Military personnel as a share of total population in Austria
Austria: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.2537 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.2537
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
93rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.05
in 1963
All-time low
0.2159
in 1955
Years of data
88
1919–2022
Military personnel as a share of total population in Austria, 1919–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0.2537 for military personnel as a share of total population in 2022.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Austria peaked at 1.05 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.2159, in 1955.
Austria ranks 93rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 88 years of available data.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 0.4517 | — |
| 1920 | 0.4493 | -0.5% |
| 1921 | 0.4459 | -0.8% |
| 1922 | 0.4442 | -0.4% |
| 1923 | 0.4432 | -0.2% |
| 1924 | 0.4572 | +3.1% |
| 1925 | 0.4558 | -0.3% |
| 1926 | 0.3332 | -26.9% |
| 1927 | 0.302 | -9.4% |
| 1928 | 0.3011 | -0.3% |
| 1929 | 0.3151 | +4.7% |
| 1930 | 0.3142 | -0.3% |
| 1931 | 0.3132 | -0.3% |
| 1932 | 0.3123 | -0.3% |
| 1933 | 0.3113 | -0.3% |
| 1934 | 0.3107 | -0.2% |
| 1935 | 0.3698 | +19.0% |
| 1936 | 0.3847 | +4.0% |
| 1937 | 0.6218 | +61.6% |
| 1938 | 0.8589 | +38.1% |
| 1955 | 0.2159 | -74.9% |
| 1956 | 0.2733 | +26.6% |
| 1957 | 0.3302 | +20.8% |
| 1958 | 0.3864 | +17.0% |
| 1959 | 0.442 | +14.4% |
| 1960 | 0.4966 | +12.4% |
| 1961 | 0.5363 | +8.0% |
| 1962 | 0.533 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 1.05 | +96.1% |
| 1964 | 0.7614 | -27.2% |
| 1965 | 0.7564 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.7512 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.814 | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7423 | -8.8% |
| 1969 | 0.7391 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.7366 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8 | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 0.7953 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7909 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.7896 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6597 | -16.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5287 | -19.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4889 | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 0.529 | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5299 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5299 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5285 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.528 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6608 | +25.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5283 | -20.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5278 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.514 | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9213 | +79.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7223 | -21.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6267 | -13.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5563 | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5632 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6571 | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6507 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5604 | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5592 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5585 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5946 | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7371 | +24.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5992 | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4872 | -18.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4352 | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4325 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4299 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4516 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4855 | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4833 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4813 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4795 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4181 | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3214 | -23.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3083 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3072 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2681 | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2664 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.265 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.264 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2387 | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2488 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2365 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2578 | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2565 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2537 | -1.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.2537 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3016, 84% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.2537 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2903, 87% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Austria 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +96.1% | 0.533 | 1.05 |
| 1987 | +79.3% | 0.514 | 0.9213 |
| 1955 | -74.9% | 0.8589 | 0.2159 |
| 1937 | +61.6% | 0.3847 | 0.6218 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.4517 | 0.4517 | 0.4517 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.3947 | 0.3011 | 0.4572 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4219 | 0.3107 | 0.8589 | 9 |
| 1950s | 0.3296 | 0.2159 | 0.442 | 5 |
| 1960s | 0.7175 | 0.4966 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6649 | 0.4889 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6088 | 0.514 | 0.9213 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6036 | 0.5563 | 0.7371 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4584 | 0.4181 | 0.4872 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2724 | 0.2365 | 0.3214 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.256 | 0.2537 | 0.2578 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Austria?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Austria was 0.2537 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 in 1963.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2159 in 1955.
- How does Austria rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Austria ranks 93rd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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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