Military personnel as a share of total population in Belize
Belize: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.4963 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel as a share of total population in Belize, 1981–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel as a share of total population in Belize is 0.4963, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Belize peaked at 0.6711 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.2725, in 2016.
Belize ranks 40th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6711 | — |
| 1982 | 0.6536 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6329 | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6173 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6024 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5882 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5714 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5556 | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5464 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5291 | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5155 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5025 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4878 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4739 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.463 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4505 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4348 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4348 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4255 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4149 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3891 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3968 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3876 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3774 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3676 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3584 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3497 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3401 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3322 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3236 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3165 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3086 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2907 | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2841 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2786 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2725 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5362 | +96.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5263 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5181 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5115 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5063 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4963 | -2.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.4963 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2891, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.4963 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2113, 2.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Belize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +96.8% | 0.2725 | 0.5362 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6043 | 0.5464 | 0.6711 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4717 | 0.4255 | 0.5291 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3714 | 0.3322 | 0.4149 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3655 | 0.2725 | 0.5362 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5047 | 0.4963 | 0.5115 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More population data for Belize
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7058 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.0228 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7058 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2549 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 538.84 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.23 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.713 (2100)
- Population density 19.61 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 17,603 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Belize?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Belize was 0.4963 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6711 in 1981.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2725 in 2016.
- How does Belize rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Belize ranks 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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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