Military personnel as a share of total population in Paraguay
Paraguay: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.2%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
106th
of 194 countries
All-time high
15.5%
in 1866
All-time low
0.2%
in 2007
Years of data
172
1846–2022
Military personnel as a share of total population in Paraguay, 1846–2022
Source: Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel as a share of total population in Paraguay is 0.2%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Paraguay peaked at 15.5% in 1866 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2007.
Paraguay ranks 106th 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1846 | 2.6% | — |
| 1847 | 2.5% | -2.5% |
| 1848 | 2.4% | -2.7% |
| 1849 | 2.4% | -2.7% |
| 1850 | 2.3% | -2.6% |
| 1851 | 2.3% | -2.5% |
| 1852 | 2.2% | -2.7% |
| 1853 | 2.1% | -2.7% |
| 1854 | 2.1% | -2.6% |
| 1855 | 2.0% | -2.5% |
| 1856 | 2.0% | -2.7% |
| 1857 | 1.9% | -2.6% |
| 1858 | 1.9% | -2.6% |
| 1859 | 1.8% | -2.5% |
| 1860 | 1.8% | -2.7% |
| 1861 | 3.2% | +82.6% |
| 1862 | 3.2% | -2.7% |
| 1863 | 3.1% | -2.7% |
| 1864 | 6.0% | +94.8% |
| 1865 | 10.7% | +78.3% |
| 1866 | 15.5% | +45.1% |
| 1867 | 11.7% | -24.1% |
| 1868 | 9.3% | -20.4% |
| 1869 | 3.0% | -67.5% |
| 1870 | 1.3% | -57.3% |
| 1876 | 0.9% | -33.0% |
| 1877 | 0.8% | -2.5% |
| 1878 | 0.8% | -2.5% |
| 1879 | 0.4% | -51.2% |
| 1880 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 1881 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
| 1882 | 0.4% | -2.6% |
| 1883 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 1884 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 1885 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 1886 | 0.3% | -2.7% |
| 1887 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 1888 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 1889 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 1890 | 0.3% | -2.5% |
| 1891 | 0.3% | -4.1% |
| 1892 | 0.6% | +92.1% |
| 1893 | 0.5% | -3.8% |
| 1894 | 0.5% | -4.2% |
| 1895 | 0.5% | -4.0% |
| 1896 | 0.2% | -51.9% |
| 1897 | 0.2% | -4.1% |
| 1898 | 0.2% | -4.0% |
| 1899 | 0.4% | +92.3% |
| 1900 | 0.4% | -4.1% |
| 1901 | 0.4% | -3.9% |
| 1902 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
| 1903 | 0.4% | -3.7% |
| 1904 | 0.4% | -3.6% |
| 1905 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 1906 | 0.2% | -50.9% |
| 1907 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 1908 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 1909 | 0.5% | +195.1% |
| 1910 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 1911 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 1912 | 0.6% | +31.3% |
| 1913 | 0.6% | -1.5% |
| 1914 | 0.5% | -26.1% |
| 1915 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 1917 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 1918 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 1919 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.6% | +31.4% |
| 1921 | 0.4% | -27.1% |
| 1922 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 1923 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 1924 | 0.4% | -2.6% |
| 1925 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 1926 | 0.4% | -1.3% |
| 1927 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 1928 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 1929 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 1930 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 1931 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 1932 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 1933 | 2.1% | +552.5% |
| 1934 | 2.3% | +6.6% |
| 1935 | 1.8% | -19.8% |
| 1936 | 0.3% | -83.7% |
| 1937 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 1938 | 0.8% | +161.6% |
| 1939 | 0.3% | -63.5% |
| 1940 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 1941 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 1942 | 0.3% | -1.7% |
| 1943 | 0.3% | -2.5% |
| 1944 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 1945 | 0.5% | +95.2% |
| 1946 | 0.3% | -34.9% |
| 1947 | 0.7% | +119.8% |
| 1948 | 0.7% | -1.9% |
| 1949 | 0.7% | -2.3% |
| 1950 | 0.4% | -33.6% |
| 1951 | 0.4% | -2.8% |
| 1952 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 1953 | 0.4% | -2.6% |
| 1954 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 1955 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 1956 | 0.4% | +13.8% |
| 1957 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 1958 | 0.5% | +11.4% |
| 1959 | 0.6% | +34.1% |
| 1960 | 0.6% | -6.1% |
| 1961 | 1.0% | +68.5% |
| 1962 | 0.9% | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 0.9% | -7.8% |
| 1964 | 1.0% | +14.8% |
| 1965 | 1.0% | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.9% | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.9% | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.9% | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.9% | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6% | -26.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -22.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -34.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 4 |
| 1850s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1860s | 6.7% | 1.8% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 5 |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Paraguay?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Paraguay was 0.2% in 2022, according to Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 1866.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2007.
- How does Paraguay rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Paraguay ranks 106th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by 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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Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.