Military personnel as a share of total population in Slovakia
Slovakia: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.3289 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel as a share of total population in Slovakia, 1993–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel as a share of total population in Slovakia is 0.3289, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Slovakia peaked at 0.879 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.2775, in 2007.
Slovakia ranks 71st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.6197 | — |
| 1994 | 0.879 | +41.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8762 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.856 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8174 | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6881 | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6689 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.724 | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8364 | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4826 | -42.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4084 | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3898 | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.371 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3706 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2775 | -25.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3139 | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3134 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3129 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3125 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2938 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2949 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2945 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2942 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2939 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2943 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.294 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2935 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2933 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3307 | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3289 | -0.5% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 0.3289 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3016, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 0.3289 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2903, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Slovakia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +41.8% | 0.6197 | 0.879 |
| 2002 | -42.3% | 0.8364 | 0.4826 |
| 2007 | -25.1% | 0.3706 | 0.2775 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7722 | 0.6197 | 0.879 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.4487 | 0.2775 | 0.8364 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2979 | 0.2935 | 0.3129 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3176 | 0.2933 | 0.3307 | 3 |
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More population data for Slovakia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7735 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4772 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6992 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.659 (2100)
- Population density 71.28 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 131,931 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.659 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.0038 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Slovakia?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Slovakia was 0.3289 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.879 in 1994.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2775 in 2007.
- How does Slovakia rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Slovakia ranks 71st out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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