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Military personnel as a share of total population in Chile

Chile: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.3529 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.3529
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
65th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.08
in 1983
All-time low
0.1626
in 1848
Years of data
178
1839–2022

Military personnel as a share of total population in Chile, 1839–2022

0.20.40.60.81183919302022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, military personnel as a share of total population in Chile stood at 0.3529.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Chile peaked at 1.08 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.1626, in 1848.

That places Chile 65th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 178 years of available data.

Military personnel as a share of total population in Chile, year by year

Year Value Change
1839 0.3077 —
1840 0.2997 -2.6%
1841 0.2918 -2.6%
1842 0.1896 -35.0%
1843 0.1847 -2.6%
1844 0.18 -2.5%
1845 0.1754 -2.5%
1846 0.1711 -2.5%
1847 0.2502 +46.2%
1848 0.1626 -35.0%
1849 0.2377 +46.2%
1850 0.2318 -2.5%
1851 0.2262 -2.4%
1852 0.2209 -2.4%
1853 0.2157 -2.4%
1854 0.2811 +30.3%
1855 0.2751 -2.1%
1856 0.1999 -27.3%
1857 0.2637 +31.9%
1858 0.1934 -26.6%
1859 0.2525 +30.6%
1860 0.2472 -2.1%
1861 0.242 -2.1%
1862 0.237 -2.1%
1863 0.2319 -2.1%
1864 0.2277 -1.8%
1865 0.2228 -2.1%
1866 0.2183 -2.0%
1867 0.2155 -1.3%
1868 0.2128 -1.3%
1869 0.2625 +23.4%
1870 0.3107 +18.4%
1871 0.3067 -1.3%
1872 0.2523 -17.8%
1873 0.2489 -1.3%
1874 0.2457 -1.3%
1875 0.2425 -1.3%
1876 0.1907 -21.3%
1877 0.2339 +22.6%
1878 0.2293 -2.0%
1879 0.2248 -1.9%
1880 0.2204 -2.0%
1881 0.605 +174.6%
1882 0.678 +12.1%
1883 0.6645 -2.0%
1884 0.57 -14.2%
1885 0.3995 -29.9%
1886 0.3155 -21.0%
1887 0.3131 -0.7%
1888 0.311 -0.7%
1889 0.3088 -0.7%
1890 0.3833 +24.1%
1891 0.3426 -10.6%
1892 0.3401 -0.7%
1893 0.3013 -11.4%
1894 0.2992 -0.7%
1895 0.4448 +48.7%
1896 0.4391 -1.3%
1897 0.4686 +6.7%
1898 0.7812 +66.7%
1899 0.7695 -1.5%
1900 0.7095 -7.8%
1901 0.7692 +8.4%
1902 0.6271 -18.5%
1903 0.6515 +3.9%
1904 0.4194 -35.6%
1905 0.414 -1.3%
1906 0.3774 -8.9%
1907 0.6542 +73.4%
1908 0.6769 +3.5%
1909 0.7295 +7.8%
1910 0.7186 -1.5%
1911 0.7692 +7.1%
1912 0.9942 +29.2%
1913 0.951 -4.3%
1914 0.7692 -19.1%
1915 0.7606 -1.1%
1916 0.75 -1.4%
1917 0.7418 -1.1%
1918 0.7317 -1.4%
1919 0.7754 +6.0%
1920 0.7916 +2.1%
1921 0.8052 +1.7%
1922 0.7928 -1.5%
1923 0.7071 -10.8%
1924 0.6219 -12.0%
1925 0.5651 -9.1%
1926 0.6538 +15.7%
1927 0.716 +9.5%
1928 0.6353 -11.3%
1929 0.58 -8.7%
1930 0.5263 -9.3%
1931 0.474 -9.9%
1932 0.4444 -6.2%
1933 0.4825 +8.6%
1934 0.432 -10.5%
1935 0.5106 +18.2%
1936 0.5031 -1.5%
1937 0.5372 +6.8%
1938 0.4684 -12.8%
1939 0.481 +2.7%
1946 0.6028 +25.3%
1947 0.6087 +1.0%
1948 0.6174 +1.4%
1949 0.6392 +3.5%
1950 0.6403 +0.2%
1951 0.6269 -2.1%
1952 0.6297 +0.4%
1953 0.7714 +22.5%
1954 0.8317 +7.8%
1955 0.6229 -25.1%
1956 0.6076 -2.4%
1957 0.5791 -4.7%
1958 0.5519 -4.7%
1959 0.5528 +0.2%
1960 0.5385 -2.6%
1961 0.8077 +50.0%
1962 0.7882 -2.4%
1963 0.9158 +16.2%
1964 0.8346 -8.9%
1965 0.8159 -2.2%
1966 0.7413 -9.1%
1967 0.7816 +5.4%
1968 0.7657 -2.0%
1969 0.7507 -2.0%
1970 0.7365 -1.9%
1971 0.7232 -1.8%
1972 0.7613 +5.3%
1973 0.7485 -1.7%
1974 0.8836 +18.0%
1975 1.06 +20.3%
1976 1.06 -0.6%
1977 1.04 -1.4%
1978 1.03 -1.4%
1979 1.01 -1.4%
1980 1.04 +2.9%
1981 1.02 -1.6%
1982 1.01 -1.7%
1983 1.08 +6.8%
1984 1.03 -4.0%
1985 1.02 -0.9%
1986 1.03 +0.7%
1987 1.01 -1.7%
1988 0.7531 -25.7%
1989 0.733 -2.7%
1990 0.7252 -1.1%
1991 0.6757 -6.8%
1992 0.6792 +0.5%
1993 0.6681 -1.6%
1994 0.7289 +9.1%
1995 0.7178 -1.5%
1996 0.7074 -1.4%
1997 0.6976 -1.4%
1998 0.6746 -3.3%
1999 0.5859 -13.1%
2000 0.572 -2.4%
2001 0.5651 -1.2%
2002 0.5057 -10.5%
2003 0.4814 -4.8%
2004 0.4824 +0.2%
2005 0.4774 -1.0%
2006 0.4726 -1.0%
2007 0.4559 -3.5%
2008 0.3862 -15.3%
2009 0.359 -7.0%
2010 0.3557 -0.9%
2011 0.3409 -4.2%
2012 0.3378 -0.9%
2013 0.3379 +0.0%
2014 0.3463 +2.5%
2015 0.3434 -0.8%
2016 0.3629 +5.7%
2017 0.3502 -3.5%
2018 0.4076 +16.4%
2019 0.4011 -1.6%
2020 0.3975 -0.9%
2021 0.3546 -10.8%
2022 0.3529 -0.5%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 0.3529 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3016, 1.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 0.3529 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2113, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Chile 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.

YearChange FromTo
1881 +174.6% 0.2204 0.605
1907 +73.4% 0.3774 0.6542
1898 +66.7% 0.4686 0.7812
1961 +50.0% 0.5385 0.8077
1895 +48.7% 0.2992 0.4448
1847 +46.2% 0.1711 0.2502

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1830s 0.3077 0.3077 0.3077 1
1840s 0.2143 0.1626 0.2997 10
1850s 0.236 0.1934 0.2811 10
1860s 0.2318 0.2128 0.2625 10
1870s 0.2485 0.1907 0.3107 10
1880s 0.4386 0.2204 0.678 10
1890s 0.457 0.2992 0.7812 10
1900s 0.6029 0.3774 0.7692 10
1910s 0.7962 0.7186 0.9942 10
1920s 0.6869 0.5651 0.8052 10
1930s 0.486 0.432 0.5372 10
1940s 0.617 0.6028 0.6392 4
1950s 0.6414 0.5519 0.8317 10
1960s 0.774 0.5385 0.9158 10
1970s 0.9051 0.7232 1.06 10
1980s 0.9732 0.733 1.08 10
1990s 0.686 0.5859 0.7289 10
2000s 0.4758 0.359 0.572 10
2010s 0.3584 0.3378 0.4076 10
2020s 0.3683 0.3529 0.3975 3

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 62 Botswana 0.3689 compare
  2. 63 Guyana 0.365 compare
  3. 64 Barbados 0.3546 compare
  4. 66 Namibia 0.346 compare
  5. 67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3432 compare
  6. 68 Finland 0.3412 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is military personnel as a share of total population in Chile?
Military personnel as a share of total population in Chile was 0.3529 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 in 1983.
What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1626 in 1848.
How does Chile rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
Chile ranks 65th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile 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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Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
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