Military personnel as a share of total population in Moldova
Moldova: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.1645 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel as a share of total population in Moldova, 1992–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 0.1645 for military personnel as a share of total population in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Moldova peaked at 0.299 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1228, in 2013.
That places Moldova 124th 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 31 years of available data.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.207 | — |
| 1993 | 0.299 | +44.4% |
| 1994 | 0.253 | -15.4% |
| 1995 | 0.276 | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2773 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2551 | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2513 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2511 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2283 | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2203 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1764 | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1797 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1829 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1858 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1884 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1906 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.165 | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1665 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1679 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1411 | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1423 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1228 | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1229 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.123 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1232 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1566 | +27.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1585 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1606 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1629 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1653 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1645 | -0.5% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.1645 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2891, 57% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.1645 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2903, 57% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Moldova 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +44.4% | 0.207 | 0.299 |
| 2017 | +27.2% | 0.1232 | 0.1566 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2587 | 0.207 | 0.299 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.1884 | 0.165 | 0.2283 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1419 | 0.1228 | 0.1679 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1642 | 0.1629 | 0.1653 | 3 |
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More population data for Moldova
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.9131 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.8797 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.9131 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4425 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.923 (2100)
- Population density 45.12 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 62,192 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.923 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.4989 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Moldova?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Moldova was 0.1645 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.299 in 1993.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1228 in 2013.
- How does Moldova rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Moldova ranks 124th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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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