Military personnel as a share of total population in Mongolia
Mongolia: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.2953 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Military personnel as a share of total population in Mongolia, 1921–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.2953 for military personnel as a share of total population in 2022.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Mongolia peaked at 10.64 in 1944 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1921.
That places Mongolia 83rd out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 0 | — |
| 1922 | 0.1497 | — |
| 1923 | 0.4451 | +197.3% |
| 1924 | 0.5891 | +32.4% |
| 1925 | 1.17 | +98.5% |
| 1926 | 1.73 | +47.8% |
| 1927 | 2.41 | +39.5% |
| 1928 | 1.12 | -53.7% |
| 1929 | 0.2751 | -75.4% |
| 1930 | 0.271 | -1.5% |
| 1931 | 0.271 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.2706 | -0.1% |
| 1933 | 0.2706 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.2703 | -0.1% |
| 1935 | 0.2703 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.2699 | -0.1% |
| 1937 | 0.2699 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.2695 | -0.1% |
| 1939 | 0.2695 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 10.64 | +3846.8% |
| 1945 | 10.61 | -0.3% |
| 1949 | 1.31 | -87.7% |
| 1950 | 1.44 | +9.7% |
| 1951 | 1.54 | +7.3% |
| 1952 | 1.64 | +6.4% |
| 1953 | 1.73 | +5.8% |
| 1954 | 1.83 | +5.4% |
| 1955 | 1.91 | +4.6% |
| 1956 | 1.99 | +4.0% |
| 1957 | 2.18 | +9.3% |
| 1958 | 2.23 | +2.4% |
| 1959 | 2.38 | +6.9% |
| 1960 | 2.52 | +5.8% |
| 1961 | 2.64 | +4.9% |
| 1962 | 2.78 | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 2.72 | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 2.83 | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 2.64 | — |
| 1971 | 2.26 | -14.5% |
| 1972 | 2.2 | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 2.87 | +30.5% |
| 1974 | 3.35 | +16.9% |
| 1975 | 2.49 | -25.7% |
| 1976 | 1.68 | -32.6% |
| 1977 | 2.35 | +40.0% |
| 1978 | 2.29 | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 2.23 | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 2.17 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 2.06 | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 2.06 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 2.13 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 2.07 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 2.02 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 2.08 | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.62 | -21.9% |
| 1988 | 1.58 | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 1.59 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.44 | -9.4% |
| 1991 | 1.37 | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9056 | -33.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7608 | -16.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7457 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7669 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8403 | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8647 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7755 | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7631 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3381 | -55.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3711 | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3684 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3645 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3606 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3562 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3517 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3468 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3418 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3368 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3686 | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3631 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3577 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3486 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.342 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3359 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3304 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3222 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3157 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3094 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3039 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2994 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2953 | -1.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.2953 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2891, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.2953 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1865, 1.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Mongolia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | +3846.8% | 0.2695 | 10.64 |
| 1923 | +197.3% | 0.1497 | 0.4451 |
| 1925 | +98.5% | 0.5891 | 1.17 |
| 1965 | -100.0% | 2.83 | 0 |
| 1949 | -87.7% | 10.61 | 1.31 |
| 1929 | -75.4% | 1.12 | 0.2751 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.8763 | 0 | 2.41 | 9 |
| 1930s | 0.2703 | 0.2695 | 0.271 | 10 |
| 1940s | 7.52 | 1.31 | 10.64 | 3 |
| 1950s | 1.89 | 1.44 | 2.38 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.35 | 0 | 2.83 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.44 | 1.68 | 3.35 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.94 | 1.58 | 2.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9232 | 0.7457 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3536 | 0.3368 | 0.3711 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3393 | 0.3094 | 0.3686 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2995 | 0.2953 | 0.3039 | 3 |
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- Population density 3.54 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Mongolia?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Mongolia was 0.2953 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.64 in 1944.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1921.
- How does Mongolia rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Mongolia ranks 83rd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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