Military personnel, per square kilometre in Mexico
Mexico: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.1111 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.1111 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
108th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.144 people per square kilometre
in 2011
All-time low
0.0309 people per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Mexico, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, per square kilometre in Mexico stood at 0.1111 people per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Mexico peaked at 0.144 people per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0309 people per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Mexico 108th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0309 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0329 people per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0334 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0334 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0334 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0386 people per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0412 people per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0386 people per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0386 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0412 people per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0412 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0412 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0412 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0437 people per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0489 people per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0514 people per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0514 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0617 people per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0617 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0617 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0643 people per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0669 people per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0669 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0664 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.072 people per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0725 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0725 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0792 people per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0792 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.09 people per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 0.09 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.09 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.09 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.09 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.09 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.09 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1286 people per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1312 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1312 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0993 people per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0993 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0993 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0993 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0993 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0993 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0993 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1224 people per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1281 people per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1312 people per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1379 people per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.144 people per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.144 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1389 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1389 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1373 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1425 people per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1425 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1425 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1425 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1214 people per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1111 people per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1111 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.1111 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1665 people per square kilometre, 67% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.1111 people per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0877 people per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0357 people per square kilometre | 0.0309 people per square kilometre | 0.0412 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0484 people per square kilometre | 0.0412 people per square kilometre | 0.0617 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0702 people per square kilometre | 0.0617 people per square kilometre | 0.0792 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1021 people per square kilometre | 0.09 people per square kilometre | 0.1312 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1077 people per square kilometre | 0.0993 people per square kilometre | 0.1312 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1411 people per square kilometre | 0.1373 people per square kilometre | 0.144 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1145 people per square kilometre | 0.1111 people per square kilometre | 0.1214 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 105 Malawi 0.1167 people per square kilometre compare
- 106 Ireland 0.1161 people per square kilometre compare
- 107 Latvia 0.1125 people per square kilometre compare
- 109 Uzbekistan 0.1089 people per square kilometre compare
- 110 Benin 0.1064 people per square kilometre compare
- 111 Nicaragua 0.0997 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Mexico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Mexico?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Mexico was 0.1111 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.144 people per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0309 people per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Mexico ranks 108th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.