Military personnel as a share of total population in Belarus
Belarus: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel as a share of total population in Belarus, 1992–2022
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 Belarus is 0.5%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Belarus peaked at 1.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2018.
Belarus ranks 33rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.0% | — |
| 1993 | 1.1% | +12.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -34.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -34.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3 |
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- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4414 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1945 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.2% (2100)
- Population density 21.44 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 144,679 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Belarus?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Belarus 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2018.
- How does Belarus rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Belarus ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.