Military personnel, per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.0202 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.0202 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
152nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.0296 people per square kilometre
in 2000
All-time low
0.0121 people per square kilometre
in 1964
Years of data
59
1964–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Zambia, 1964–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, per square kilometre in Zambia stood at 0.0202 people per square kilometre.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 0.0296 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0121 people per square kilometre, in 1964.
Zambia ranks 152nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 0.0121 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0.0121 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0148 people per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0135 people per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0148 people per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0148 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0161 people per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0175 people per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0188 people per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0215 people per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0215 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0215 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0229 people per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0269 people per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0188 people per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0188 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0229 people per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0215 people per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0215 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0215 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0215 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0229 people per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0229 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0229 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0229 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0215 people per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0215 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0215 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0215 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0215 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0215 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0215 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0282 people per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0229 people per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0229 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0296 people per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0296 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0296 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0242 people per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0229 people per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0202 people per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1031 people per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0202 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0601 people per square kilometre, 34% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0137 people per square kilometre | 0.0121 people per square kilometre | 0.0148 people per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1970s | 0.0204 people per square kilometre | 0.0161 people per square kilometre | 0.0269 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0221 people per square kilometre | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | 0.0229 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0225 people per square kilometre | 0.0215 people per square kilometre | 0.0282 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0237 people per square kilometre | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | 0.0296 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 149 Madagascar 0.0241 people per square kilometre compare
- 150 Somalia 0.0223 people per square kilometre compare
- 151 Liberia 0.0208 people per square kilometre compare
- 153 Gabon 0.0194 people per square kilometre compare
- 154 Mali 0.0172 people per square kilometre compare
- 155 Botswana 0.0159 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Zambia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2025)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 40.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Consumer price index 483.32 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Zambia?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Zambia was 0.0202 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0296 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0121 people per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Zambia rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 152nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.