Military personnel as a share of total population in Algeria
Algeria: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel as a share of total population in Algeria, 1962–2022
Source: Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel as a share of total population in Algeria is 0.3%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Algeria peaked at 0.8% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.
Algeria ranks 79th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.4% | — |
| 1963 | 0.6% | +51.6% |
| 1964 | 0.6% | -10.9% |
| 1965 | 0.5% | -9.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6% | +17.7% |
| 1967 | 0.6% | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.6% | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.6% | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | -14.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +11.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | +15.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | +26.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | -28.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Algeria?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Algeria was 0.3% in 2022, according to Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1984.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- How does Algeria rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Algeria ranks 79th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.