Military personnel as a share of total population in Russia
Russia: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.8174 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.8174
Change on year
up 32.5%
World rank
16th
of 194 countries
All-time high
7.05
in 1945
All-time low
0.3555
in 1932
Years of data
206
1816–2022
Military personnel as a share of total population in Russia, 1816–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel as a share of total population in Russia is 0.8174, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.5% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Russia peaked at 7.05 in 1945 and was at its lowest, 0.3555, in 1932.
Russia ranks 16th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1816 | 1.74 | — |
| 1817 | 1.5 | -13.8% |
| 1818 | 1.27 | -15.4% |
| 1819 | 1.24 | -2.1% |
| 1820 | 1.59 | +27.7% |
| 1821 | 1.92 | +21.2% |
| 1822 | 2 | +3.8% |
| 1823 | 1.35 | -32.6% |
| 1824 | 2 | +48.8% |
| 1825 | 1.64 | -17.9% |
| 1826 | 1.09 | -33.7% |
| 1827 | 1.25 | +15.0% |
| 1828 | 1.14 | -8.9% |
| 1829 | 1.45 | +27.1% |
| 1830 | 1.47 | +1.4% |
| 1831 | 1.5 | +1.6% |
| 1832 | 1.52 | +1.4% |
| 1833 | 1.54 | +1.5% |
| 1834 | 1.32 | -14.1% |
| 1835 | 1.11 | -16.1% |
| 1836 | 1.68 | +51.7% |
| 1837 | 0.941 | -44.1% |
| 1838 | 0.9268 | -1.5% |
| 1839 | 0.916 | -1.2% |
| 1840 | 0.9984 | +9.0% |
| 1841 | 1.08 | +8.3% |
| 1842 | 1.16 | +7.2% |
| 1843 | 1.24 | +6.9% |
| 1844 | 1.17 | -5.8% |
| 1845 | 1.08 | -7.2% |
| 1846 | 1.03 | -5.0% |
| 1847 | 1.21 | +17.4% |
| 1848 | 0.7839 | -35.1% |
| 1849 | 1.03 | +31.5% |
| 1850 | 1.27 | +23.3% |
| 1851 | 0.8116 | -36.2% |
| 1852 | 1.09 | +34.0% |
| 1853 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 1854 | 1.56 | +43.5% |
| 1855 | 2.18 | +39.9% |
| 1856 | 2.79 | +28.1% |
| 1857 | 1.41 | -49.4% |
| 1858 | 1.2 | -15.4% |
| 1859 | 1.15 | -3.8% |
| 1860 | 1.16 | +1.1% |
| 1861 | 1.17 | +0.9% |
| 1862 | 0.9241 | -21.3% |
| 1863 | 1.09 | +18.3% |
| 1864 | 1.52 | +39.0% |
| 1865 | 0.968 | -36.3% |
| 1866 | 0.9111 | -5.9% |
| 1867 | 0.786 | -13.7% |
| 1868 | 0.8217 | +4.5% |
| 1869 | 0.8465 | +3.0% |
| 1870 | 0.8734 | +3.2% |
| 1871 | 0.8958 | +2.6% |
| 1872 | 0.9538 | +6.5% |
| 1873 | 0.9397 | -1.5% |
| 1874 | 0.9232 | -1.8% |
| 1875 | 0.9257 | +0.3% |
| 1876 | 0.9398 | +1.5% |
| 1877 | 0.9111 | -3.1% |
| 1878 | 1.3 | +43.2% |
| 1879 | 0.8846 | -32.2% |
| 1880 | 0.9304 | +5.2% |
| 1881 | 0.908 | -2.4% |
| 1882 | 0.8867 | -2.3% |
| 1883 | 0.767 | -13.5% |
| 1884 | 0.7526 | -1.9% |
| 1885 | 0.7381 | -1.9% |
| 1886 | 0.7394 | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 0.7401 | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.7806 | +5.5% |
| 1889 | 0.723 | -7.4% |
| 1890 | 0.7165 | -0.9% |
| 1891 | 0.7319 | +2.2% |
| 1892 | 0.7454 | +1.8% |
| 1893 | 0.7325 | -1.7% |
| 1894 | 0.7506 | +2.5% |
| 1895 | 0.749 | -0.2% |
| 1896 | 0.7418 | -1.0% |
| 1897 | 0.7342 | -1.0% |
| 1898 | 0.7227 | -1.6% |
| 1899 | 0.7199 | -0.4% |
| 1900 | 0.8593 | +19.4% |
| 1901 | 0.8472 | -1.4% |
| 1902 | 0.8492 | +0.2% |
| 1903 | 0.8339 | -1.8% |
| 1904 | 0.8192 | -1.8% |
| 1905 | 1.64 | +100.6% |
| 1906 | 0.8443 | -48.6% |
| 1907 | 0.8276 | -2.0% |
| 1908 | 0.9056 | +9.4% |
| 1909 | 0.9128 | +0.8% |
| 1910 | 0.8587 | -5.9% |
| 1911 | 0.8707 | +1.4% |
| 1912 | 0.8541 | -1.9% |
| 1913 | 0.7525 | -11.9% |
| 1914 | 0.7544 | +0.3% |
| 1915 | 3.07 | +307.5% |
| 1916 | 6.01 | +95.3% |
| 1917 | 4.9 | -18.4% |
| 1919 | 1.09 | -77.8% |
| 1920 | 2.18 | +100.4% |
| 1921 | 4.02 | +84.0% |
| 1922 | 2.64 | -34.4% |
| 1923 | 1.54 | -41.5% |
| 1924 | 0.4082 | -73.5% |
| 1925 | 0.3997 | -2.1% |
| 1926 | 0.3909 | -2.2% |
| 1927 | 0.382 | -2.3% |
| 1928 | 0.3747 | -1.9% |
| 1929 | 0.3679 | -1.8% |
| 1930 | 0.3628 | -1.4% |
| 1931 | 0.3586 | -1.1% |
| 1932 | 0.3555 | -0.9% |
| 1933 | 0.5595 | +57.4% |
| 1934 | 0.5906 | +5.6% |
| 1935 | 0.8123 | +37.5% |
| 1936 | 0.8061 | -0.8% |
| 1937 | 0.8771 | +8.8% |
| 1938 | 0.9385 | +7.0% |
| 1939 | 1.05 | +11.9% |
| 1940 | 2.16 | +106.0% |
| 1941 | 2.14 | -1.1% |
| 1942 | 2.54 | +19.0% |
| 1943 | 2.72 | +6.8% |
| 1944 | 3.34 | +23.0% |
| 1945 | 7.05 | +110.9% |
| 1946 | 1.44 | -79.6% |
| 1947 | 1.56 | +8.2% |
| 1948 | 1.63 | +4.8% |
| 1949 | 2.06 | +26.3% |
| 1950 | 2.39 | +16.1% |
| 1951 | 2.73 | +14.3% |
| 1952 | 3.11 | +14.0% |
| 1953 | 3.06 | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 3.01 | -1.7% |
| 1955 | 2.96 | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 2.55 | -13.6% |
| 1957 | 2.21 | -13.3% |
| 1958 | 1.89 | -14.8% |
| 1959 | 1.71 | -9.3% |
| 1960 | 1.68 | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 1.38 | -18.1% |
| 1962 | 1.35 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 1.38 | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 1.36 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 1.2 | -11.7% |
| 1966 | 1.63 | +35.2% |
| 1967 | 1.65 | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 1.72 | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 1.75 | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 1.77 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 1.59 | -10.2% |
| 1972 | 1.62 | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 1.6 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 1.63 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.61 | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 1.64 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 1.51 | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 1.49 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 1.48 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.47 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.46 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.44 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.43 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.42 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.41 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.39 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.38 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.37 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.29 | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 1.21 | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 2.02 | +67.5% |
| 1992 | 1.28 | -36.7% |
| 1993 | 1.01 | -21.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9462 | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9474 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8799 | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8837 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6783 | -23.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6114 | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6833 | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6693 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6789 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6633 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6922 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7205 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7146 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7149 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7148 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7147 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7151 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7292 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6677 | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5885 | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5878 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5358 | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5543 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5685 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6146 | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6142 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6149 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6171 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8174 | +32.5% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 0.8174 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3016, 2.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Russia's 0.8174 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2903, 2.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Russia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | +307.5% | 0.7544 | 3.07 |
| 1945 | +110.9% | 3.34 | 7.05 |
| 1940 | +106.0% | 1.05 | 2.16 |
| 1905 | +100.6% | 0.8192 | 1.64 |
| 1920 | +100.4% | 1.09 | 2.18 |
| 1916 | +95.3% | 3.07 | 6.01 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 1.44 | 1.24 | 1.74 | 4 |
| 1820s | 1.54 | 1.09 | 2 | 10 |
| 1830s | 1.29 | 0.916 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 1840s | 1.08 | 0.7839 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 1850s | 1.45 | 0.8116 | 2.79 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.02 | 0.786 | 1.52 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.9551 | 0.8734 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7966 | 0.723 | 0.9304 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7345 | 0.7165 | 0.7506 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9343 | 0.8192 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.13 | 0.7525 | 6.01 | 9 |
| 1920s | 1.27 | 0.3679 | 4.02 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6711 | 0.3555 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.66 | 1.44 | 7.05 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.56 | 1.71 | 3.11 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.51 | 1.2 | 1.75 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.59 | 1.48 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.41 | 1.29 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 | 0.6114 | 2.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6967 | 0.6633 | 0.7205 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6176 | 0.5358 | 0.7292 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6831 | 0.6149 | 0.8174 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Russia?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Russia was 0.8174 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.05 in 1945.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3555 in 1932.
- How does Russia rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Russia ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russia 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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