Military personnel as a share of total population in Qatar
Qatar: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel as a share of total population in Qatar, 1971–2022
Source: Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel as a share of total population in Qatar stood at 0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Qatar peaked at 2.9% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1971.
Qatar ranks 29th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 1.5% | — |
| 1973 | 2.0% | +37.8% |
| 1974 | 1.9% | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 2.9% | +55.9% |
| 1976 | 2.8% | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 2.6% | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 2.5% | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 2.3% | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 2.6% | +11.6% |
| 1981 | 2.4% | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 2.2% | -8.8% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | -9.0% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | +19.2% |
| 1987 | 2.7% | +14.0% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | -38.4% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | +47.4% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -31.4% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | +17.8% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +38.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.1% | 0.0% | 2.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Qatar?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Qatar was 0.6% 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 1975.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1971.
- How does Qatar rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Qatar ranks 29th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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.