Military personnel as a share of total population in Singapore
Singapore: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel as a share of total population in Singapore, 1965–2022
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 Singapore is 0.9%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Singapore peaked at 2.7% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1965.
Singapore ranks 13th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0% | — |
| 1966 | 0.0% | — |
| 1967 | 0.5% | — |
| 1968 | 0.5% | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 0.6% | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 0.7% | +14.9% |
| 1971 | 0.7% | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | +30.9% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | +17.8% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | +27.9% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 2.7% | +75.6% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | -12.1% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 2.5% | +15.9% |
| 1982 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.7% | -31.2% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | +31.3% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | -10.4% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 1.9% | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -29.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Singapore?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Singapore was 0.9% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1978.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1965.
- How does Singapore rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Singapore ranks 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.