Military personnel as a share of total population in Angola
Angola: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel as a share of total population in Angola, 1975–2022
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 Angola is 0.3%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Angola peaked at 1.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2022.
That places Angola 80th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.5% | — |
| 1976 | 0.6% | +13.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | +30.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | +40.6% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | -10.7% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | +37.4% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -23.5% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -19.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +20.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -33.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -19.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 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 Angola?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Angola 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- How does Angola rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Angola ranks 80th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola 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.