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4554 people per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4554 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4554 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4554 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4554 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4554 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5175 people per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 0.621 people per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4968 people per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4968 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4968 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5382 people per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5175 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5175 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5175 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5175 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.03 people per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 1.03 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.03 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5175 people per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5175 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5175 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9522 people per square kilometre | +84.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9522 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.16 people per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 1.16 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.16 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.16 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.16 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.16 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.16 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 1.16 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1665 people per square kilometre, 7.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 1.16 people per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0877 people per square kilometre, 13.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3841 people per square kilometre | 0.3519 people per square kilometre | 0.414 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3643 people per square kilometre | 0.3312 people per square kilometre | 0.3933 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4616 people per square kilometre | 0.414 people per square kilometre | 0.5175 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.474 people per square kilometre | 0.4347 people per square kilometre | 0.621 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6168 people per square kilometre | 0.4968 people per square kilometre | 1.03 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9131 people per square kilometre | 0.5175 people per square kilometre | 1.16 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 people per square kilometre | 1.16 people per square kilometre | 1.16 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 20 Ukraine 1.19 people per square kilometre compare
- 21 United Arab Emirates 1.17 people per square kilometre compare
- 22 Burundi 1.17 people per square kilometre compare
- 24 Jordan 1.14 people per square kilometre compare
- 25 Sao Tome and Principe 1.04 people per square kilometre compare
- 26 Greece 1.02 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic was 1.16 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 people per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3312 people per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Dominican Republic ranks 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.