Military personnel as a share of total population in Belize
Belize: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel as a share of total population in Belize, 1981–2022
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 Belize is 0.5%, 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 0.7% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7% | — |
| 1982 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +96.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3 |
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population density 19.61 people per km² (2100)
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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 0.5% 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1981.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% 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 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.