Military personnel as a share of total population in India
India: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.1024 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.1024
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
143rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.2871
in 1968
All-time low
0.0903
in 1947
Years of data
76
1947–2022
Military personnel as a share of total population in India, 1947–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 0.1024 for military personnel as a share of total population in 2022.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in India peaked at 0.2871 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0903, in 1947.
That places India 143rd out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 76 years of available data.
Military personnel as a share of total population in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 0.0903 | — |
| 1948 | 0.0919 | +1.7% |
| 1949 | 0.0935 | +1.8% |
| 1950 | 0.0952 | +1.7% |
| 1951 | 0.0966 | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 0.0977 | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0986 | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 0.0995 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 0.1002 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 0.1006 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 0.1097 | +9.0% |
| 1958 | 0.1183 | +7.9% |
| 1959 | 0.1264 | +6.9% |
| 1960 | 0.1236 | -2.2% |
| 1961 | 0.1752 | +41.7% |
| 1962 | 0.1769 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2344 | +32.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2573 | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2528 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2839 | +12.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2817 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2871 | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2865 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2793 | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.283 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2821 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.281 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2748 | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2771 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2336 | -15.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2015 | -13.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2018 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1952 | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1639 | -16.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1604 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1592 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1535 | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1524 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1678 | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1642 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1608 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1699 | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1541 | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 0.151 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1479 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1452 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1425 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.14 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1376 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1341 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1319 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1324 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1303 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1285 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.122 | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1206 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1211 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1193 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1176 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1159 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1135 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1096 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1076 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1099 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1085 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1071 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1036 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1024 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1028 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1016 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1026 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1015 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.104 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1038 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1032 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1024 | -0.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.1024 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1521, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 0.1024 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1925, 53% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +41.7% | 0.1236 | 0.1752 |
| 1963 | +32.5% | 0.1769 | 0.2344 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0919 | 0.0903 | 0.0935 | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.1043 | 0.0952 | 0.1264 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.236 | 0.1236 | 0.2871 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.251 | 0.1952 | 0.283 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1606 | 0.1524 | 0.1699 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1393 | 0.1303 | 0.151 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1176 | 0.1076 | 0.1285 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1044 | 0.1015 | 0.1099 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1032 | 0.1024 | 0.1038 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in India?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in India was 0.1024 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2871 in 1968.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0903 in 1947.
- How does India rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- India ranks 143rd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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