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Military personnel as a share of total population in Argentina

Argentina: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.1586 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.1586
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
125th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.09
in 1841
All-time low
0.1586
in 2022
Years of data
169
1841–2022

Military personnel as a share of total population in Argentina, 1841–2022

0.20.40.60.81184119312022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for military personnel as a share of total population in Argentina is 0.1586, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 169 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Argentina peaked at 1.09 in 1841 and was at its lowest, 0.1586, in 2022.

Argentina ranks 125th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 169 years of available data.

Military personnel as a share of total population in Argentina, year by year

Year Value Change
1841 1.09 —
1849 0.2245 -79.4%
1850 0.431 +92.0%
1851 0.5176 +20.1%
1852 0.6958 +34.4%
1853 0.5731 -17.6%
1854 0.367 -36.0%
1855 0.2664 -27.4%
1856 0.4299 +61.4%
1857 0.4992 +16.1%
1858 0.4029 -19.3%
1859 0.3897 -3.3%
1860 0.3774 -3.2%
1861 0.3652 -3.2%
1862 0.4243 +16.2%
1863 0.8214 +93.6%
1864 0.7952 -3.2%
1865 0.9622 +21.0%
1866 0.9282 -3.5%
1867 0.8955 -3.5%
1868 0.8636 -3.6%
1869 0.8324 -3.6%
1870 0.8069 -3.1%
1871 0.4712 -41.6%
1872 0.3057 -35.1%
1873 0.3471 +13.5%
1874 0.3377 -2.7%
1875 0.3283 -2.8%
1876 0.4562 +38.9%
1877 0.4435 -2.8%
1878 0.431 -2.8%
1879 0.3351 -22.2%
1880 0.3663 +9.3%
1881 0.3559 -2.8%
1882 0.3843 +8.0%
1883 0.2987 -22.3%
1884 0.3264 +9.3%
1885 0.317 -2.9%
1886 0.4105 +29.5%
1887 0.3321 -19.1%
1888 0.3217 -3.1%
1889 0.3113 -3.2%
1890 0.2407 -22.7%
1891 0.233 -3.2%
1892 0.2818 +21.0%
1893 0.2999 +6.4%
1894 0.2636 -12.1%
1895 0.384 +45.7%
1896 0.4735 +23.3%
1897 0.4817 +1.7%
1898 1 +107.8%
1899 0.4074 -59.3%
1900 0.3905 -4.2%
1901 0.3797 -2.7%
1902 0.4928 +29.8%
1903 0.4819 -2.2%
1904 0.4706 -2.4%
1905 0.4537 -3.6%
1906 0.4348 -4.2%
1907 0.4124 -5.2%
1908 0.2927 -29.0%
1909 0.4199 +43.5%
1910 0.4265 +1.6%
1911 0.4243 -0.5%
1912 0.4016 -5.4%
1913 0.3827 -4.7%
1914 0.375 -2.0%
1915 0.3681 -1.8%
1916 0.3614 -1.8%
1917 0.355 -1.8%
1918 0.3605 +1.5%
1919 0.32 -11.2%
1920 0.3233 +1.0%
1921 0.3254 +0.6%
1922 0.3046 -6.4%
1923 0.3438 +12.9%
1924 0.3718 +8.2%
1925 0.3524 -5.2%
1926 0.3426 -2.8%
1927 0.3324 -3.0%
1928 0.3234 -2.7%
1929 0.3234 -0.0%
1930 0.3154 -2.5%
1931 0.3417 +8.4%
1932 0.3434 +0.5%
1933 0.3378 -1.6%
1934 0.34 +0.7%
1935 0.3346 -1.6%
1936 0.3291 -1.6%
1937 0.4188 +27.3%
1938 0.4263 +1.8%
1939 0.4339 +1.8%
1946 0.3962 -8.7%
1947 0.3892 -1.8%
1948 0.3807 -2.2%
1949 0.3719 -2.3%
1950 0.3615 -2.8%
1951 0.3549 -1.8%
1952 0.3478 -2.0%
1953 0.3902 +12.2%
1954 0.3825 -2.0%
1955 0.7819 +104.4%
1956 0.7676 -1.8%
1957 0.749 -2.4%
1958 0.7264 -3.0%
1959 0.7147 -1.6%
1960 0.6306 -11.8%
1961 0.6062 -3.9%
1962 0.6061 -0.0%
1963 0.7171 +18.3%
1964 0.7062 -1.5%
1965 0.6956 -1.5%
1966 0.7076 +1.7%
1967 0.6977 -1.4%
1968 0.6878 -1.4%
1969 0.678 -1.4%
1970 0.5842 -13.8%
1971 0.5749 -1.6%
1972 0.5652 -1.7%
1973 0.635 +12.3%
1974 0.5853 -7.8%
1975 0.6142 +4.9%
1976 0.5858 -4.6%
1977 0.577 -1.5%
1978 0.5685 -1.5%
1979 0.5601 -1.5%
1980 0.5517 -1.5%
1981 0.5434 -1.5%
1982 0.6042 +11.2%
1983 0.595 -1.5%
1984 0.5827 -2.1%
1985 0.4257 -27.0%
1986 0.3382 -20.5%
1987 0.3783 +11.8%
1988 0.3003 -20.6%
1989 0.2961 -1.4%
1990 0.2613 -11.8%
1991 0.2123 -18.8%
1992 0.1945 -8.4%
1993 0.1919 -1.3%
1994 0.2011 +4.8%
1995 0.187 -7.0%
1996 0.1846 -1.3%
1997 0.1822 -1.3%
1998 0.2021 +10.9%
1999 0.1996 -1.2%
2000 0.1917 -3.9%
2001 0.1884 -1.7%
2002 0.1834 -2.7%
2003 0.187 +2.0%
2004 0.1853 -0.9%
2005 0.1837 -0.9%
2006 0.1821 -0.9%
2007 0.1831 +0.5%
2008 0.1916 +4.6%
2009 0.1899 -0.9%
2010 0.1808 -4.8%
2011 0.1792 -0.9%
2012 0.1777 -0.9%
2013 0.1716 -3.4%
2014 0.1698 -1.0%
2015 0.1704 +0.4%
2016 0.1688 -1.0%
2017 0.1671 -1.0%
2018 0.1657 -0.8%
2019 0.1645 -0.7%
2020 0.1637 -0.5%
2021 0.1589 -3.0%
2022 0.1586 -0.2%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 0.1586 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2891, 55% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 0.1586 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2113, 75% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1898 +107.8% 0.4817 1
1955 +104.4% 0.3825 0.7819
1863 +93.6% 0.4243 0.8214
1850 +92.0% 0.2245 0.431
1849 -79.4% 1.09 0.2245
1856 +61.4% 0.2664 0.4299

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1840s 0.6566 0.2245 1.09 2
1850s 0.4573 0.2664 0.6958 10
1860s 0.7265 0.3652 0.9622 10
1870s 0.4263 0.3057 0.8069 10
1880s 0.3424 0.2987 0.4105 10
1890s 0.4067 0.233 1 10
1900s 0.4229 0.2927 0.4928 10
1910s 0.3775 0.32 0.4265 10
1920s 0.3343 0.3046 0.3718 10
1930s 0.3621 0.3154 0.4339 10
1940s 0.3845 0.3719 0.3962 4
1950s 0.5577 0.3478 0.7819 10
1960s 0.6733 0.6061 0.7171 10
1970s 0.585 0.5601 0.635 10
1980s 0.4616 0.2961 0.6042 10
1990s 0.2016 0.1822 0.2613 10
2000s 0.1866 0.1821 0.1917 10
2010s 0.1716 0.1645 0.1808 10
2020s 0.1604 0.1586 0.1637 3

Countries ranked near Argentina

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  2. 123 Congo 0.1657 compare
  3. 124 Moldova 0.1645 compare
  4. 126 Kyrgyzstan 0.1581 compare
  5. 127 Ireland 0.1566 compare
  6. 128 Gambia 0.1517 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is military personnel as a share of total population in Argentina?
Military personnel as a share of total population in Argentina was 0.1586 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 1.09 in 1841.
What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1586 in 2022.
How does Argentina rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
Argentina ranks 125th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from 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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Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
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