Military personnel, per square kilometre in Russia
Russia: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.0727 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Russia, 1992–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per square kilometre in Russia is 0.0727 people per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 32.2% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Russia peaked at 0.1159 people per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0471 people per square kilometre, in 2015.
Russia ranks 121st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Russia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.1159 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0915 people per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0855 people per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0855 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0794 people per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0794 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.061 people per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0549 people per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0613 people per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0596 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0603 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0587 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.061 people per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0633 people per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0627 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0627 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0627 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0627 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0627 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0639 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0584 people per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0516 people per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0516 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0471 people per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0487 people per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0507 people per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.055 people per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.055 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.055 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.055 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | +32.2% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 0.0727 people per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2867 people per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Russia's 0.0727 people per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2964 people per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per square kilometre in Russia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +32.2% | 0.055 people per square kilometre | 0.0727 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0816 people per square kilometre | 0.0549 people per square kilometre | 0.1159 people per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0615 people per square kilometre | 0.0587 people per square kilometre | 0.0633 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0545 people per square kilometre | 0.0471 people per square kilometre | 0.0639 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0609 people per square kilometre | 0.055 people per square kilometre | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 118 Yemen 0.0758 people per square kilometre compare
- 119 Zimbabwe 0.075 people per square kilometre compare
- 120 Senegal 0.0727 people per square kilometre compare
- 122 Ghana 0.0703 people per square kilometre compare
- 123 Norway 0.0686 people per square kilometre compare
- 124 Lesotho 0.0659 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Russia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 26.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 31.32 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 129.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 26.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Russia?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Russia was 0.0727 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1159 people per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0471 people per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Russia rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Russia ranks 121st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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.