Military personnel, per square kilometre in Moldova
Moldova: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.1521 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Moldova, 1992–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, per square kilometre in Moldova stood at 0.1521 people per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Moldova peaked at 0.3945 people per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.152 people per square kilometre, in 2017.
Moldova ranks 92nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Moldova, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.2738 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.3945 people per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3339 people per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3644 people per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3644 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3341 people per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3342 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3343 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3041 people per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2433 people per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2129 people per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.213 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2129 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2128 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2128 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2128 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1824 people per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1824 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1826 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1522 people per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1522 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1521 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1521 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1521 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1521 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.152 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.152 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.152 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.152 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.152 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1521 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.1521 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1665 people per square kilometre, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.1521 people per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2964 people per square kilometre, 51% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per square kilometre in Moldova 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +44.1% | 0.2738 people per square kilometre | 0.3945 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3417 people per square kilometre | 0.2738 people per square kilometre | 0.3945 people per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.219 people per square kilometre | 0.1824 people per square kilometre | 0.3041 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1551 people per square kilometre | 0.152 people per square kilometre | 0.1826 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.152 people per square kilometre | 0.152 people per square kilometre | 0.1521 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 89 Estonia 0.1638 people per square kilometre compare
- 90 Nigeria 0.157 people per square kilometre compare
- 91 Afghanistan 0.1533 people per square kilometre compare
- 93 Bhutan 0.1508 people per square kilometre compare
- 94 Montenegro 0.1487 people per square kilometre compare
- 95 United States 0.1487 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Moldova
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2466 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1366 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6426 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Moldova?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Moldova was 0.1521 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3945 people per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.152 people per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Moldova rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Moldova ranks 92nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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.