Military personnel, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.554 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.554 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.554 people per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.0923 people per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
61
1962–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1962–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.554 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 0.554 people per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0923 people per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Jamaica 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.1847 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0.0923 people per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0923 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0923 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0923 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0923 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0923 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0923 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0923 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3693 people per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3693 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3693 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3693 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0923 people per square kilometre | -75.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0923 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0923 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1847 people per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0923 people per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1847 people per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1847 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1847 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1847 people per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1847 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3693 people per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3693 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.554 people per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.554 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.554 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.554 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1665 people per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.554 people per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0877 people per square kilometre, 6.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1039 people per square kilometre | 0.0923 people per square kilometre | 0.1847 people per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.2124 people per square kilometre | 0.0923 people per square kilometre | 0.3693 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2308 people per square kilometre | 0.1847 people per square kilometre | 0.277 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.277 people per square kilometre | 0.277 people per square kilometre | 0.277 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.277 people per square kilometre | 0.277 people per square kilometre | 0.277 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2955 people per square kilometre | 0.277 people per square kilometre | 0.3693 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.554 people per square kilometre | 0.554 people per square kilometre | 0.554 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 36 Japan 0.6776 people per square kilometre compare
- 37 Nepal 0.6767 people per square kilometre compare
- 38 United Kingdom 0.62 people per square kilometre compare
- 40 Myanmar 0.5455 people per square kilometre compare
- 41 Italy 0.5444 people per square kilometre compare
- 42 Comoros 0.5373 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 0.554 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.554 people per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0923 people per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Jamaica rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.