Military personnel as a share of total population in Haiti
Haiti: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.0087 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.0087
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
168th
of 194 countries
All-time high
6.45
in 1859
All-time low
0
in 1994
Years of data
139
1859–2022
Military personnel as a share of total population in Haiti, 1859–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel as a share of total population in Haiti is 0.0087, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Haiti peaked at 6.45 in 1859 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1994.
Haiti ranks 168th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1859 | 6.45 | — |
| 1860 | 3.36 | -47.9% |
| 1861 | 0.8214 | -75.6% |
| 1862 | 0.8016 | -2.4% |
| 1863 | 0.7828 | -2.3% |
| 1864 | 0.7634 | -2.5% |
| 1865 | 0.7449 | -2.4% |
| 1866 | 0.7273 | -2.4% |
| 1867 | 0.7092 | -2.5% |
| 1868 | 0.692 | -2.4% |
| 1869 | 0.6757 | -2.4% |
| 1870 | 0.659 | -2.5% |
| 1871 | 0.6431 | -2.4% |
| 1872 | 0.6279 | -2.4% |
| 1873 | 0.6126 | -2.5% |
| 1874 | 0.5979 | -2.4% |
| 1875 | 0.5831 | -2.5% |
| 1876 | 0.569 | -2.4% |
| 1877 | 0.5556 | -2.4% |
| 1878 | 0.9485 | +70.7% |
| 1879 | 0.9259 | -2.4% |
| 1880 | 0.9032 | -2.5% |
| 1881 | 0.8816 | -2.4% |
| 1882 | 0.86 | -2.5% |
| 1883 | 0.8393 | -2.4% |
| 1884 | 0.5848 | -30.3% |
| 1885 | 0.7991 | +36.6% |
| 1886 | 0.7795 | -2.4% |
| 1887 | 0.7609 | -2.4% |
| 1888 | 0.7423 | -2.4% |
| 1889 | 0.5176 | -30.3% |
| 1890 | 0.505 | -2.4% |
| 1891 | 0.4931 | -2.4% |
| 1892 | 0.4812 | -2.4% |
| 1893 | 0.4695 | -2.4% |
| 1894 | 0.4579 | -2.5% |
| 1895 | 0.6256 | +36.6% |
| 1896 | 0.4363 | -30.3% |
| 1897 | 0.5957 | +36.5% |
| 1898 | 0.5814 | -2.4% |
| 1899 | 0.5677 | -2.4% |
| 1900 | 0.56 | -1.4% |
| 1901 | 0.5426 | -3.1% |
| 1902 | 0.5224 | -3.7% |
| 1903 | 0.5072 | -2.9% |
| 1904 | 0.4895 | -3.5% |
| 1905 | 0.4762 | -2.7% |
| 1906 | 0.4636 | -2.6% |
| 1907 | 0.4487 | -3.2% |
| 1908 | 0.4487 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.7317 | +63.1% |
| 1910 | 0.6936 | -5.2% |
| 1911 | 0.678 | -2.3% |
| 1912 | 0.6593 | -2.7% |
| 1913 | 0.6452 | -2.2% |
| 1914 | 0.3141 | -51.3% |
| 1915 | 0.3077 | -2.1% |
| 1934 | 0.1508 | -51.0% |
| 1935 | 0.1471 | -2.5% |
| 1936 | 0.1442 | -1.9% |
| 1937 | 0.1415 | -1.9% |
| 1938 | 0.1395 | -1.4% |
| 1939 | 0.1075 | -22.9% |
| 1942 | 0.1701 | +58.2% |
| 1943 | 0.1678 | -1.3% |
| 1944 | 0.165 | -1.6% |
| 1945 | 0.1618 | -1.9% |
| 1946 | 0.1592 | -1.6% |
| 1947 | 0.125 | -21.5% |
| 1948 | 0.0928 | -25.8% |
| 1949 | 0.0911 | -1.8% |
| 1950 | 0.0969 | +6.3% |
| 1951 | 0.0953 | -1.7% |
| 1952 | 0.0938 | -1.6% |
| 1953 | 0.123 | +31.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1211 | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 0.1491 | +23.1% |
| 1956 | 0.1468 | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 0.1156 | -21.2% |
| 1958 | 0.1138 | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 0.1682 | +47.7% |
| 1960 | 0.1577 | -6.2% |
| 1961 | 0.1291 | -18.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1269 | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3992 | +214.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3681 | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3621 | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.237 | -34.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3027 | +27.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2746 | -9.3% |
| 1969 | 0.27 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2655 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2609 | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2564 | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2521 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.124 | -50.8% |
| 1975 | 0.122 | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1198 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1374 | +14.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1351 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1329 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1308 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1467 | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1439 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1413 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1041 | -26.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1023 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1336 | +30.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1309 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1282 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1415 | +10.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1233 | -12.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1208 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1183 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1159 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0369 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0.0311 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0.0089 | — |
| 2021 | 0.0088 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0087 | -1.1% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.0087 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1521, 6% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.0087 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2113, 4% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Haiti 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +214.6% | 0.1269 | 0.3992 |
| 1994 | -100.0% | 0.1159 | 0 |
| 2005 | -100.0% | 0.0369 | 0 |
| 2009 | -100.0% | 0.0311 | 0 |
| 1861 | -75.6% | 3.36 | 0.8214 |
| 1878 | +70.7% | 0.5556 | 0.9485 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 6.45 | 6.45 | 6.45 | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.01 | 0.6757 | 3.36 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.6723 | 0.5556 | 0.9485 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7668 | 0.5176 | 0.9032 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5213 | 0.4363 | 0.6256 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5191 | 0.4487 | 0.7317 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5497 | 0.3077 | 0.6936 | 6 |
| 1930s | 0.1384 | 0.1075 | 0.1508 | 6 |
| 1940s | 0.1416 | 0.0911 | 0.1701 | 8 |
| 1950s | 0.1223 | 0.0938 | 0.1682 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2627 | 0.1269 | 0.3992 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1806 | 0.1198 | 0.2655 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1303 | 0.1023 | 0.1467 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0478 | 0 | 0.1233 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0136 | 0 | 0.0369 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0088 | 0.0087 | 0.0089 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 165 Liberia 0.0372 compare
- 166 Mozambique 0.0337 compare
- 167 Burkina Faso 0.0311 compare
- 169 Andorra 0
- 169 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 169 Costa Rica 0 compare
- 169 Dominica 0
- 169 Grenada 0 compare
- 169 Iceland 0
- 169 Kiribati 0
- 169 Liechtenstein 0
- 169 Luxembourg 0 compare
- 169 Maldives 0
- 169 Marshall Islands 0
- 169 Mauritius 0 compare
- 169 Micronesia (country) 0
- 169 Monaco 0
- 169 Nauru 0
- 169 Palau 0
- 169 Panama 0 compare
- 169 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 169 Saint Lucia 0
- 169 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 169 Samoa 0
- 169 San Marino 0
- 169 Seychelles 0 compare
- 169 Solomon Islands 0
- 169 Tuvalu 0
- 169 Vanuatu 0
More population data for Haiti
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2679 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.028 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2679 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2057 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 15,088 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.08 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6816 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.273 (2100)
- Population density 549.75 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 858,550 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Haiti?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Haiti was 0.0087 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 6.45 in 1859.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1994.
- How does Haiti rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Haiti ranks 168th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Haiti 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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