Military personnel, per square kilometre in Eritrea
Eritrea: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 2.49 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Eritrea, 1993–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 2.49 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 49.5% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Eritrea peaked at 2.49 people per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4455 people per square kilometre, in 1995.
That places Eritrea 9th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.5446 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.5446 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4455 people per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4455 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5446 people per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9901 people per square kilometre | +81.8% |
| 1999 | 2.13 people per square kilometre | +115.0% |
| 2000 | 1.98 people per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 1.7 people per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 1.7 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 people per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 1.67 people per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 1.67 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.67 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.67 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.67 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.67 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.67 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.67 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.67 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.67 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.67 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.67 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.67 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.67 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.67 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.67 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.67 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.67 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.49 people per square kilometre | +49.5% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 2.49 people per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0839 people per square kilometre, 29.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 2.49 people per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0601 people per square kilometre, 41.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per square kilometre in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +115.0% | 0.9901 people per square kilometre | 2.13 people per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +81.8% | 0.5446 people per square kilometre | 0.9901 people per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +49.5% | 1.67 people per square kilometre | 2.49 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8062 people per square kilometre | 0.4455 people per square kilometre | 2.13 people per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.74 people per square kilometre | 1.67 people per square kilometre | 2 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 people per square kilometre | 1.67 people per square kilometre | 1.67 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 people per square kilometre | 1.67 people per square kilometre | 2.49 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 6 Lebanon 5.87 people per square kilometre compare
- 7 South Korea 5.69 people per square kilometre compare
- 8 Sri Lanka 4.12 people per square kilometre compare
- 10 Barbados 2.33 people per square kilometre compare
- 11 Vietnam 1.54 people per square kilometre compare
- 12 Armenia 1.52 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1781 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Eritrea?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Eritrea was 2.49 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.49 people per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4455 people per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Eritrea rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Eritrea ranks 9th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.