Military personnel, per square kilometre in Philippines
Philippines: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.4863 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.4863 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.5265 people per square kilometre
in 1982
All-time low
0.1509 people per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Philippines, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, per square kilometre in Philippines stood at 0.4863 people per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Philippines peaked at 0.5265 people per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.1509 people per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Philippines 46th 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2079 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2012 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1509 people per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1576 people per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1542 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1509 people per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1509 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.171 people per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1844 people per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1978 people per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1945 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2079 people per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2112 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3018 people per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4025 people per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4695 people per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5198 people per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5232 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5232 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5198 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5232 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5265 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.379 people per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3521 people per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3857 people per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3521 people per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3521 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4964 people per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3756 people per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3656 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3589 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3589 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3589 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3488 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3488 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3454 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3521 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3555 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3589 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3555 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3589 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3555 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3555 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3555 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3555 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3555 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3555 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3555 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3555 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4025 people per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4192 people per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4192 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4192 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4192 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4192 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4192 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4192 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4192 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4762 people per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4762 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4863 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4863 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.4863 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1665 people per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.4863 people per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1719 people per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per square kilometre in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +42.9% | 0.2112 people per square kilometre | 0.3018 people per square kilometre |
| 1988 | +41.0% | 0.3521 people per square kilometre | 0.4964 people per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +33.3% | 0.3018 people per square kilometre | 0.4025 people per square kilometre |
| 1983 | -28.0% | 0.5265 people per square kilometre | 0.379 people per square kilometre |
| 1963 | -25.0% | 0.2012 people per square kilometre | 0.1509 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1699 people per square kilometre | 0.1509 people per square kilometre | 0.2079 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3551 people per square kilometre | 0.1945 people per square kilometre | 0.5232 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4263 people per square kilometre | 0.3521 people per square kilometre | 0.5265 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3552 people per square kilometre | 0.3454 people per square kilometre | 0.3656 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3558 people per square kilometre | 0.3555 people per square kilometre | 0.3589 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4232 people per square kilometre | 0.4025 people per square kilometre | 0.4762 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4829 people per square kilometre | 0.4762 people per square kilometre | 0.4863 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 43 Germany 0.5238 people per square kilometre compare
- 44 Switzerland 0.5062 people per square kilometre compare
- 45 India 0.4911 people per square kilometre compare
- 47 Cuba 0.4721 people per square kilometre compare
- 48 Turkey 0.4613 people per square kilometre compare
- 49 Ethiopia 0.4457 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Philippines
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 7.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 10.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 67.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.76 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Philippines?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Philippines was 0.4863 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5265 people per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1509 people per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Philippines rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Philippines ranks 46th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.