Military personnel as a share of total population in Paraguay
Paraguay: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.2071 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.2071
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
106th
of 194 countries
All-time high
15.46
in 1866
All-time low
0.1633
in 2007
Years of data
172
1846–2022
Military personnel as a share of total population in Paraguay, 1846–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel as a share of total population in Paraguay is 0.2071, 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 15.46 in 1866 and was at its lowest, 0.1633, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1846 | 2.57 | — |
| 1847 | 2.51 | -2.5% |
| 1848 | 2.44 | -2.7% |
| 1849 | 2.37 | -2.7% |
| 1850 | 2.31 | -2.6% |
| 1851 | 2.25 | -2.5% |
| 1852 | 2.19 | -2.7% |
| 1853 | 2.13 | -2.7% |
| 1854 | 2.08 | -2.6% |
| 1855 | 2.03 | -2.5% |
| 1856 | 1.97 | -2.7% |
| 1857 | 1.92 | -2.6% |
| 1858 | 1.87 | -2.6% |
| 1859 | 1.82 | -2.5% |
| 1860 | 1.77 | -2.7% |
| 1861 | 3.24 | +82.6% |
| 1862 | 3.15 | -2.7% |
| 1863 | 3.07 | -2.7% |
| 1864 | 5.98 | +94.8% |
| 1865 | 10.66 | +78.3% |
| 1866 | 15.46 | +45.1% |
| 1867 | 11.73 | -24.1% |
| 1868 | 9.33 | -20.4% |
| 1869 | 3.03 | -67.5% |
| 1870 | 1.29 | -57.3% |
| 1876 | 0.8658 | -33.0% |
| 1877 | 0.8439 | -2.5% |
| 1878 | 0.823 | -2.5% |
| 1879 | 0.4016 | -51.2% |
| 1880 | 0.3922 | -2.4% |
| 1881 | 0.3831 | -2.3% |
| 1882 | 0.3731 | -2.6% |
| 1883 | 0.3636 | -2.5% |
| 1884 | 0.3559 | -2.1% |
| 1885 | 0.3472 | -2.4% |
| 1886 | 0.3378 | -2.7% |
| 1887 | 0.33 | -2.3% |
| 1888 | 0.3215 | -2.6% |
| 1889 | 0.3145 | -2.2% |
| 1890 | 0.3067 | -2.5% |
| 1891 | 0.2941 | -4.1% |
| 1892 | 0.565 | +92.1% |
| 1893 | 0.5435 | -3.8% |
| 1894 | 0.5208 | -4.2% |
| 1895 | 0.5 | -4.0% |
| 1896 | 0.2404 | -51.9% |
| 1897 | 0.2304 | -4.1% |
| 1898 | 0.2212 | -4.0% |
| 1899 | 0.4255 | +92.3% |
| 1900 | 0.4082 | -4.1% |
| 1901 | 0.3922 | -3.9% |
| 1902 | 0.3846 | -1.9% |
| 1903 | 0.3704 | -3.7% |
| 1904 | 0.3571 | -3.6% |
| 1905 | 0.3509 | -1.8% |
| 1906 | 0.1724 | -50.9% |
| 1907 | 0.1695 | -1.7% |
| 1908 | 0.1667 | -1.7% |
| 1909 | 0.4918 | +195.1% |
| 1910 | 0.4839 | -1.6% |
| 1911 | 0.4762 | -1.6% |
| 1912 | 0.625 | +31.3% |
| 1913 | 0.6154 | -1.5% |
| 1914 | 0.4545 | -26.1% |
| 1915 | 0.4545 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.4478 | -1.5% |
| 1917 | 0.4412 | -1.5% |
| 1918 | 0.4348 | -1.4% |
| 1919 | 0.4348 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.5714 | +31.4% |
| 1921 | 0.4167 | -27.1% |
| 1922 | 0.411 | -1.4% |
| 1923 | 0.4 | -2.7% |
| 1924 | 0.3896 | -2.6% |
| 1925 | 0.3797 | -2.5% |
| 1926 | 0.375 | -1.3% |
| 1927 | 0.3659 | -2.4% |
| 1928 | 0.3571 | -2.4% |
| 1929 | 0.3488 | -2.3% |
| 1930 | 0.3409 | -2.3% |
| 1931 | 0.3333 | -2.2% |
| 1932 | 0.3261 | -2.2% |
| 1933 | 2.13 | +552.5% |
| 1934 | 2.27 | +6.6% |
| 1935 | 1.82 | -19.8% |
| 1936 | 0.297 | -83.7% |
| 1937 | 0.2885 | -2.9% |
| 1938 | 0.7547 | +161.6% |
| 1939 | 0.2752 | -63.5% |
| 1940 | 0.2703 | -1.8% |
| 1941 | 0.2632 | -2.6% |
| 1942 | 0.2586 | -1.7% |
| 1943 | 0.2521 | -2.5% |
| 1944 | 0.2459 | -2.5% |
| 1945 | 0.48 | +95.2% |
| 1946 | 0.3125 | -34.9% |
| 1947 | 0.687 | +119.8% |
| 1948 | 0.6742 | -1.9% |
| 1949 | 0.6589 | -2.3% |
| 1950 | 0.4376 | -33.6% |
| 1951 | 0.4255 | -2.8% |
| 1952 | 0.4141 | -2.7% |
| 1953 | 0.4035 | -2.6% |
| 1954 | 0.3934 | -2.5% |
| 1955 | 0.3836 | -2.5% |
| 1956 | 0.4364 | +13.8% |
| 1957 | 0.4255 | -2.5% |
| 1958 | 0.4742 | +11.4% |
| 1959 | 0.6358 | +34.1% |
| 1960 | 0.5972 | -6.1% |
| 1961 | 1.01 | +68.5% |
| 1962 | 0.9307 | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 0.8577 | -7.8% |
| 1964 | 0.9847 | +14.8% |
| 1965 | 0.9611 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.9381 | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.9153 | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.8933 | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8718 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8511 | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6227 | -26.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6075 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5927 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5783 | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5641 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5466 | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5297 | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5132 | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4972 | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4817 | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4677 | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4844 | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4703 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4852 | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3879 | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4298 | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4166 | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4037 | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3913 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3792 | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3692 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3593 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3497 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3404 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3314 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3229 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3147 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3064 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3173 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3639 | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3482 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3411 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3344 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2589 | -22.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1694 | -34.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1663 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1633 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1764 | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1733 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1703 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1674 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1645 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1701 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1679 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1657 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1636 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1735 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1712 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1842 | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.212 | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2095 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2071 | -1.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.2071 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2891, 72% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.2071 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2113, 98% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Paraguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | +552.5% | 0.3261 | 2.13 |
| 1909 | +195.1% | 0.1667 | 0.4918 |
| 1938 | +161.6% | 0.2885 | 0.7547 |
| 1947 | +119.8% | 0.3125 | 0.687 |
| 1945 | +95.2% | 0.2459 | 0.48 |
| 1864 | +94.8% | 3.07 | 5.98 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 2.47 | 2.37 | 2.57 | 4 |
| 1850s | 2.06 | 1.82 | 2.31 | 10 |
| 1860s | 6.74 | 1.77 | 15.46 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.8455 | 0.4016 | 1.29 | 5 |
| 1880s | 0.3519 | 0.3145 | 0.3922 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3848 | 0.2212 | 0.565 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3264 | 0.1667 | 0.4918 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4868 | 0.4348 | 0.625 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4015 | 0.3488 | 0.5714 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.883 | 0.2752 | 2.27 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4103 | 0.2459 | 0.687 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.443 | 0.3836 | 0.6358 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8956 | 0.5972 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5903 | 0.4972 | 0.8511 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4419 | 0.3879 | 0.4852 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3391 | 0.3064 | 0.3792 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2495 | 0.1633 | 0.3639 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1698 | 0.1636 | 0.1842 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2095 | 0.2071 | 0.212 | 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 0.2071 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 15.46 in 1866.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1633 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 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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