Military personnel, per square kilometre in Spain
Spain: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.2481 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Spain, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, per square kilometre in Spain stood at 0.2481 people per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Spain peaked at 0.7506 people per square kilometre in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.2402 people per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Spain 74th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Spain, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6903 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6803 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.7403 people per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 0.7403 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7403 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7503 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7403 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.7403 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7303 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.7303 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.7303 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7303 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7303 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7504 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7506 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7366 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.7467 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7447 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7487 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7128 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7328 people per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7448 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7108 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6848 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6287 people per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6287 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6287 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6087 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5546 people per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5266 people per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4926 people per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3964 people per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4085 people per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4265 people per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4205 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4065 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3944 people per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3784 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3103 people per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3327 people per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2889 people per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3567 people per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3025 people per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2985 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2945 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2946 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2945 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2987 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4452 people per square kilometre | +49.0% |
| 2010 | 0.256 people per square kilometre | -42.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2841 people per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2859 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2719 people per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2699 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2662 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2442 people per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2462 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2422 people per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2402 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2402 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2461 people per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2481 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.2481 people per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2867 people per square kilometre, 87% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.2481 people per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2964 people per square kilometre, 84% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per square kilometre in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +49.0% | 0.2987 people per square kilometre | 0.4452 people per square kilometre |
| 2010 | -42.5% | 0.4452 people per square kilometre | 0.256 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7281 people per square kilometre | 0.6803 people per square kilometre | 0.7503 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7399 people per square kilometre | 0.7303 people per square kilometre | 0.7506 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6635 people per square kilometre | 0.5546 people per square kilometre | 0.7448 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4161 people per square kilometre | 0.3103 people per square kilometre | 0.5266 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3207 people per square kilometre | 0.2889 people per square kilometre | 0.4452 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2607 people per square kilometre | 0.2402 people per square kilometre | 0.2859 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2448 people per square kilometre | 0.2402 people per square kilometre | 0.2481 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 71 Portugal 0.2947 people per square kilometre compare
- 72 Albania 0.292 people per square kilometre compare
- 73 Austria 0.2787 people per square kilometre compare
- 75 Cape Verde 0.2481 people per square kilometre compare
- 76 Togo 0.239 people per square kilometre compare
- 77 Belarus 0.2365 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Spain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Spain?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Spain was 0.2481 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7506 people per square kilometre in 1975.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2402 people per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Spain rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Spain ranks 74th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.