Military personnel as a share of total population in Philippines
Philippines: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.1272 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.1272
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
138th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.3477
in 1977
All-time low
0
in 1946
Years of data
77
1946–2022
Military personnel as a share of total population in Philippines, 1946–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 0.1272 for military personnel as a share of total population in 2022.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Philippines peaked at 0.3477 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1946.
Philippines ranks 138th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 77 years of available data.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0.1439 | — |
| 1948 | 0.1463 | +1.6% |
| 1949 | 0.1423 | -2.7% |
| 1950 | 0.143 | +0.5% |
| 1951 | 0.1388 | -3.0% |
| 1952 | 0.1393 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.1352 | -3.0% |
| 1954 | 0.1487 | +10.0% |
| 1955 | 0.1612 | +8.5% |
| 1956 | 0.1729 | +7.2% |
| 1957 | 0.2317 | +34.0% |
| 1958 | 0.2248 | -3.0% |
| 1959 | 0.2182 | -3.0% |
| 1960 | 0.2141 | -1.9% |
| 1961 | 0.2196 | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2061 | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 0.15 | -27.2% |
| 1964 | 0.152 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1443 | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1369 | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1328 | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1461 | +9.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1528 | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1608 | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1532 | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1593 | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1575 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2189 | +39.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2852 | +30.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3225 | +13.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3477 | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3407 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3349 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3208 | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3149 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3092 | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2171 | -29.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1968 | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2104 | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1875 | -10.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1831 | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.252 | +37.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1864 | -26.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1773 | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.168 | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1638 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1597 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1515 | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.148 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1433 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1428 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1453 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1437 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1395 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1373 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1309 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1283 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1258 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1235 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1213 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1193 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1173 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1154 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1284 | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1315 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1293 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1269 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1249 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1229 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.121 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1156 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1142 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1282 | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1267 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1282 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1272 | -0.8% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.1272 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2891, 44% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.1272 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1865, 68% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +39.0% | 0.1575 | 0.2189 |
| 1988 | +37.7% | 0.1831 | 0.252 |
| 1957 | +34.0% | 0.1729 | 0.2317 |
| 1975 | +30.3% | 0.2189 | 0.2852 |
| 1983 | -29.8% | 0.3092 | 0.2171 |
| 1963 | -27.2% | 0.2061 | 0.15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.1081 | 0 | 0.1463 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.1714 | 0.1352 | 0.2317 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1655 | 0.1328 | 0.2196 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2481 | 0.1532 | 0.3477 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2378 | 0.1831 | 0.3208 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1543 | 0.1428 | 0.1773 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1259 | 0.1154 | 0.1395 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1243 | 0.1142 | 0.1315 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1274 | 0.1267 | 0.1282 | 3 |
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- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0898 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6047 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population density 383.08 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Philippines?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Philippines was 0.1272 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3477 in 1977.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1946.
- How does Philippines rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Philippines ranks 138th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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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