Military personnel, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.6776 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.6776 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.7133 people per square kilometre
in 2006
All-time low
0.619 people per square kilometre
in 1966
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.6776 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.7133 people per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.619 people per square kilometre, in 1966.
That places Japan 36th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6272 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6409 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.6627 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.6654 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.6708 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.619 people per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 0.6299 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.6409 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6436 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6436 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6381 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6356 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6356 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6465 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6467 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6439 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6441 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6523 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6523 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6607 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6578 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6636 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6581 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6608 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.661 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6718 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6692 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.672 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6775 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6857 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6857 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6637 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6637 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6391 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6583 people per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6859 people per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6859 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6996 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6584 people per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6502 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6584 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6584 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6584 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6584 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6584 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7133 people per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6584 people per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6584 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.631 people per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.631 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6804 people per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6804 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6776 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6776 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6776 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6776 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6776 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6776 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6776 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6776 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6776 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6776 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.6776 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2867 people per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.6776 people per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1719 people per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6445 people per square kilometre | 0.619 people per square kilometre | 0.6708 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6439 people per square kilometre | 0.6356 people per square kilometre | 0.6523 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6652 people per square kilometre | 0.6578 people per square kilometre | 0.6775 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6726 people per square kilometre | 0.6391 people per square kilometre | 0.6996 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6604 people per square kilometre | 0.631 people per square kilometre | 0.7133 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6735 people per square kilometre | 0.631 people per square kilometre | 0.6804 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6776 people per square kilometre | 0.6776 people per square kilometre | 0.6776 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 33 Belgium 0.7542 people per square kilometre compare
- 34 Thailand 0.7066 people per square kilometre compare
- 35 Cambodia 0.7025 people per square kilometre compare
- 37 Nepal 0.6767 people per square kilometre compare
- 38 United Kingdom 0.62 people per square kilometre compare
- 39 Jamaica 0.554 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Japan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.981 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Japan was 0.6776 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7133 people per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.619 people per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Japan rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 36th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.