Military personnel, per square kilometre in Egypt
Egypt: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.441 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.441 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.4711 people per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
0.1356 people per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Egypt, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.441 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Egypt peaked at 0.4711 people per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1356 people per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Egypt 51st out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Egypt, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.216 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.221 people per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1356 people per square kilometre | -38.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1607 people per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2059 people per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1966 | 0.216 people per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 0.221 people per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1959 people per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2311 people per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2562 people per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3164 people per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3918 people per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3918 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4119 people per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4018 people per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4018 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3516 people per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1978 | 0.449 people per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1979 | 0.449 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.449 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.449 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.449 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.449 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4681 people per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4681 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4018 people per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4521 people per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4541 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4521 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.436 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.436 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4259 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4259 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.432 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.432 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.432 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.432 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.432 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.432 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.45 people per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.445 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.445 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4521 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4611 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4711 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4711 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4711 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4711 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4711 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4711 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4711 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.441 people per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.441 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.441 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.441 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.441 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.441 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.441 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.441 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.441 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.441 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.441 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.441 people per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1031 people per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.441 people per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4428 people per square kilometre, 100% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2004 people per square kilometre | 0.1356 people per square kilometre | 0.2311 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3821 people per square kilometre | 0.2562 people per square kilometre | 0.449 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4492 people per square kilometre | 0.4018 people per square kilometre | 0.4681 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4316 people per square kilometre | 0.4259 people per square kilometre | 0.436 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4609 people per square kilometre | 0.445 people per square kilometre | 0.4711 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.447 people per square kilometre | 0.441 people per square kilometre | 0.4711 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.441 people per square kilometre | 0.441 people per square kilometre | 0.441 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 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
- 52 Morocco 0.4392 people per square kilometre compare
- 53 Gambia 0.3953 people per square kilometre compare
- 54 France 0.3767 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Egypt?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Egypt was 0.441 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4711 people per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1356 people per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Egypt rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 51st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.