Military personnel, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 1.17 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.17 people per square kilometre
Change on year
up 31.7%
World rank
21st
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.17 people per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0282 people per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
52
1971–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, 1971–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates is 1.17 people per square kilometre, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.7% on the previous year and up 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.17 people per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0282 people per square kilometre, in 1971.
United Arab Emirates ranks 21st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0282 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.1408 people per square kilometre | +400.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1549 people per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2675 people per square kilometre | +72.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2957 people per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3802 people per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1977 | 0.352 people per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.352 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.352 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6195 people per square kilometre | +76.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6195 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6195 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6195 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6195 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6195 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6195 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6195 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6055 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6055 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9293 people per square kilometre | +53.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9293 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7744 people per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7744 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8448 people per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8448 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8448 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8448 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9152 people per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9152 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9152 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9152 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5914 people per square kilometre | -35.4% |
| 2003 | 0.704 people per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 0.704 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7181 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7181 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7181 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7181 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7181 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7181 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7181 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7181 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7181 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7181 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8871 people per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8871 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8871 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8871 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8871 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8871 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8871 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.17 people per square kilometre | +31.7% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 1.17 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2867 people per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 1.17 people per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4428 people per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2581 people per square kilometre | 0.0282 people per square kilometre | 0.3802 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6167 people per square kilometre | 0.6055 people per square kilometre | 0.6195 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8617 people per square kilometre | 0.7744 people per square kilometre | 0.9293 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.742 people per square kilometre | 0.5914 people per square kilometre | 0.9152 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8026 people per square kilometre | 0.7181 people per square kilometre | 0.8871 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9809 people per square kilometre | 0.8871 people per square kilometre | 1.17 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 18 Bangladesh 1.25 people per square kilometre compare
- 19 El Salvador 1.21 people per square kilometre compare
- 20 Ukraine 1.19 people per square kilometre compare
- 22 Burundi 1.17 people per square kilometre compare
- 23 Dominican Republic 1.16 people per square kilometre compare
- 24 Jordan 1.14 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for United Arab Emirates
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4839 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1364 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates was 1.17 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 people per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0282 people per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 21st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.