Military personnel as a share of total population in Spain
Spain: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.2593 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.2593
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
90th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.18
in 1938
All-time low
0.2517
in 2020
Years of data
207
1816–2022
Military personnel as a share of total population in Spain, 1816–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.2593 for military personnel as a share of total population in 2022.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Spain peaked at 2.18 in 1938 and was at its lowest, 0.2517, in 2020.
That places Spain 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 207 years of available data.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1816 | 1.13 | — |
| 1817 | 1.13 | +0.1% |
| 1818 | 1.12 | -0.8% |
| 1819 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 1.28 | +14.1% |
| 1821 | 1.44 | +12.2% |
| 1822 | 1.36 | -5.0% |
| 1823 | 0.9767 | -28.4% |
| 1824 | 0.7908 | -19.0% |
| 1825 | 0.7849 | -0.8% |
| 1826 | 0.7706 | -1.8% |
| 1827 | 0.7648 | -0.7% |
| 1828 | 0.7508 | -1.8% |
| 1829 | 0.7124 | -5.1% |
| 1830 | 0.6746 | -5.3% |
| 1831 | 1.05 | +55.5% |
| 1832 | 0.7125 | -32.1% |
| 1833 | 0.4768 | -33.1% |
| 1834 | 0.8674 | +81.9% |
| 1835 | 0.7905 | -8.9% |
| 1836 | 0.738 | -6.6% |
| 1837 | 0.6862 | -7.0% |
| 1838 | 0.6428 | -6.3% |
| 1839 | 0.6 | -6.7% |
| 1840 | 0.5955 | -0.8% |
| 1841 | 0.6434 | +8.0% |
| 1842 | 0.6831 | +6.2% |
| 1843 | 0.7369 | +7.9% |
| 1844 | 0.7826 | +6.2% |
| 1845 | 0.8203 | +4.8% |
| 1846 | 0.8718 | +6.3% |
| 1847 | 0.8652 | -0.8% |
| 1848 | 0.8516 | -1.6% |
| 1849 | 0.8312 | -2.4% |
| 1850 | 0.8179 | -1.6% |
| 1851 | 0.791 | -3.3% |
| 1852 | 0.7575 | -4.2% |
| 1853 | 0.7176 | -5.3% |
| 1854 | 0.6987 | -2.6% |
| 1855 | 0.6194 | -11.4% |
| 1856 | 0.6949 | +12.2% |
| 1857 | 0.7958 | +14.5% |
| 1858 | 0.792 | -0.5% |
| 1859 | 0.7959 | +0.5% |
| 1860 | 0.7992 | +0.4% |
| 1861 | 0.7834 | -2.0% |
| 1862 | 0.7429 | -5.2% |
| 1863 | 0.6894 | -7.2% |
| 1864 | 0.744 | +7.9% |
| 1865 | 0.7789 | +4.7% |
| 1866 | 0.6696 | -14.0% |
| 1867 | 0.68 | +1.6% |
| 1868 | 0.6091 | -10.4% |
| 1869 | 0.632 | +3.8% |
| 1870 | 0.7654 | +21.1% |
| 1871 | 0.6093 | -20.4% |
| 1872 | 0.607 | -0.4% |
| 1873 | 0.6238 | +2.8% |
| 1874 | 0.6401 | +2.6% |
| 1875 | 0.6877 | +7.4% |
| 1876 | 0.642 | -6.7% |
| 1877 | 0.6269 | -2.4% |
| 1878 | 0.8993 | +43.5% |
| 1879 | 0.9183 | +2.1% |
| 1880 | 0.9431 | +2.7% |
| 1881 | 0.944 | +0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.9214 | -2.4% |
| 1883 | 0.8985 | -2.5% |
| 1884 | 0.8706 | -3.1% |
| 1885 | 1.02 | +16.7% |
| 1886 | 0.8783 | -13.6% |
| 1887 | 0.8738 | -0.5% |
| 1888 | 0.8466 | -3.1% |
| 1889 | 0.8258 | -2.5% |
| 1890 | 0.7827 | -5.2% |
| 1891 | 0.7679 | -1.9% |
| 1892 | 0.731 | -4.8% |
| 1893 | 0.7389 | +1.1% |
| 1894 | 0.7522 | +1.8% |
| 1895 | 0.826 | +9.8% |
| 1896 | 0.8169 | -1.1% |
| 1897 | 0.8406 | +2.9% |
| 1898 | 0.8315 | -1.1% |
| 1899 | 0.7143 | -14.1% |
| 1900 | 0.599 | -16.1% |
| 1901 | 0.6129 | +2.3% |
| 1902 | 0.5983 | -2.4% |
| 1903 | 0.5942 | -0.7% |
| 1904 | 0.5898 | -0.7% |
| 1905 | 0.591 | +0.2% |
| 1906 | 0.587 | -0.7% |
| 1907 | 0.6808 | +16.0% |
| 1908 | 0.5686 | -16.5% |
| 1909 | 0.5646 | -0.7% |
| 1910 | 0.6923 | +22.6% |
| 1911 | 0.7376 | +6.5% |
| 1912 | 0.7228 | -2.0% |
| 1913 | 0.7178 | -0.7% |
| 1914 | 0.7969 | +11.0% |
| 1915 | 0.8549 | +7.3% |
| 1916 | 0.917 | +7.3% |
| 1917 | 0.9547 | +4.1% |
| 1918 | 1.02 | +6.4% |
| 1919 | 1.07 | +5.0% |
| 1920 | 1.12 | +4.7% |
| 1921 | 0.9718 | -12.9% |
| 1922 | 1.09 | +12.4% |
| 1923 | 0.9154 | -16.2% |
| 1924 | 0.7332 | -19.9% |
| 1925 | 0.685 | -6.6% |
| 1926 | 0.6875 | +0.4% |
| 1927 | 0.57 | -17.1% |
| 1928 | 0.5599 | -1.8% |
| 1929 | 0.5714 | +2.1% |
| 1930 | 0.5744 | +0.5% |
| 1931 | 0.5685 | -1.0% |
| 1932 | 0.5803 | +2.1% |
| 1933 | 0.6053 | +4.3% |
| 1934 | 0.5667 | -6.4% |
| 1935 | 0.5739 | +1.3% |
| 1936 | 1.91 | +233.6% |
| 1937 | 2 | +4.3% |
| 1938 | 2.18 | +9.0% |
| 1939 | 2.11 | -2.9% |
| 1940 | 2.06 | -2.4% |
| 1941 | 2.01 | -2.5% |
| 1942 | 1.94 | -3.5% |
| 1943 | 1.69 | -12.8% |
| 1944 | 1.82 | +7.4% |
| 1945 | 1.78 | -2.0% |
| 1946 | 1.71 | -3.9% |
| 1947 | 1.7 | -0.3% |
| 1948 | 1.69 | -0.8% |
| 1949 | 1.61 | -5.1% |
| 1950 | 1.76 | +9.8% |
| 1951 | 1.87 | +6.0% |
| 1952 | 1.85 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 1.75 | -5.5% |
| 1954 | 1.74 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 1.73 | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 1.62 | -6.1% |
| 1957 | 1.52 | -6.4% |
| 1958 | 1.42 | -6.8% |
| 1959 | 1.32 | -6.9% |
| 1960 | 1.22 | -7.6% |
| 1961 | 1.12 | -7.9% |
| 1962 | 1.09 | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 1.18 | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 1.17 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 1.15 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 1.16 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 1.13 | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 1.12 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 1.09 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 1.08 | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 1.07 | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.06 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 1.05 | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 1.06 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 1.05 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.02 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 1.03 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.01 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.01 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9483 | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9695 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9797 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9302 | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8923 | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8161 | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8134 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.811 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7833 | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7123 | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6751 | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6321 | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5076 | -19.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5219 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5441 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5356 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5169 | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.501 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4769 | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3911 | -18.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4189 | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3536 | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4305 | +21.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3594 | -16.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3489 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3388 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3338 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3291 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3293 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4852 | +47.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2772 | -42.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3053 | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3059 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2912 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2902 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2867 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2632 | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2624 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2569 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.253 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2517 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2577 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2593 | +0.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.2593 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3016, 86% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.2593 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2903, 89% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | +233.6% | 0.5739 | 1.91 |
| 1834 | +81.9% | 0.4768 | 0.8674 |
| 1831 | +55.5% | 0.6746 | 1.05 |
| 2009 | +47.3% | 0.3293 | 0.4852 |
| 1878 | +43.5% | 0.6269 | 0.8993 |
| 2010 | -42.9% | 0.4852 | 0.2772 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 4 |
| 1820s | 0.9629 | 0.7124 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.7237 | 0.4768 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.7681 | 0.5955 | 0.8718 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.7481 | 0.6194 | 0.8179 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7128 | 0.6091 | 0.7992 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.702 | 0.607 | 0.9183 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9018 | 0.8258 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7802 | 0.7143 | 0.8406 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5986 | 0.5646 | 0.6808 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8475 | 0.6923 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7902 | 0.5599 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.17 | 0.5667 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.8 | 1.61 | 2.06 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.66 | 1.32 | 1.87 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.14 | 1.09 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.04 | 1.01 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8656 | 0.7123 | 0.9797 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5302 | 0.3911 | 0.6751 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3728 | 0.3291 | 0.4852 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2792 | 0.253 | 0.3059 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2562 | 0.2517 | 0.2593 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Spain?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Spain was 0.2593 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 in 1938.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2517 in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Spain ranks 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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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