Military personnel, per square kilometre in Venezuela
Venezuela: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.1394 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.1394 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
97th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.1394 people per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.0238 people per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Venezuela, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per square kilometre in Venezuela is 0.1394 people per square kilometre, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Venezuela peaked at 0.1394 people per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0238 people per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Venezuela 97th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0238 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0261 people per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0397 people per square kilometre | +52.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0397 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0567 people per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0453 people per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0453 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0453 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0453 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.051 people per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 0.051 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.051 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0567 people per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0567 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0624 people per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0624 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0624 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0624 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0624 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0624 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0624 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0635 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0635 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0726 people per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0805 people per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0805 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0782 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0828 people per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.085 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.085 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0828 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.085 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.085 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.085 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.085 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.085 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.085 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.085 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.085 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0635 people per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 2001 | 0.093 people per square kilometre | +46.4% |
| 2002 | 0.093 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.093 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.093 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.093 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.093 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.093 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1304 people per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1304 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1304 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1304 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1304 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1304 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1304 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1304 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1304 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1304 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1394 people per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1394 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1394 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1394 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1394 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.1394 people per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1031 people per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.1394 people per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0877 people per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0408 people per square kilometre | 0.0238 people per square kilometre | 0.0567 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0578 people per square kilometre | 0.051 people per square kilometre | 0.0624 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0731 people per square kilometre | 0.0624 people per square kilometre | 0.085 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0848 people per square kilometre | 0.0828 people per square kilometre | 0.085 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0975 people per square kilometre | 0.0635 people per square kilometre | 0.1304 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1322 people per square kilometre | 0.1304 people per square kilometre | 0.1394 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1394 people per square kilometre | 0.1394 people per square kilometre | 0.1394 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 94 Montenegro 0.1487 people per square kilometre compare
- 95 United States 0.1487 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Guinea-Bissau 0.1422 people per square kilometre compare
- 98 Oman 0.1389 people per square kilometre compare
- 99 East Timor 0.1345 people per square kilometre compare
- 100 Honduras 0.1341 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2667 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 38.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 53.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Venezuela?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Venezuela was 0.1394 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1394 people per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0238 people per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Venezuela rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Venezuela ranks 97th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.