Military personnel, per square kilometre in Myanmar
Myanmar: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.5455 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Myanmar, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per square kilometre in Myanmar is 0.5455 people per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Myanmar peaked at 0.7467 people per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1377 people per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Myanmar 40th 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1377 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.153 people per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1607 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1882 people per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2035 people per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2066 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2081 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2081 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2647 people per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2662 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2678 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2923 people per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.303 people per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3091 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3198 people per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3213 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3183 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3244 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3244 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2739 people per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3213 people per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3213 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2739 people per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1984 | 0.277 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2846 people per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2846 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2846 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2846 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.306 people per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3519 people per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4376 people per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4376 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4927 people per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4927 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4927 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4927 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4927 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4927 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5279 people per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5264 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5264 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6794 people per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7467 people per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7009 people per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6551 people per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5754 people per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5738 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6215 people per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6215 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6215 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6215 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6216 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6217 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6217 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6217 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.622 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.622 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.622 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.622 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6221 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5455 people per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5455 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.5455 people per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1031 people per square kilometre, 5.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.5455 people per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1719 people per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per square kilometre in Myanmar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +29.1% | 0.5264 people per square kilometre | 0.6794 people per square kilometre |
| 1969 | +27.2% | 0.2081 people per square kilometre | 0.2647 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1923 people per square kilometre | 0.1377 people per square kilometre | 0.2647 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3046 people per square kilometre | 0.2662 people per square kilometre | 0.3244 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2912 people per square kilometre | 0.2739 people per square kilometre | 0.3213 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4711 people per square kilometre | 0.3519 people per square kilometre | 0.5279 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6227 people per square kilometre | 0.5264 people per square kilometre | 0.7467 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6218 people per square kilometre | 0.6215 people per square kilometre | 0.622 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.571 people per square kilometre | 0.5455 people per square kilometre | 0.6221 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 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
- 41 Italy 0.5444 people per square kilometre compare
- 42 Comoros 0.5373 people per square kilometre compare
- 43 Germany 0.5238 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Myanmar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 73.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.8 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Myanmar?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Myanmar was 0.5455 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7467 people per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1377 people per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Myanmar rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Myanmar ranks 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.