Military personnel as a share of total population in Brazil
Brazil: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.1745 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.1745
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
120th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.9366
in 1866
All-time low
0.095
in 1905
Years of data
193
1826–2022
Military personnel as a share of total population in Brazil, 1826–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel as a share of total population in Brazil stood at 0.1745.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Brazil peaked at 0.9366 in 1866 and was at its lowest, 0.095, in 1905.
Brazil ranks 120th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 193 years of available data.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1826 | 0.3673 | — |
| 1827 | 0.3612 | -1.6% |
| 1828 | 0.3552 | -1.7% |
| 1829 | 0.3494 | -1.6% |
| 1830 | 0.3436 | -1.7% |
| 1831 | 0.3379 | -1.7% |
| 1832 | 0.3138 | -7.1% |
| 1833 | 0.2723 | -13.2% |
| 1834 | 0.25 | -8.2% |
| 1835 | 0.2107 | -15.7% |
| 1836 | 0.2591 | +22.9% |
| 1837 | 0.2548 | -1.7% |
| 1838 | 0.2505 | -1.7% |
| 1839 | 0.2464 | -1.6% |
| 1840 | 0.2746 | +11.4% |
| 1841 | 0.3019 | +9.9% |
| 1842 | 0.3438 | +13.9% |
| 1843 | 0.3688 | +7.3% |
| 1844 | 0.3929 | +6.5% |
| 1845 | 0.3419 | -13.0% |
| 1846 | 0.2924 | -14.5% |
| 1847 | 0.2875 | -1.7% |
| 1848 | 0.2828 | -1.7% |
| 1849 | 0.2781 | -1.7% |
| 1850 | 0.2735 | -1.7% |
| 1851 | 0.2723 | -0.4% |
| 1852 | 0.3085 | +13.3% |
| 1853 | 0.3567 | +15.6% |
| 1854 | 0.3512 | -1.5% |
| 1855 | 0.346 | -1.5% |
| 1856 | 0.3408 | -1.5% |
| 1857 | 0.3232 | -5.2% |
| 1858 | 0.3184 | -1.5% |
| 1859 | 0.3136 | -1.5% |
| 1860 | 0.2495 | -20.4% |
| 1861 | 0.234 | -6.2% |
| 1862 | 0.2074 | -11.4% |
| 1863 | 0.193 | -7.0% |
| 1864 | 0.2124 | +10.1% |
| 1865 | 0.3854 | +81.4% |
| 1866 | 0.9366 | +143.0% |
| 1867 | 0.885 | -5.5% |
| 1868 | 0.768 | -13.2% |
| 1869 | 0.7565 | -1.5% |
| 1870 | 0.7451 | -1.5% |
| 1871 | 0.3016 | -59.5% |
| 1872 | 0.307 | +1.8% |
| 1873 | 0.3207 | +4.5% |
| 1874 | 0.3242 | +1.1% |
| 1875 | 0.2246 | -30.7% |
| 1876 | 0.202 | -10.1% |
| 1877 | 0.2072 | +2.6% |
| 1878 | 0.1945 | -6.1% |
| 1879 | 0.1822 | -6.3% |
| 1880 | 0.1702 | -6.5% |
| 1881 | 0.1503 | -11.7% |
| 1882 | 0.1475 | -1.9% |
| 1883 | 0.1608 | +9.0% |
| 1884 | 0.1578 | -1.9% |
| 1885 | 0.1626 | +3.0% |
| 1886 | 0.1595 | -1.9% |
| 1887 | 0.1566 | -1.9% |
| 1888 | 0.1463 | -6.6% |
| 1889 | 0.1579 | +7.9% |
| 1890 | 0.1549 | -1.9% |
| 1891 | 0.2689 | +73.5% |
| 1892 | 0.2558 | -4.9% |
| 1893 | 0.2497 | -2.4% |
| 1894 | 0.2567 | +2.8% |
| 1895 | 0.2005 | -21.9% |
| 1896 | 0.2202 | +9.8% |
| 1897 | 0.215 | -2.4% |
| 1898 | 0.175 | -18.6% |
| 1899 | 0.131 | -25.1% |
| 1900 | 0.1168 | -10.8% |
| 1901 | 0.1196 | +2.4% |
| 1902 | 0.1278 | +6.8% |
| 1903 | 0.1251 | -2.1% |
| 1904 | 0.1634 | +30.6% |
| 1905 | 0.095 | -41.9% |
| 1906 | 0.1616 | +70.1% |
| 1907 | 0.1055 | -34.7% |
| 1908 | 0.122 | +15.7% |
| 1909 | 0.1333 | +9.2% |
| 1910 | 0.1395 | +4.7% |
| 1911 | 0.1366 | -2.1% |
| 1912 | 0.1338 | -2.1% |
| 1913 | 0.131 | -2.1% |
| 1914 | 0.1035 | -21.0% |
| 1915 | 0.1013 | -2.1% |
| 1916 | 0.0992 | -2.1% |
| 1917 | 0.0972 | -2.1% |
| 1918 | 0.2055 | +111.5% |
| 1919 | 0.2385 | +16.1% |
| 1920 | 0.2044 | -14.3% |
| 1921 | 0.1966 | -3.8% |
| 1922 | 0.1857 | -5.6% |
| 1923 | 0.1854 | -0.2% |
| 1924 | 0.1951 | +5.3% |
| 1925 | 0.1978 | +1.4% |
| 1926 | 0.1842 | -6.9% |
| 1927 | 0.1646 | -10.6% |
| 1928 | 0.1489 | -9.5% |
| 1929 | 0.1733 | +16.4% |
| 1930 | 0.1698 | -2.0% |
| 1931 | 0.1664 | -2.0% |
| 1932 | 0.2031 | +22.1% |
| 1933 | 0.1794 | -11.7% |
| 1934 | 0.2665 | +48.5% |
| 1935 | 0.2611 | -2.0% |
| 1936 | 0.2532 | -3.0% |
| 1937 | 0.2533 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.2457 | -3.0% |
| 1939 | 0.2308 | -6.0% |
| 1940 | 0.2505 | +8.5% |
| 1942 | 0.2438 | -2.7% |
| 1946 | 0.2515 | +3.2% |
| 1947 | 0.2704 | +7.5% |
| 1948 | 0.2642 | -2.3% |
| 1949 | 0.455 | +72.2% |
| 1950 | 0.4447 | -2.3% |
| 1951 | 0.4287 | -3.6% |
| 1952 | 0.4162 | -2.9% |
| 1953 | 0.4041 | -2.9% |
| 1954 | 0.3923 | -2.9% |
| 1955 | 0.1765 | -55.0% |
| 1956 | 0.1713 | -2.9% |
| 1957 | 0.1757 | +2.5% |
| 1958 | 0.3456 | +96.8% |
| 1959 | 0.3444 | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 0.332 | -3.6% |
| 1961 | 0.2405 | -27.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2398 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3834 | +59.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3845 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3796 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3753 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3712 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3729 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.385 | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3912 | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3818 | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4075 | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4076 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4123 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4212 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4069 | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3975 | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3884 | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3796 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3795 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3712 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3713 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3634 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3551 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3758 | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3914 | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3941 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2282 | -42.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2242 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2038 | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2006 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1982 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1953 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1925 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.19 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1875 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1851 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1785 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1786 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1693 | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1657 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1605 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1585 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1603 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1628 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1526 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1516 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1919 | +26.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1685 | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.168 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1615 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1601 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1571 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1557 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1544 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1613 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1637 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1625 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1615 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1759 | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1751 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1745 | -0.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.1745 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2891, 60% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.1745 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2113, 83% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1866 | +143.0% | 0.3854 | 0.9366 |
| 1918 | +111.5% | 0.0972 | 0.2055 |
| 1958 | +96.8% | 0.1757 | 0.3456 |
| 1865 | +81.4% | 0.2124 | 0.3854 |
| 1891 | +73.5% | 0.1549 | 0.2689 |
| 1949 | +72.2% | 0.2642 | 0.455 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.3583 | 0.3494 | 0.3673 | 4 |
| 1830s | 0.2739 | 0.2107 | 0.3436 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.3165 | 0.2746 | 0.3929 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.3204 | 0.2723 | 0.3567 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4828 | 0.193 | 0.9366 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3009 | 0.1822 | 0.7451 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.157 | 0.1463 | 0.1702 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2128 | 0.131 | 0.2689 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.127 | 0.095 | 0.1634 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1386 | 0.0972 | 0.2385 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1836 | 0.1489 | 0.2044 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2229 | 0.1664 | 0.2665 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2892 | 0.2438 | 0.455 | 6 |
| 1950s | 0.33 | 0.1713 | 0.4447 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3464 | 0.2398 | 0.385 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3994 | 0.3796 | 0.4212 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3454 | 0.2242 | 0.3941 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.191 | 0.1785 | 0.2038 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1642 | 0.1516 | 0.1919 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1606 | 0.1544 | 0.168 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1752 | 0.1745 | 0.1759 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Brazil?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Brazil was 0.1745 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9366 in 1866.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.095 in 1905.
- How does Brazil rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Brazil ranks 120th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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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