Military personnel, per square kilometre in India
India: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.4911 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.4911 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.5617 people per square kilometre
in 1975
All-time low
0.2607 people per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in India, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per square kilometre in India is 0.4911 people per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.5617 people per square kilometre in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.2607 people per square kilometre, in 1961.
India ranks 45th 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 India, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2607 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2691 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3643 people per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4087 people per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4103 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4709 people per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4776 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4978 people per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5079 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5213 people per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.5247 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5348 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5449 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5449 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5617 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4843 people per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4272 people per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4372 people per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4325 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3713 people per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3713 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3767 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3713 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3767 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4238 people per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4238 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4238 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4574 people per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4238 people per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4238 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4238 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4238 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4238 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4238 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4238 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4238 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4238 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4372 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4372 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4382 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4248 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4366 people per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4456 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4456 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4456 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4456 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4426 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4332 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4309 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4456 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4456 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4456 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4456 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4456 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4527 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4527 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4692 people per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4692 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.486 people per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4897 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4911 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4911 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.4911 people per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1031 people per square kilometre, 4.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 0.4911 people per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.5839 people per square kilometre, 84% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per square kilometre in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +35.4% | 0.2691 people per square kilometre | 0.3643 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4075 people per square kilometre | 0.2607 people per square kilometre | 0.5079 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5013 people per square kilometre | 0.4272 people per square kilometre | 0.5617 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.402 people per square kilometre | 0.3713 people per square kilometre | 0.4574 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4265 people per square kilometre | 0.4238 people per square kilometre | 0.4372 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4389 people per square kilometre | 0.4248 people per square kilometre | 0.4456 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4558 people per square kilometre | 0.4456 people per square kilometre | 0.486 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4906 people per square kilometre | 0.4897 people per square kilometre | 0.4911 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
- 42 Comoros 0.5373 people per square kilometre compare
- 43 Germany 0.5238 people per square kilometre compare
- 44 Switzerland 0.5062 people per square kilometre compare
- 46 Philippines 0.4863 people per square kilometre compare
- 47 Cuba 0.4721 people per square kilometre compare
- 48 Turkey 0.4613 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in India?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in India was 0.4911 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5617 people per square kilometre in 1975.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2607 people per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 45th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.