Military personnel as a share of total population in Honduras
Honduras: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.1433 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.1433
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
130th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.6667
in 1902
All-time low
0.0893
in 1939
Years of data
118
1899–2022
Military personnel as a share of total population in Honduras, 1899–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 0.1433 for military personnel as a share of total population in 2022.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Honduras peaked at 0.6667 in 1902 and was at its lowest, 0.0893, in 1939.
Honduras ranks 130th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 118 years of available data.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 0.2439 | — |
| 1900 | 0.2381 | -2.4% |
| 1901 | 0.2273 | -4.5% |
| 1902 | 0.6667 | +193.3% |
| 1903 | 0.2128 | -68.1% |
| 1904 | 0.2079 | -2.3% |
| 1905 | 0.2 | -3.8% |
| 1906 | 0.1961 | -2.0% |
| 1907 | 0.1923 | -1.9% |
| 1908 | 0.1887 | -1.9% |
| 1909 | 0.1852 | -1.9% |
| 1910 | 0.3636 | +96.4% |
| 1911 | 0.3571 | -1.8% |
| 1912 | 0.3509 | -1.8% |
| 1913 | 0.3448 | -1.7% |
| 1914 | 0.339 | -1.7% |
| 1915 | 0.3333 | -1.7% |
| 1916 | 0.3279 | -1.6% |
| 1917 | 0.3175 | -3.2% |
| 1918 | 0.6061 | +90.9% |
| 1919 | 0.4348 | -28.3% |
| 1920 | 0.4167 | -4.2% |
| 1921 | 0.4054 | -2.7% |
| 1922 | 0.3896 | -3.9% |
| 1923 | 0.375 | -3.7% |
| 1924 | 0.3659 | -2.4% |
| 1925 | 0.2353 | -35.7% |
| 1926 | 0.2273 | -3.4% |
| 1927 | 0.2247 | -1.1% |
| 1928 | 0.2198 | -2.2% |
| 1929 | 0.2083 | -5.2% |
| 1930 | 0.2105 | +1.1% |
| 1931 | 0.2062 | -2.1% |
| 1932 | 0.202 | -2.0% |
| 1933 | 0.099 | -51.0% |
| 1934 | 0.1961 | +98.0% |
| 1935 | 0.1923 | -1.9% |
| 1936 | 0.1887 | -1.9% |
| 1937 | 0.1852 | -1.9% |
| 1938 | 0.1818 | -1.8% |
| 1939 | 0.0893 | -50.9% |
| 1946 | 0.2326 | +160.5% |
| 1947 | 0.2273 | -2.3% |
| 1948 | 0.2217 | -2.4% |
| 1949 | 0.216 | -2.6% |
| 1950 | 0.2076 | -3.9% |
| 1951 | 0.202 | -2.7% |
| 1952 | 0.1963 | -2.8% |
| 1953 | 0.1911 | -2.7% |
| 1954 | 0.1855 | -2.9% |
| 1955 | 0.2402 | +29.5% |
| 1956 | 0.2332 | -2.9% |
| 1957 | 0.2262 | -3.0% |
| 1958 | 0.2194 | -3.0% |
| 1959 | 0.2128 | -3.0% |
| 1960 | 0.2059 | -3.2% |
| 1961 | 0.3183 | +54.6% |
| 1962 | 0.2904 | -8.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1879 | -35.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1824 | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2216 | +21.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2155 | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2082 | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2014 | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2339 | +16.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2274 | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2941 | +29.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4278 | +45.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4145 | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3343 | -19.3% |
| 1975 | 0.388 | +16.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3748 | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3617 | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4071 | +12.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3928 | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3793 | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4449 | +17.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4298 | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4643 | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4726 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4803 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4431 | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4296 | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3957 | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3838 | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3526 | -8.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3229 | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3132 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3038 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2946 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2856 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1629 | -43.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1578 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1139 | -27.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1267 | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1234 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1225 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1232 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.181 | +47.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1775 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1739 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1705 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1672 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1639 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1606 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1575 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1543 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1512 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1386 | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1362 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1339 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1207 | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1147 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1536 | +33.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1508 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1482 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1458 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1433 | -1.7% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.1433 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1521, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.1433 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2113, 68% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Honduras 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | +193.3% | 0.2273 | 0.6667 |
| 1946 | +160.5% | 0.0893 | 0.2326 |
| 1934 | +98.0% | 0.099 | 0.1961 |
| 1910 | +96.4% | 0.1852 | 0.3636 |
| 1918 | +90.9% | 0.3175 | 0.6061 |
| 1903 | -68.1% | 0.6667 | 0.2128 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.2439 | 0.2439 | 0.2439 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.2515 | 0.1852 | 0.6667 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3775 | 0.3175 | 0.6061 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3068 | 0.2083 | 0.4167 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1751 | 0.0893 | 0.2105 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2244 | 0.216 | 0.2326 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.2114 | 0.1855 | 0.2402 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2266 | 0.1824 | 0.3183 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3622 | 0.2274 | 0.4278 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4323 | 0.3793 | 0.4803 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2434 | 0.1139 | 0.3526 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1564 | 0.1225 | 0.181 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1412 | 0.1147 | 0.1575 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1458 | 0.1433 | 0.1482 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Honduras?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Honduras was 0.1433 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6667 in 1902.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0893 in 1939.
- How does Honduras rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Honduras ranks 130th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras 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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