Military personnel as a share of total population in Ireland
Ireland: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.1566 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.1566
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
127th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.728
in 1922
All-time low
0.1566
in 2022
Years of data
101
1922–2022
Military personnel as a share of total population in Ireland, 1922–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.1566 for military personnel as a share of total population in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 101 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Ireland peaked at 0.728 in 1922 and was at its lowest, 0.1566, in 2022.
That places Ireland 127th 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 101 years of available data.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 0.728 | — |
| 1923 | 0.6636 | -8.8% |
| 1924 | 0.6656 | +0.3% |
| 1925 | 0.603 | -9.4% |
| 1926 | 0.4038 | -33.0% |
| 1927 | 0.4396 | +8.9% |
| 1928 | 0.3397 | -22.7% |
| 1929 | 0.2383 | -29.8% |
| 1930 | 0.205 | -14.0% |
| 1931 | 0.2046 | -0.2% |
| 1932 | 0.2035 | -0.5% |
| 1933 | 0.2026 | -0.4% |
| 1934 | 0.202 | -0.3% |
| 1935 | 0.202 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.2025 | +0.3% |
| 1937 | 0.2034 | +0.4% |
| 1938 | 0.2041 | +0.3% |
| 1939 | 0.273 | +33.8% |
| 1940 | 0.2703 | -1.0% |
| 1941 | 0.2676 | -1.0% |
| 1942 | 0.3041 | +13.6% |
| 1943 | 0.339 | +11.5% |
| 1944 | 0.3401 | +0.3% |
| 1945 | 0.3729 | +9.6% |
| 1946 | 0.3716 | -0.3% |
| 1947 | 0.3704 | -0.3% |
| 1948 | 0.3685 | -0.5% |
| 1949 | 0.4361 | +18.3% |
| 1950 | 0.4379 | +0.4% |
| 1951 | 0.439 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 0.4402 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 0.4408 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.442 | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 0.4451 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 0.4486 | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 0.4506 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 0.4557 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 0.4568 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.459 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.2129 | -53.6% |
| 1962 | 0.2473 | +16.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2807 | +13.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2793 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2782 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2774 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2759 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2738 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2734 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2712 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3022 | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2976 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3254 | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3521 | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3462 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4337 | +25.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3973 | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4224 | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4157 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5587 | +34.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5523 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6034 | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5137 | -14.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3684 | -28.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3955 | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3954 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3951 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3674 | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3698 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3711 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3687 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3663 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3637 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4741 | +30.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4721 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4688 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4644 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4618 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3779 | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3217 | -14.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2605 | -19.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2541 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2493 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2447 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2405 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2366 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.233 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2298 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2268 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2238 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2211 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2185 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1922 | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1921 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1915 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1904 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1871 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1847 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1824 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1806 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.179 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1566 | -12.5% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.1566 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3016, 52% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.1566 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2903, 54% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Ireland 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 | -53.6% | 0.459 | 0.2129 |
| 1980 | +34.4% | 0.4157 | 0.5587 |
| 1939 | +33.8% | 0.2041 | 0.273 |
| 1926 | -33.0% | 0.603 | 0.4038 |
| 1994 | +30.3% | 0.3637 | 0.4741 |
| 1929 | -29.8% | 0.3397 | 0.2383 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.5102 | 0.2383 | 0.728 | 8 |
| 1930s | 0.2102 | 0.202 | 0.273 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.344 | 0.2676 | 0.4361 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4457 | 0.4379 | 0.4568 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2858 | 0.2129 | 0.459 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3564 | 0.2712 | 0.4337 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.452 | 0.3674 | 0.6034 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4189 | 0.3637 | 0.4741 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2497 | 0.2268 | 0.3217 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1984 | 0.1824 | 0.2238 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1721 | 0.1566 | 0.1806 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Ireland?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Ireland was 0.1566 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.728 in 1922.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1566 in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Ireland ranks 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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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