Military personnel, per square kilometre in Finland
Finland: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.0625 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.0625 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
127th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.1576 people per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0625 people per square kilometre
in 2021
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Finland, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per square kilometre in Finland is 0.0625 people per square kilometre, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Finland peaked at 0.1576 people per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0625 people per square kilometre, in 2021.
Finland ranks 127th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Finland, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1576 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1543 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1149 people per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1313 people per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1313 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1313 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1313 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1313 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1313 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1313 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1313 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1313 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1313 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1313 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1313 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1182 people per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1313 people per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1313 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1182 people per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1182 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1182 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1182 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1313 people per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1313 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1313 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1215 people per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1215 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1313 people per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 0.128 people per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1018 people per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1051 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1083 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1018 people per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1149 people per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1051 people per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1149 people per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1149 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1149 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1149 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1051 people per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1051 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1051 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0886 people per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0919 people per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0919 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0921 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0954 people per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0954 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0954 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0757 people per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0724 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0724 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0724 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0724 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0724 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0724 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0724 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0724 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0724 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0724 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0625 people per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0625 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.0625 people per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2867 people per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.0625 people per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2964 people per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.135 people per square kilometre | 0.1149 people per square kilometre | 0.1576 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1287 people per square kilometre | 0.1182 people per square kilometre | 0.1313 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1251 people per square kilometre | 0.1182 people per square kilometre | 0.1313 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1097 people per square kilometre | 0.1018 people per square kilometre | 0.1149 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0966 people per square kilometre | 0.0886 people per square kilometre | 0.1051 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | 0.0724 people per square kilometre | 0.0757 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0658 people per square kilometre | 0.0625 people per square kilometre | 0.0724 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 124 Lesotho 0.0659 people per square kilometre compare
- 125 Tajikistan 0.0648 people per square kilometre compare
- 126 Peru 0.0633 people per square kilometre compare
- 128 South Africa 0.061 people per square kilometre compare
- 129 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0591 people per square kilometre compare
- 130 Algeria 0.0584 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Finland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Finland?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Finland was 0.0625 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1576 people per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0625 people per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Finland rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Finland ranks 127th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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.