Military personnel, per square kilometre in Malaysia
Malaysia: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.3439 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.3439 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
63rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.3957 people per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.0426 people per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Malaysia, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.3439 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022.
That represents a change of up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Malaysia peaked at 0.3957 people per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0426 people per square kilometre, in 1963.
Malaysia ranks 63rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1339 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.14 people per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0426 people per square kilometre | -69.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0974 people per square kilometre | +128.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1126 people per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1065 people per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1217 people per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 0.14 people per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1969 | 0.14 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1765 people per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1887 people per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 0.21 people per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2131 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2283 people per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2313 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2435 people per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2404 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2496 people per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2496 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2526 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2739 people per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2891 people per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3013 people per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3805 people per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3348 people per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3439 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3439 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3439 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.35 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3957 people per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3896 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3896 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.35 people per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 0.35 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3713 people per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3896 people per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3348 people per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3348 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2891 people per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2922 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3044 people per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3044 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3165 people per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3257 people per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3348 people per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3348 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3318 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3318 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3318 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3318 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3318 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3318 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3318 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3318 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3318 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3318 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3318 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3318 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3439 people per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3439 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3439 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3439 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.3439 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1665 people per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.3439 people per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1719 people per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per square kilometre in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +128.6% | 0.0426 people per square kilometre | 0.0974 people per square kilometre |
| 1963 | -69.6% | 0.14 people per square kilometre | 0.0426 people per square kilometre |
| 1984 | +26.3% | 0.3013 people per square kilometre | 0.3805 people per square kilometre |
| 1970 | +26.1% | 0.14 people per square kilometre | 0.1765 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.115 people per square kilometre | 0.0426 people per square kilometre | 0.14 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2231 people per square kilometre | 0.1765 people per square kilometre | 0.2496 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3214 people per square kilometre | 0.2526 people per square kilometre | 0.3805 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3595 people per square kilometre | 0.2891 people per square kilometre | 0.3957 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3208 people per square kilometre | 0.2922 people per square kilometre | 0.3348 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.333 people per square kilometre | 0.3318 people per square kilometre | 0.3439 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3439 people per square kilometre | 0.3439 people per square kilometre | 0.3439 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 60 Hungary 0.3506 people per square kilometre compare
- 61 Czechia 0.3499 people per square kilometre compare
- 62 Djibouti 0.3451 people per square kilometre compare
- 64 Bulgaria 0.3408 people per square kilometre compare
- 65 Serbia 0.333 people per square kilometre compare
- 66 North Macedonia 0.3172 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Malaysia?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Malaysia was 0.3439 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3957 people per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0426 people per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Malaysia rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 63rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.