Military personnel, per square kilometre in Estonia
Estonia: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.1638 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Estonia, 1992–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.1638 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022.
That represents a change of up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Estonia peaked at 0.1651 people per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0708 people per square kilometre, in 1992.
Estonia ranks 89th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Estonia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0708 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.118 people per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0944 people per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1415 people per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1415 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1651 people per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1651 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1651 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.118 people per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0944 people per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1415 people per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1415 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.118 people per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 0.118 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.118 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0944 people per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0944 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.118 people per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.118 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1415 people per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1415 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.138 people per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.138 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.138 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.138 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1404 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1404 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1404 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1637 people per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1637 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1638 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.1638 people per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2867 people per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.1638 people per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2964 people per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per square kilometre in Estonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +66.7% | 0.0708 people per square kilometre | 0.118 people per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +50.0% | 0.0944 people per square kilometre | 0.1415 people per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +50.0% | 0.0944 people per square kilometre | 0.1415 people per square kilometre |
| 2000 | -28.6% | 0.1651 people per square kilometre | 0.118 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1327 people per square kilometre | 0.0708 people per square kilometre | 0.1651 people per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.1156 people per square kilometre | 0.0944 people per square kilometre | 0.1415 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1374 people per square kilometre | 0.118 people per square kilometre | 0.1415 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1638 people per square kilometre | 0.1637 people per square kilometre | 0.1638 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 86 Eswatini 0.1744 people per square kilometre compare
- 87 Guatemala 0.168 people per square kilometre compare
- 88 Ecuador 0.1651 people per square kilometre compare
- 90 Nigeria 0.157 people per square kilometre compare
- 91 Afghanistan 0.1533 people per square kilometre compare
- 92 Moldova 0.1521 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Estonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0363 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2774 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1743 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1975 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Estonia?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Estonia was 0.1638 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1651 people per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0708 people per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Estonia rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Estonia ranks 89th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.