Military personnel as a share of total population in Bahrain
Bahrain: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel as a share of total population in Bahrain, 1971–2022
Source: Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 0.5% for military personnel as a share of total population in 2022.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Bahrain peaked at 1.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2015.
That places Bahrain 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5% | — |
| 1972 | 1.3% | +188.1% |
| 1973 | 1.3% | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | -36.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | +44.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | +28.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | +21.0% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 1.6% | +55.5% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -14.4% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -32.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -27.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +28.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Bahrain?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Bahrain was 0.5% 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 Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2015.
- How does Bahrain rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Bahrain ranks 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain 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.