Military personnel, per square kilometre in Sweden
Sweden: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.0368 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.0368 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
137th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.1964 people per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0319 people per square kilometre
in 2010
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Sweden, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per square kilometre in Sweden is 0.0368 people per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Sweden peaked at 0.1964 people per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0319 people per square kilometre, in 2010.
That places Sweden 137th 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1964 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1964 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1718 people per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1718 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1718 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1718 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1718 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1841 people per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1841 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1841 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1841 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1841 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1841 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1841 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1841 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.162 people per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1694 people per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1694 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1669 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1718 people per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1718 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1718 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1669 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1694 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1694 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.162 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.162 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1596 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1522 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1596 people per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1547 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1718 people per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1718 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1718 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1718 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1473 people per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1473 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.135 people per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1277 people per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1301 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0835 people per square kilometre | -35.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0835 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0687 people per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0687 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0687 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0687 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0687 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0589 people per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0417 people per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0319 people per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0516 people per square kilometre | +61.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0491 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0516 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0368 people per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0368 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0737 people per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0737 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0737 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0737 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0368 people per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0368 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0368 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.0368 people per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2867 people per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.0368 people per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2964 people per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per square kilometre in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +100.0% | 0.0368 people per square kilometre | 0.0737 people per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +61.5% | 0.0319 people per square kilometre | 0.0516 people per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -50.0% | 0.0737 people per square kilometre | 0.0368 people per square kilometre |
| 2001 | -35.8% | 0.1301 people per square kilometre | 0.0835 people per square kilometre |
| 2009 | -29.2% | 0.0589 people per square kilometre | 0.0417 people per square kilometre |
| 2014 | -28.6% | 0.0516 people per square kilometre | 0.0368 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.18 people per square kilometre | 0.1718 people per square kilometre | 0.1964 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1772 people per square kilometre | 0.162 people per square kilometre | 0.1841 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1657 people per square kilometre | 0.1522 people per square kilometre | 0.1718 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1559 people per square kilometre | 0.1277 people per square kilometre | 0.1718 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0741 people per square kilometre | 0.0417 people per square kilometre | 0.1301 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0552 people per square kilometre | 0.0319 people per square kilometre | 0.0737 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0368 people per square kilometre | 0.0368 people per square kilometre | 0.0368 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 134 Brazil 0.0439 people per square kilometre compare
- 135 Kenya 0.0413 people per square kilometre compare
- 136 Guinea 0.0407 people per square kilometre compare
- 138 Haiti 0.0363 people per square kilometre compare
- 139 Equatorial Guinea 0.0357 people per square kilometre compare
- 140 Paraguay 0.0354 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Sweden?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Sweden was 0.0368 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1964 people per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0319 people per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Sweden ranks 137th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 62 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.