Military personnel, per square kilometre in Qatar
Qatar: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 1.48 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.48 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.48 people per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0 people per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
52
1971–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Qatar, 1971–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per square kilometre in Qatar is 1.48 people per square kilometre, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Qatar peaked at 1.48 people per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 people per square kilometre, in 1971.
Qatar ranks 13th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Qatar, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.1723 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.2584 people per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2584 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4307 people per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4307 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4307 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4307 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4307 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5168 people per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5168 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5168 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5168 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5168 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6029 people per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7752 people per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9475 people per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6029 people per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6029 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9475 people per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9475 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6891 people per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6891 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8613 people per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8613 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9475 people per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9475 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9475 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.03 people per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 1.03 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.03 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.03 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.03 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.03 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.03 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.03 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.03 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.03 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.03 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.03 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.03 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.03 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.03 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.04 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.04 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.04 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.04 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.48 people per square kilometre | +41.7% |
| 2019 | 1.48 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.48 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.48 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.48 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 1.48 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2867 people per square kilometre, 5.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 1.48 people per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4428 people per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3158 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre | 0.4307 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6115 people per square kilometre | 0.5168 people per square kilometre | 0.9475 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8872 people per square kilometre | 0.6891 people per square kilometre | 1.03 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 people per square kilometre | 1.03 people per square kilometre | 1.03 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 people per square kilometre | 1.03 people per square kilometre | 1.48 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 people per square kilometre | 1.48 people per square kilometre | 1.48 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 10 Barbados 2.33 people per square kilometre compare
- 11 Vietnam 1.54 people per square kilometre compare
- 12 Armenia 1.52 people per square kilometre compare
- 14 Tonga 1.39 people per square kilometre compare
- 15 Rwanda 1.34 people per square kilometre compare
- 16 Brunei 1.33 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Qatar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0397 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1746 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Qatar?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Qatar was 1.48 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 people per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Qatar rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Qatar ranks 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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.