Military personnel as a share of total population in Egypt
Egypt: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.3898 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.3898
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
57th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.16
in 1978
All-time low
0.1374
in 1937
Years of data
109
1855–2022
Military personnel as a share of total population in Egypt, 1855–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel as a share of total population in Egypt stood at 0.3898.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Egypt peaked at 1.16 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.1374, in 1937.
That places Egypt 57th 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 109 years of available data.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1855 | 0.4745 | — |
| 1856 | 0.4666 | -1.7% |
| 1857 | 0.2866 | -38.6% |
| 1858 | 0.3006 | +4.9% |
| 1859 | 0.3141 | +4.5% |
| 1860 | 0.3269 | +4.1% |
| 1861 | 0.3392 | +3.8% |
| 1862 | 0.3511 | +3.5% |
| 1863 | 0.3624 | +3.2% |
| 1864 | 0.3054 | -15.7% |
| 1865 | 0.2384 | -21.9% |
| 1866 | 0.2511 | +5.3% |
| 1867 | 0.2798 | +11.4% |
| 1868 | 0.2913 | +4.1% |
| 1869 | 0.3023 | +3.8% |
| 1870 | 0.3128 | +3.5% |
| 1871 | 0.3383 | +8.2% |
| 1872 | 0.3477 | +2.8% |
| 1873 | 0.3567 | +2.6% |
| 1874 | 0.3653 | +2.4% |
| 1875 | 0.3735 | +2.2% |
| 1876 | 0.3672 | -1.7% |
| 1877 | 0.3611 | -1.7% |
| 1878 | 0.2867 | -20.6% |
| 1879 | 0.2013 | -29.8% |
| 1880 | 0.1979 | -1.7% |
| 1881 | 0.1946 | -1.7% |
| 1882 | 0.2646 | +36.0% |
| 1937 | 0.1374 | -48.1% |
| 1938 | 0.1473 | +7.2% |
| 1939 | 0.1507 | +2.3% |
| 1940 | 0.2963 | +96.6% |
| 1946 | 0.2661 | -10.2% |
| 1947 | 0.2989 | +12.3% |
| 1948 | 0.3277 | +9.6% |
| 1949 | 0.3502 | +6.9% |
| 1950 | 0.3617 | +3.3% |
| 1951 | 0.3677 | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 0.3779 | +2.8% |
| 1953 | 0.3874 | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 0.3918 | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 0.4002 | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 0.3952 | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 0.3944 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.434 | +10.0% |
| 1959 | 0.6221 | +43.3% |
| 1960 | 0.6134 | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 0.8089 | +31.9% |
| 1962 | 0.8071 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4831 | -40.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5583 | +15.6% |
| 1965 | 0.6975 | +24.9% |
| 1966 | 0.7149 | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.7122 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6172 | -13.3% |
| 1969 | 0.7117 | +15.3% |
| 1970 | 0.7715 | +8.4% |
| 1971 | 0.9318 | +20.8% |
| 1972 | 1.13 | +21.0% |
| 1973 | 1.1 | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 1.13 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 1.08 | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 1.05 | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9357 | -10.6% |
| 1978 | 1.16 | +24.3% |
| 1979 | 1.13 | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 1.1 | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 1.07 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 1.04 | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 1.01 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 1.03 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 1 | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8366 | -16.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9174 | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8992 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8742 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8147 | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7959 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7607 | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7506 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7433 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.726 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7095 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6934 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6517 | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6396 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6543 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6776 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6486 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6481 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6502 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6534 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6425 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6318 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6213 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6109 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6007 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5907 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5438 | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4888 | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4781 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4681 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4588 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4234 | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4154 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4082 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4016 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3956 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3898 | -1.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.3898 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1521, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.3898 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5235, 74% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | +96.6% | 0.1507 | 0.2963 |
| 1937 | -48.1% | 0.2646 | 0.1374 |
| 1959 | +43.3% | 0.434 | 0.6221 |
| 1963 | -40.2% | 0.8071 | 0.4831 |
| 1857 | -38.6% | 0.4666 | 0.2866 |
| 1882 | +36.0% | 0.1946 | 0.2646 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3685 | 0.2866 | 0.4745 | 5 |
| 1860s | 0.3048 | 0.2384 | 0.3624 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3311 | 0.2013 | 0.3735 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.219 | 0.1946 | 0.2646 | 3 |
| 1930s | 0.1451 | 0.1374 | 0.1507 | 3 |
| 1940s | 0.3078 | 0.2661 | 0.3502 | 5 |
| 1950s | 0.4132 | 0.3617 | 0.6221 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6724 | 0.4831 | 0.8089 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.04 | 0.7715 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9791 | 0.8366 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7286 | 0.6396 | 0.8147 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6439 | 0.6109 | 0.6776 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4876 | 0.4082 | 0.6007 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3957 | 0.3898 | 0.4016 | 3 |
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More population data for Egypt
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0535 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.0962 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0535 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1102 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 160,340 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.43 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4636 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.048 (2100)
- Population density 202.82 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 11.08 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Egypt?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Egypt was 0.3898 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 in 1978.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1374 in 1937.
- How does Egypt rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Egypt ranks 57th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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