Military personnel as a share of total population in Netherlands
Netherlands: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.1899 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.1899
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
113th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.96
in 1831
All-time low
0.1761
in 1936
Years of data
203
1816–2022
Military personnel as a share of total population in Netherlands, 1816–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.1899 for military personnel as a share of total population in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Netherlands peaked at 2.96 in 1831 and was at its lowest, 0.1761, in 1936.
That places Netherlands 113th 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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1816 | 0.4635 | — |
| 1817 | 0.476 | +2.7% |
| 1818 | 0.4719 | -0.9% |
| 1819 | 0.4665 | -1.2% |
| 1820 | 0.4619 | -1.0% |
| 1821 | 0.4578 | -0.9% |
| 1822 | 0.4545 | -0.7% |
| 1823 | 0.4678 | +2.9% |
| 1824 | 0.4642 | -0.8% |
| 1825 | 0.4592 | -1.1% |
| 1826 | 0.4551 | -0.9% |
| 1827 | 0.4672 | +2.7% |
| 1828 | 0.4618 | -1.2% |
| 1829 | 0.4571 | -1.0% |
| 1830 | 0.4668 | +2.1% |
| 1831 | 2.96 | +533.1% |
| 1832 | 1.39 | -53.0% |
| 1833 | 1.38 | -0.4% |
| 1834 | 1.15 | -16.4% |
| 1835 | 1.15 | -0.8% |
| 1836 | 1.14 | -0.4% |
| 1837 | 1.52 | +33.3% |
| 1838 | 1.12 | -26.3% |
| 1839 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 1840 | 0.7639 | -31.7% |
| 1841 | 0.8247 | +8.0% |
| 1842 | 0.8844 | +7.2% |
| 1843 | 0.9428 | +6.6% |
| 1844 | 1 | +6.1% |
| 1845 | 1.05 | +5.3% |
| 1846 | 1.05 | -0.7% |
| 1847 | 1.08 | +3.5% |
| 1848 | 1.05 | -3.0% |
| 1849 | 1.01 | -3.4% |
| 1850 | 1 | -1.3% |
| 1851 | 0.9836 | -1.6% |
| 1852 | 0.9236 | -6.1% |
| 1853 | 0.9841 | +6.6% |
| 1854 | 1.04 | +5.4% |
| 1855 | 1.18 | +14.1% |
| 1856 | 1.18 | -0.6% |
| 1857 | 1.16 | -1.2% |
| 1858 | 1.16 | -0.6% |
| 1859 | 1.15 | -0.6% |
| 1860 | 1.17 | +2.3% |
| 1861 | 1.16 | -0.9% |
| 1862 | 1.15 | -1.2% |
| 1863 | 1.14 | -1.2% |
| 1864 | 1.12 | -1.2% |
| 1865 | 1.11 | -1.1% |
| 1866 | 1.07 | -3.4% |
| 1867 | 1.06 | -0.8% |
| 1868 | 1.08 | +1.5% |
| 1869 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 1871 | 1.07 | -0.8% |
| 1872 | 1.07 | -0.8% |
| 1873 | 1.06 | -0.8% |
| 1874 | 1.07 | +1.2% |
| 1875 | 1.08 | +1.1% |
| 1876 | 1.07 | -1.3% |
| 1877 | 1 | -6.1% |
| 1878 | 1.01 | +1.0% |
| 1879 | 0.9975 | -1.5% |
| 1880 | 1.01 | +1.5% |
| 1881 | 1.05 | +3.9% |
| 1882 | 1.06 | +1.1% |
| 1883 | 1.07 | +0.8% |
| 1884 | 1.08 | +1.0% |
| 1885 | 1.07 | -1.4% |
| 1886 | 1.01 | -5.4% |
| 1887 | 0.8371 | -17.1% |
| 1888 | 0.8482 | +1.3% |
| 1889 | 0.8389 | -1.1% |
| 1890 | 0.9251 | +10.3% |
| 1891 | 0.7407 | -19.9% |
| 1892 | 0.6452 | -12.9% |
| 1893 | 0.617 | -4.4% |
| 1894 | 0.6092 | -1.3% |
| 1895 | 0.6004 | -1.4% |
| 1896 | 0.593 | -1.2% |
| 1897 | 0.5835 | -1.6% |
| 1898 | 0.5754 | -1.4% |
| 1899 | 0.5675 | -1.4% |
| 1900 | 0.6008 | +5.9% |
| 1901 | 0.5939 | -1.1% |
| 1902 | 0.6604 | +11.2% |
| 1903 | 0.5751 | -12.9% |
| 1904 | 0.5667 | -1.5% |
| 1905 | 0.6126 | +8.1% |
| 1906 | 0.4973 | -18.8% |
| 1907 | 0.4904 | -1.4% |
| 1908 | 0.4663 | -4.9% |
| 1909 | 0.4623 | -0.9% |
| 1910 | 0.4746 | +2.6% |
| 1911 | 0.7525 | +58.6% |
| 1912 | 0.7578 | +0.7% |
| 1913 | 0.7305 | -3.6% |
| 1914 | 0.6529 | -10.6% |
| 1915 | 0.5164 | -20.9% |
| 1916 | 0.4294 | -16.8% |
| 1917 | 0.3459 | -19.5% |
| 1918 | 0.2815 | -18.6% |
| 1919 | 0.2059 | -26.9% |
| 1920 | 0.2044 | -0.7% |
| 1921 | 0.2023 | -1.0% |
| 1922 | 0.2134 | +5.5% |
| 1923 | 0.2098 | -1.7% |
| 1924 | 0.2066 | -1.5% |
| 1925 | 0.2174 | +5.2% |
| 1926 | 0.2142 | -1.5% |
| 1927 | 0.1847 | -13.8% |
| 1928 | 0.1823 | -1.3% |
| 1929 | 0.1799 | -1.3% |
| 1930 | 0.1777 | -1.3% |
| 1931 | 0.2 | +12.6% |
| 1932 | 0.197 | -1.5% |
| 1933 | 0.1942 | -1.5% |
| 1934 | 0.1918 | -1.2% |
| 1935 | 0.1898 | -1.1% |
| 1936 | 0.1761 | -7.2% |
| 1937 | 0.186 | +5.7% |
| 1938 | 0.1843 | -0.9% |
| 1939 | 0.5353 | +190.4% |
| 1940 | 0.7207 | +34.6% |
| 1945 | 0.9395 | +30.4% |
| 1946 | 1.06 | +13.2% |
| 1947 | 2.42 | +127.4% |
| 1948 | 2.38 | -1.7% |
| 1949 | 2.34 | -1.6% |
| 1950 | 2.23 | -4.5% |
| 1951 | 2.12 | -4.9% |
| 1952 | 2.03 | -4.3% |
| 1953 | 1.93 | -4.8% |
| 1954 | 1.85 | -4.6% |
| 1955 | 1.75 | -5.3% |
| 1956 | 1.66 | -4.9% |
| 1957 | 1.57 | -5.6% |
| 1958 | 1.48 | -5.5% |
| 1959 | 1.39 | -6.2% |
| 1960 | 1.32 | -5.5% |
| 1961 | 1.21 | -7.9% |
| 1962 | 1.2 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 1.09 | -9.1% |
| 1964 | 1.03 | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 1.02 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.9635 | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.9526 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.943 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.9322 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.8824 | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8337 | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.8627 | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.826 | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8123 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7837 | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7698 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7435 | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7606 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7627 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7565 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7581 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7407 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7241 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7143 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7111 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7278 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7228 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.725 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7139 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6956 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.6901 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5927 | -14.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5625 | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5006 | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4334 | -13.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4121 | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3653 | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3508 | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3432 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3294 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3116 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3117 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3285 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3267 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3251 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3236 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3223 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2787 | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2476 | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2829 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.222 | -21.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2214 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2197 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2191 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2184 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2119 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2021 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2009 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1996 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1984 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1918 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1899 | -1.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.1899 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3016, 63% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.1899 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2903, 65% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Netherlands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1831 | +533.1% | 0.4668 | 2.96 |
| 1939 | +190.4% | 0.1843 | 0.5353 |
| 1947 | +127.4% | 1.06 | 2.42 |
| 1911 | +58.6% | 0.4746 | 0.7525 |
| 1832 | -53.0% | 2.96 | 1.39 |
| 1940 | +34.6% | 0.5353 | 0.7207 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.4695 | 0.4635 | 0.476 | 4 |
| 1820s | 0.4607 | 0.4545 | 0.4678 | 10 |
| 1830s | 1.34 | 0.4668 | 2.96 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.9658 | 0.7639 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1850s | 1.08 | 0.9236 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.12 | 1.06 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.05 | 0.9975 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9881 | 0.8371 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.6457 | 0.5675 | 0.9251 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5526 | 0.4623 | 0.6604 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5147 | 0.2059 | 0.7578 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2015 | 0.1799 | 0.2174 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2232 | 0.1761 | 0.5353 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.64 | 0.7207 | 2.42 | 6 |
| 1950s | 1.8 | 1.39 | 2.23 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.06 | 0.9322 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8037 | 0.7435 | 0.8824 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7294 | 0.7111 | 0.7581 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4946 | 0.3432 | 0.6956 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3105 | 0.2476 | 0.3294 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2198 | 0.1996 | 0.2829 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1934 | 0.1899 | 0.1984 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Netherlands?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Netherlands was 0.1899 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 in 1831.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1761 in 1936.
- How does Netherlands rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Netherlands ranks 113th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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