Military personnel, per square kilometre in Thailand
Thailand: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.7066 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Thailand, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per square kilometre in Thailand is 0.7066 people per square kilometre, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Thailand peaked at 0.7066 people per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1566 people per square kilometre, in 1961.
Thailand ranks 34th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Thailand, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1566 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1625 people per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1664 people per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1664 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2584 people per square kilometre | +55.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2956 people per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2956 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3269 people per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3425 people per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3425 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3817 people per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4013 people per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4561 people per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4326 people per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4443 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4463 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4502 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4893 people per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4893 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.458 people per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4893 people per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4893 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4561 people per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 0.46 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.46 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5011 people per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5011 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5011 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5539 people per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5539 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5539 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5539 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5774 people per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5676 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5637 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5637 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5637 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5481 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5872 people per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5892 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.599 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.599 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6146 people per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6068 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6009 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6009 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6009 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.599 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6009 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.599 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.599 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.599 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7066 people per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7066 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7066 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7066 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7066 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7066 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7066 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7066 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7066 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7066 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.7066 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1665 people per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.7066 people per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1719 people per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per square kilometre in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +55.3% | 0.1664 people per square kilometre | 0.2584 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2412 people per square kilometre | 0.1566 people per square kilometre | 0.3425 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4334 people per square kilometre | 0.3425 people per square kilometre | 0.4893 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.487 people per square kilometre | 0.4561 people per square kilometre | 0.5539 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5633 people per square kilometre | 0.5481 people per square kilometre | 0.5872 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6011 people per square kilometre | 0.5892 people per square kilometre | 0.6146 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6743 people per square kilometre | 0.599 people per square kilometre | 0.7066 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7066 people per square kilometre | 0.7066 people per square kilometre | 0.7066 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 31 Pakistan 0.8458 people per square kilometre compare
- 32 Azerbaijan 0.7743 people per square kilometre compare
- 33 Belgium 0.7542 people per square kilometre compare
- 35 Cambodia 0.7025 people per square kilometre compare
- 36 Japan 0.6776 people per square kilometre compare
- 37 Nepal 0.6767 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Thailand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 65.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.92 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Thailand?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Thailand was 0.7066 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7066 people per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1566 people per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Thailand rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Thailand ranks 34th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.