Military personnel as a share of total population in Mexico
Mexico: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.1679 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.1679
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
122nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.43
in 1916
All-time low
0.1148
in 1863
Years of data
187
1831–2022
Military personnel as a share of total population in Mexico, 1831–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel as a share of total population in Mexico is 0.1679, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Mexico peaked at 1.43 in 1916 and was at its lowest, 0.1148, in 1863.
Mexico ranks 122nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1831 | 0.3919 | — |
| 1832 | 0.3878 | -1.1% |
| 1833 | 0.3836 | -1.1% |
| 1834 | 0.3795 | -1.1% |
| 1835 | 0.3755 | -1.1% |
| 1836 | 0.3715 | -1.1% |
| 1837 | 0.3676 | -1.1% |
| 1838 | 0.3636 | -1.1% |
| 1839 | 0.3598 | -1.1% |
| 1840 | 0.2851 | -20.8% |
| 1841 | 0.2832 | -0.6% |
| 1842 | 0.2807 | -0.9% |
| 1843 | 0.278 | -0.9% |
| 1844 | 0.2753 | -1.0% |
| 1845 | 0.2725 | -1.0% |
| 1846 | 0.2702 | -0.9% |
| 1847 | 0.2677 | -0.9% |
| 1848 | 0.2787 | +4.1% |
| 1849 | 0.2899 | +4.0% |
| 1850 | 0.3007 | +3.8% |
| 1851 | 0.3114 | +3.5% |
| 1852 | 0.3222 | +3.5% |
| 1853 | 0.3329 | +3.3% |
| 1854 | 0.3438 | +3.3% |
| 1855 | 0.3284 | -4.5% |
| 1856 | 0.3251 | -1.0% |
| 1857 | 0.3213 | -1.2% |
| 1858 | 0.3172 | -1.3% |
| 1859 | 0.3132 | -1.3% |
| 1860 | 0.3091 | -1.3% |
| 1861 | 0.3056 | -1.1% |
| 1862 | 0.3136 | +2.6% |
| 1863 | 0.1148 | -63.4% |
| 1864 | 0.1704 | +48.4% |
| 1865 | 0.2362 | +38.6% |
| 1866 | 0.4466 | +89.1% |
| 1867 | 0.3658 | -18.1% |
| 1868 | 0.2861 | -21.8% |
| 1869 | 0.1968 | -31.2% |
| 1870 | 0.1954 | -0.7% |
| 1871 | 0.1939 | -0.8% |
| 1872 | 0.1922 | -0.9% |
| 1873 | 0.2116 | +10.1% |
| 1874 | 0.2309 | +9.1% |
| 1875 | 0.229 | -0.9% |
| 1876 | 0.2269 | -0.9% |
| 1877 | 0.2246 | -1.0% |
| 1878 | 0.2225 | -0.9% |
| 1879 | 0.2204 | -0.9% |
| 1880 | 0.2482 | +12.6% |
| 1881 | 0.2163 | -12.9% |
| 1882 | 0.2141 | -1.0% |
| 1883 | 0.2022 | -5.5% |
| 1884 | 0.2 | -1.1% |
| 1885 | 0.1974 | -1.3% |
| 1886 | 0.1948 | -1.3% |
| 1887 | 0.1923 | -1.3% |
| 1888 | 0.2881 | +49.9% |
| 1889 | 0.3278 | +13.8% |
| 1890 | 0.3229 | -1.5% |
| 1891 | 0.3264 | +1.1% |
| 1892 | 0.4123 | +26.3% |
| 1893 | 0.31 | -24.8% |
| 1894 | 0.3054 | -1.5% |
| 1895 | 0.3008 | -1.5% |
| 1896 | 0.273 | -9.3% |
| 1897 | 0.2536 | -7.1% |
| 1898 | 0.2498 | -1.5% |
| 1899 | 0.2462 | -1.5% |
| 1900 | 0.2425 | -1.5% |
| 1901 | 0.2398 | -1.1% |
| 1902 | 0.2157 | -10.1% |
| 1903 | 0.2061 | -4.5% |
| 1904 | 0.2041 | -1.0% |
| 1905 | 0.2019 | -1.1% |
| 1906 | 0.1929 | -4.5% |
| 1907 | 0.1908 | -1.1% |
| 1908 | 0.1955 | +2.5% |
| 1909 | 0.2 | +2.3% |
| 1910 | 0.2045 | +2.2% |
| 1911 | 0.2087 | +2.1% |
| 1912 | 0.3674 | +76.0% |
| 1913 | 0.2017 | -45.1% |
| 1914 | 0.1988 | -1.4% |
| 1915 | 1.23 | +518.3% |
| 1916 | 1.43 | +16.0% |
| 1918 | 0.3929 | -72.4% |
| 1919 | 0.9682 | +146.5% |
| 1920 | 0.8481 | -12.4% |
| 1921 | 0.7183 | -15.3% |
| 1922 | 0.5885 | -18.1% |
| 1923 | 0.4492 | -23.7% |
| 1924 | 0.3479 | -22.5% |
| 1925 | 0.4209 | +21.0% |
| 1926 | 0.4138 | -1.7% |
| 1927 | 0.4384 | +6.0% |
| 1928 | 0.4622 | +5.4% |
| 1929 | 0.4135 | -10.5% |
| 1930 | 0.3927 | -5.0% |
| 1931 | 0.3616 | -7.9% |
| 1932 | 0.3145 | -13.0% |
| 1933 | 0.3091 | -1.7% |
| 1934 | 0.3319 | +7.4% |
| 1935 | 0.2985 | -10.1% |
| 1936 | 0.2607 | -12.7% |
| 1937 | 0.2882 | +10.5% |
| 1938 | 0.2569 | -10.8% |
| 1939 | 0.2524 | -1.8% |
| 1942 | 0.2517 | -0.3% |
| 1943 | 0.3779 | +50.1% |
| 1946 | 0.2678 | -29.1% |
| 1947 | 0.2602 | -2.8% |
| 1948 | 0.2494 | -4.2% |
| 1949 | 0.2547 | +2.1% |
| 1950 | 0.2009 | -21.1% |
| 1951 | 0.2132 | +6.1% |
| 1952 | 0.1934 | -9.3% |
| 1953 | 0.1878 | -2.9% |
| 1954 | 0.1823 | -2.9% |
| 1955 | 0.1516 | -16.9% |
| 1956 | 0.147 | -3.0% |
| 1957 | 0.1424 | -3.1% |
| 1958 | 0.1409 | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 0.1392 | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 0.1377 | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 0.1568 | +13.9% |
| 1962 | 0.162 | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1594 | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1543 | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1506 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1669 | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1723 | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1564 | -9.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1514 | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1581 | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1513 | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1464 | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1416 | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1457 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1607 | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1644 | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1599 | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1868 | +16.8% |
| 1979 | 0.182 | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1776 | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1807 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1837 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1797 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1745 | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1855 | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1831 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1795 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1922 | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1886 | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2103 | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2064 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2026 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1989 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1954 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1934 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1887 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2652 | +40.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2661 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2619 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1952 | -25.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1935 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1808 | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1786 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1764 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1743 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1721 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2096 | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2166 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.219 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2273 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2346 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2317 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2203 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2174 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2121 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2172 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2245 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2224 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2203 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1861 | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1692 | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1679 | -0.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.1679 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2891, 58% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.1679 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2113, 79% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | +518.3% | 0.1988 | 1.23 |
| 1919 | +146.5% | 0.3929 | 0.9682 |
| 1866 | +89.1% | 0.2362 | 0.4466 |
| 1912 | +76.0% | 0.2087 | 0.3674 |
| 1918 | -72.4% | 1.43 | 0.3929 |
| 1863 | -63.4% | 0.3136 | 0.1148 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.3757 | 0.3598 | 0.3919 | 9 |
| 1840s | 0.2781 | 0.2677 | 0.2899 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.3216 | 0.3007 | 0.3438 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2745 | 0.1148 | 0.4466 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2148 | 0.1922 | 0.2309 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2281 | 0.1923 | 0.3278 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3 | 0.2462 | 0.4123 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2089 | 0.1908 | 0.2425 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5774 | 0.1988 | 1.43 | 9 |
| 1920s | 0.5101 | 0.3479 | 0.8481 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3067 | 0.2524 | 0.3927 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2769 | 0.2494 | 0.3779 | 6 |
| 1950s | 0.1699 | 0.1392 | 0.2132 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1568 | 0.1377 | 0.1723 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1597 | 0.1416 | 0.1868 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1825 | 0.1745 | 0.1922 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2189 | 0.1887 | 0.2661 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1916 | 0.1721 | 0.219 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2228 | 0.2121 | 0.2346 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1744 | 0.1679 | 0.1861 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Mexico?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Mexico was 0.1679 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 in 1916.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1148 in 1863.
- How does Mexico rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Mexico ranks 122nd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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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