Military personnel as a share of total population in Greece
Greece: Military personnel as a share of total population was 1.27 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
1.27
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
7th
of 194 countries
All-time high
7.29
in 1913
All-time low
0.5875
in 1880
Years of data
192
1828–2022
Military personnel as a share of total population in Greece, 1828–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel as a share of total population in Greece stood at 1.27.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Greece peaked at 7.29 in 1913 and was at its lowest, 0.5875, in 1880.
Greece ranks 7th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1828 | 0.664 | — |
| 1829 | 0.6588 | -0.8% |
| 1830 | 0.6536 | -0.8% |
| 1831 | 0.6477 | -0.9% |
| 1832 | 1.03 | +58.8% |
| 1833 | 1.15 | +11.6% |
| 1834 | 1.39 | +21.1% |
| 1835 | 1.51 | +8.3% |
| 1836 | 1.12 | -25.7% |
| 1837 | 1.36 | +21.2% |
| 1838 | 1.47 | +8.3% |
| 1839 | 1.46 | -0.8% |
| 1840 | 1.06 | -27.3% |
| 1841 | 0.9292 | -12.2% |
| 1842 | 0.9379 | +0.9% |
| 1843 | 0.8743 | -6.8% |
| 1844 | 0.7527 | -13.9% |
| 1845 | 0.7292 | -3.1% |
| 1846 | 0.6192 | -15.1% |
| 1847 | 0.818 | +32.1% |
| 1848 | 1.01 | +23.9% |
| 1849 | 0.9027 | -10.9% |
| 1850 | 0.8946 | -0.9% |
| 1851 | 0.8858 | -1.0% |
| 1852 | 0.7797 | -12.0% |
| 1853 | 0.9653 | +23.8% |
| 1854 | 0.9569 | -0.9% |
| 1855 | 0.8539 | -10.8% |
| 1856 | 0.8467 | -0.8% |
| 1857 | 0.8411 | -0.7% |
| 1858 | 0.9294 | +10.5% |
| 1859 | 0.9234 | -0.6% |
| 1860 | 0.9174 | -0.6% |
| 1861 | 0.7293 | -20.5% |
| 1862 | 0.7181 | -1.5% |
| 1863 | 1.06 | +47.7% |
| 1864 | 0.8683 | -18.2% |
| 1865 | 0.9319 | +7.3% |
| 1866 | 0.9233 | -0.9% |
| 1867 | 1.05 | +14.2% |
| 1868 | 1.11 | +5.7% |
| 1869 | 1.11 | -0.7% |
| 1870 | 0.9589 | -13.3% |
| 1871 | 0.7432 | -22.5% |
| 1872 | 0.7309 | -1.7% |
| 1873 | 0.7213 | -1.3% |
| 1874 | 0.7111 | -1.4% |
| 1875 | 0.8895 | +25.1% |
| 1876 | 0.75 | -15.7% |
| 1877 | 1.54 | +104.8% |
| 1878 | 0.7855 | -48.8% |
| 1879 | 0.7743 | -1.4% |
| 1880 | 0.5875 | -24.1% |
| 1881 | 4.87 | +728.8% |
| 1882 | 1.83 | -62.4% |
| 1883 | 1.58 | -13.6% |
| 1884 | 1.53 | -3.5% |
| 1885 | 1.47 | -3.5% |
| 1886 | 1.42 | -3.5% |
| 1887 | 1.32 | -6.9% |
| 1888 | 1.18 | -10.6% |
| 1889 | 1.33 | +12.0% |
| 1890 | 1.13 | -15.1% |
| 1891 | 1.42 | +26.1% |
| 1892 | 1.35 | -4.6% |
| 1893 | 1.08 | -20.6% |
| 1894 | 1.06 | -1.5% |
| 1895 | 1.08 | +2.4% |
| 1896 | 1.03 | -5.3% |
| 1897 | 1.02 | -0.7% |
| 1898 | 1.01 | -0.7% |
| 1899 | 1.01 | -0.7% |
| 1900 | 0.9984 | -0.7% |
| 1901 | 0.8723 | -12.6% |
| 1902 | 0.8661 | -0.7% |
| 1903 | 0.8991 | +3.8% |
| 1904 | 1.09 | +20.9% |
| 1905 | 1.12 | +2.8% |
| 1906 | 0.995 | -11.0% |
| 1907 | 0.9498 | -4.5% |
| 1908 | 0.9434 | -0.7% |
| 1909 | 0.9367 | -0.7% |
| 1910 | 1.12 | +19.2% |
| 1911 | 1.22 | +9.3% |
| 1912 | 0.9908 | -18.8% |
| 1913 | 7.29 | +635.6% |
| 1914 | 0.6299 | -91.4% |
| 1915 | 0.7146 | +13.4% |
| 1916 | 0.7988 | +11.8% |
| 1917 | 0.904 | +13.2% |
| 1918 | 1.09 | +21.1% |
| 1919 | 1.24 | +13.4% |
| 1920 | 1.3 | +4.6% |
| 1921 | 1.43 | +9.8% |
| 1922 | 1.55 | +8.7% |
| 1923 | 1.31 | -15.2% |
| 1924 | 1.3 | -1.1% |
| 1925 | 1.36 | +4.6% |
| 1926 | 1.31 | -3.8% |
| 1927 | 1.24 | -5.1% |
| 1928 | 1.18 | -5.2% |
| 1929 | 1.1 | -6.6% |
| 1930 | 1.04 | -5.6% |
| 1931 | 0.9595 | -7.4% |
| 1932 | 0.9476 | -1.2% |
| 1933 | 0.936 | -1.2% |
| 1934 | 0.9367 | +0.1% |
| 1935 | 0.9216 | -1.6% |
| 1936 | 0.9804 | +6.4% |
| 1937 | 1.28 | +30.6% |
| 1938 | 1.33 | +4.2% |
| 1939 | 1.36 | +1.7% |
| 1940 | 1.43 | +5.7% |
| 1941 | 5.59 | +290.0% |
| 1945 | 1.6 | -71.4% |
| 1946 | 1.62 | +1.2% |
| 1947 | 1.83 | +12.6% |
| 1948 | 1.99 | +8.8% |
| 1949 | 2.84 | +42.8% |
| 1950 | 2.54 | -10.6% |
| 1951 | 2.09 | -17.5% |
| 1952 | 2.21 | +5.7% |
| 1953 | 2.19 | -1.1% |
| 1954 | 2.19 | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 1.81 | -17.5% |
| 1956 | 1.68 | -7.0% |
| 1957 | 1.78 | +5.8% |
| 1958 | 1.81 | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 1.84 | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 1.92 | +4.4% |
| 1961 | 1.91 | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 1.89 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 2.06 | +9.0% |
| 1964 | 2.06 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 2.22 | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 2.03 | -8.6% |
| 1967 | 1.95 | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 2.12 | +8.5% |
| 1969 | 2.05 | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 2.05 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 2.04 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 2.02 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 2.06 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 2.08 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 2.04 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 2.03 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 2.01 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.97 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.96 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.93 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.93 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.9 | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.8 | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 1.99 | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 2.02 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 2.03 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.99 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 1.98 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.99 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.98 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 2 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 2.02 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 2.05 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.98 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 2.04 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 2.02 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.96 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.91 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.92 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.49 | -22.2% |
| 2001 | 1.45 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.61 | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 1.61 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.55 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.49 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.48 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.33 | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 1.42 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 1.41 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.41 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.25 | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 1.31 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.27 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.27 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.29 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.28 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.33 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.31 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.32 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.34 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.35 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.27 | -6.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.27 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3016, 4.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.27 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2903, 4.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | +728.8% | 0.5875 | 4.87 |
| 1913 | +635.6% | 0.9908 | 7.29 |
| 1941 | +290.0% | 1.43 | 5.59 |
| 1877 | +104.8% | 0.75 | 1.54 |
| 1914 | -91.4% | 7.29 | 0.6299 |
| 1945 | -71.4% | 5.59 | 1.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.6614 | 0.6588 | 0.664 | 2 |
| 1830s | 1.18 | 0.6477 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.8635 | 0.6192 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.8877 | 0.7797 | 0.9653 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.9424 | 0.7181 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.86 | 0.7111 | 1.54 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.71 | 0.5875 | 4.87 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.12 | 1.01 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9665 | 0.8661 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.6 | 0.6299 | 7.29 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.31 | 1.1 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.07 | 0.9216 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.42 | 1.43 | 5.59 | 7 |
| 1950s | 2.01 | 1.68 | 2.54 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.02 | 1.89 | 2.22 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.03 | 1.96 | 2.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.96 | 1.8 | 2.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.99 | 1.91 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 | 1.33 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 | 1.25 | 1.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 | 1.27 | 1.35 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Greece?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Greece was 1.27 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 7.29 in 1913.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5875 in 1880.
- How does Greece rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Greece ranks 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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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