Military personnel as a share of total population in Taiwan
Taiwan: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.7216 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Military personnel as a share of total population in Taiwan, 1949–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 0.7216 for military personnel as a share of total population in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Taiwan peaked at 21.13 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.6885, in 2019.
That places Taiwan 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 21.13 | — |
| 1950 | 4.04 | -80.9% |
| 1951 | 6.44 | +59.3% |
| 1952 | 6.15 | -4.4% |
| 1953 | 7.11 | +15.7% |
| 1954 | 6.86 | -3.6% |
| 1955 | 6.61 | -3.6% |
| 1956 | 5.64 | -14.7% |
| 1957 | 5.96 | +5.7% |
| 1958 | 6.26 | +4.9% |
| 1959 | 5.9 | -5.7% |
| 1960 | 5.56 | -5.8% |
| 1961 | 5.21 | -6.3% |
| 1962 | 4.96 | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 4.59 | -7.5% |
| 1964 | 4.9 | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 4.15 | -15.4% |
| 1966 | 4.17 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 4.07 | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 3.8 | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 3.87 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 3.56 | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 3.6 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 3.6 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 3.23 | -10.2% |
| 1974 | 3.11 | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 3.12 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 2.88 | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 2.74 | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 2.75 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 2.68 | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 2.61 | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 2.54 | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 2.48 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 2.48 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.55 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 2.31 | -9.4% |
| 1986 | 2.18 | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 2.16 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 2.04 | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 2.02 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.82 | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 1.8 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.73 | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 2.11 | +21.7% |
| 1994 | 2.01 | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 1.99 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.86 | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 1.84 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.69 | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 1.69 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.69 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.65 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.64 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.28 | -21.9% |
| 2004 | 1.28 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.27 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.27 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.26 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.26 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.25 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.25 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.25 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.24 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.24 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.24 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.23 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9127 | -26.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9097 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9087 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6885 | -24.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6888 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7174 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7216 | +0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Taiwan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -80.9% | 21.13 | 4.04 |
| 1951 | +59.3% | 4.04 | 6.44 |
| 2016 | -26.1% | 1.23 | 0.9127 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 21.13 | 21.13 | 21.13 | 1 |
| 1950s | 6.1 | 4.04 | 7.11 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.53 | 3.8 | 5.56 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.13 | 2.68 | 3.6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.34 | 2.02 | 2.61 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.86 | 1.69 | 2.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 | 1.25 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 | 0.6885 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7093 | 0.6888 | 0.7216 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Taiwan?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Taiwan was 0.7216 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 21.13 in 1949.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6885 in 2019.
- How does Taiwan rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Taiwan ranks 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan 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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