Military personnel as a share of total population in Myanmar
Myanmar: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.6622 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.6622
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
26th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.9843
in 2003
All-time low
0.0166
in 1948
Years of data
75
1948–2022
Military personnel as a share of total population in Myanmar, 1948–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.6622 for military personnel as a share of total population in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Myanmar peaked at 0.9843 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0166, in 1948.
That places Myanmar 26th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 0.0166 | — |
| 1949 | 0.0219 | +32.0% |
| 1950 | 0.0336 | +54.0% |
| 1951 | 0.0441 | +31.1% |
| 1952 | 0.0542 | +22.8% |
| 1953 | 0.0744 | +37.4% |
| 1954 | 0.0991 | +33.1% |
| 1955 | 0.1278 | +29.0% |
| 1956 | 0.1652 | +29.3% |
| 1957 | 0.2157 | +30.5% |
| 1958 | 0.2687 | +24.6% |
| 1959 | 0.3147 | +17.1% |
| 1960 | 0.3534 | +12.3% |
| 1961 | 0.4054 | +14.7% |
| 1962 | 0.4408 | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4528 | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.5191 | +14.6% |
| 1965 | 0.5492 | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5454 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.5375 | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.5258 | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.6542 | +24.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6436 | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.6332 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6758 | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6855 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6843 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6927 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6811 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6601 | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6583 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6441 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5322 | -17.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5984 | +12.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5848 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4871 | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4812 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4826 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4921 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.476 | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4669 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4926 | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5562 | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6883 | +23.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6756 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7468 | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7331 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7139 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7012 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6939 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7236 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7657 | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7542 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6727 | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9013 | +34.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9843 | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9183 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8529 | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7446 | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7378 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7934 | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7877 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7818 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7755 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.769 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7891 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7819 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7748 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7677 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7823 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7767 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7713 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7658 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6668 | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6622 | -0.7% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.6622 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1521, 4.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.6622 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1865, 3.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Myanmar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +54.0% | 0.0219 | 0.0336 |
| 1953 | +37.4% | 0.0542 | 0.0744 |
| 2002 | +34.0% | 0.6727 | 0.9013 |
| 1954 | +33.1% | 0.0744 | 0.0991 |
| 1949 | +32.0% | 0.0166 | 0.0219 |
| 1951 | +31.1% | 0.0336 | 0.0441 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0192 | 0.0166 | 0.0219 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.1398 | 0.0336 | 0.3147 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4984 | 0.3534 | 0.6542 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6659 | 0.6332 | 0.6927 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5094 | 0.4669 | 0.5984 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6998 | 0.5562 | 0.7657 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8147 | 0.6727 | 0.9843 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.777 | 0.7677 | 0.7891 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6983 | 0.6622 | 0.7658 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More population data for Myanmar
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5005 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.8844 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5005 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4448 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 59,929 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5289 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.737 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.506 (2100)
- Population density 76.09 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.45 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Myanmar?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Myanmar was 0.6622 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9843 in 2003.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0166 in 1948.
- How does Myanmar rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Myanmar ranks 26th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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