Military personnel, per square kilometre in Pakistan
Pakistan: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.8458 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.8458 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
31st
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.8484 people per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.3152 people per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Pakistan, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per square kilometre in Pakistan is 0.8458 people per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Pakistan peaked at 0.8484 people per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3152 people per square kilometre, in 1961.
Pakistan ranks 31st of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3152 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.323 people per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3502 people per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3567 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3593 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3892 people per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4553 people per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4631 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.5059 people per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5059 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5241 people per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.454 people per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6045 people per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5124 people per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6512 people per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7835 people per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7628 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.672 people per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7057 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6058 people per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7264 people per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7628 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6214 people per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6214 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6266 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6266 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.624 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.624 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6746 people per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7135 people per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7329 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7524 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7524 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7524 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7524 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7524 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7913 people per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7654 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7654 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7939 people per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8043 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8043 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8043 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8043 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.803 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.803 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.803 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.803 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8004 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8004 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8004 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8328 people per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8328 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8354 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8354 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8354 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8484 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8484 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8484 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8484 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8458 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8458 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.8458 people per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1031 people per square kilometre, 8.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.8458 people per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4428 people per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per square kilometre in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +33.1% | 0.454 people per square kilometre | 0.6045 people per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +27.1% | 0.5124 people per square kilometre | 0.6512 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3909 people per square kilometre | 0.3152 people per square kilometre | 0.5059 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6176 people per square kilometre | 0.454 people per square kilometre | 0.7835 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6513 people per square kilometre | 0.6058 people per square kilometre | 0.7628 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.753 people per square kilometre | 0.7135 people per square kilometre | 0.7913 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8023 people per square kilometre | 0.7939 people per square kilometre | 0.8043 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8318 people per square kilometre | 0.8004 people per square kilometre | 0.8484 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8467 people per square kilometre | 0.8458 people per square kilometre | 0.8484 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 28 Netherlands 1.01 people per square kilometre compare
- 29 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9747 people per square kilometre compare
- 30 Syria 0.9203 people per square kilometre compare
- 32 Azerbaijan 0.7743 people per square kilometre compare
- 33 Belgium 0.7542 people per square kilometre compare
- 34 Thailand 0.7066 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Pakistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 91.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 260 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.79 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Pakistan?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Pakistan was 0.8458 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8484 people per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3152 people per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Pakistan rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Pakistan ranks 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.