Military personnel, per square kilometre in Portugal
Portugal: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.2947 people per square kilometre in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.2947 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
71st
of 193 countries
All-time high
3.3 people per square kilometre
in 1964
All-time low
0.2947 people per square kilometre
in 2019
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Portugal, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per square kilometre in Portugal is 0.2947 people per square kilometre, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Portugal peaked at 3.3 people per square kilometre in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.2947 people per square kilometre, in 2019.
Portugal ranks 71st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Portugal, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8197 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8743 people per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 1.58 people per square kilometre | +81.3% |
| 1964 | 3.3 people per square kilometre | +108.3% |
| 1965 | 1.75 people per square kilometre | -47.0% |
| 1966 | 2.08 people per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1967 | 2.13 people per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 2.35 people per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1969 | 2.46 people per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 2.51 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 2.68 people per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 2.79 people per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 3.02 people per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 3.08 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 1.14 people per square kilometre | -63.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9071 people per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8743 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8962 people per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8852 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9617 people per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 0.9617 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9945 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 1.02 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.09 people per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 1.11 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 1.1 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.15 people per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 1.14 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.14 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9508 people per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9399 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8743 people per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7432 people per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 1.33 people per square kilometre | +79.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8525 people per square kilometre | -36.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7978 people per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7869 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.776 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.776 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4918 people per square kilometre | -36.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4809 people per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4809 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4918 people per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4918 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.492 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.492 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.481 people per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4701 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4695 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4695 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4695 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4695 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4694 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4694 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3821 people per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3602 people per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3275 people per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3384 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2947 people per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2947 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2947 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2947 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.2947 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2867 people per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.2947 people per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2964 people per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per square kilometre in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +108.3% | 1.58 people per square kilometre | 3.3 people per square kilometre |
| 1963 | +81.3% | 0.8743 people per square kilometre | 1.58 people per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +79.4% | 0.7432 people per square kilometre | 1.33 people per square kilometre |
| 1975 | -63.1% | 3.08 people per square kilometre | 1.14 people per square kilometre |
| 1965 | -47.0% | 3.3 people per square kilometre | 1.75 people per square kilometre |
| 2000 | -36.6% | 0.776 people per square kilometre | 0.4918 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.93 people per square kilometre | 0.8197 people per square kilometre | 3.3 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.88 people per square kilometre | 0.8743 people per square kilometre | 3.08 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 people per square kilometre | 0.9617 people per square kilometre | 1.15 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8831 people per square kilometre | 0.7432 people per square kilometre | 1.33 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4842 people per square kilometre | 0.4695 people per square kilometre | 0.492 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.405 people per square kilometre | 0.2947 people per square kilometre | 0.4695 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2947 people per square kilometre | 0.2947 people per square kilometre | 0.2947 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 68 Croatia 0.3038 people per square kilometre compare
- 69 Georgia 0.3022 people per square kilometre compare
- 70 Slovenia 0.298 people per square kilometre compare
- 72 Albania 0.292 people per square kilometre compare
- 73 Austria 0.2787 people per square kilometre compare
- 74 Spain 0.2481 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Portugal?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Portugal was 0.2947 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3 people per square kilometre in 1964.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2947 people per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Portugal rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 71st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal 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.