Military personnel as a share of total population in Thailand
Thailand: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.5032 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.5032
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
37th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.587
in 1973
All-time low
0.054
in 1901
Years of data
130
1887–2022
Military personnel as a share of total population in Thailand, 1887–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel as a share of total population in Thailand stood at 0.5032.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Thailand peaked at 0.587 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.054, in 1901.
Thailand ranks 37th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 130 years of available data.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1887 | 0.242 | — |
| 1888 | 0.2389 | -1.3% |
| 1889 | 0.2358 | -1.3% |
| 1890 | 0.2328 | -1.3% |
| 1891 | 0.2299 | -1.3% |
| 1892 | 0.227 | -1.3% |
| 1893 | 0.0747 | -67.1% |
| 1894 | 0.0885 | +18.5% |
| 1895 | 0.0874 | -1.3% |
| 1896 | 0.0863 | -1.3% |
| 1897 | 0.0852 | -1.3% |
| 1898 | 0.0841 | -1.3% |
| 1899 | 0.083 | -1.3% |
| 1900 | 0.1366 | +64.5% |
| 1901 | 0.054 | -60.5% |
| 1902 | 0.1332 | +146.9% |
| 1903 | 0.2368 | +77.8% |
| 1904 | 0.2338 | -1.3% |
| 1905 | 0.2309 | -1.3% |
| 1906 | 0.2026 | -12.2% |
| 1907 | 0.3252 | +60.5% |
| 1908 | 0.3828 | +17.7% |
| 1909 | 0.378 | -1.3% |
| 1910 | 0.3733 | -1.3% |
| 1911 | 0.3677 | -1.5% |
| 1912 | 0.3622 | -1.5% |
| 1913 | 0.3568 | -1.5% |
| 1914 | 0.3627 | +1.7% |
| 1915 | 0.3573 | -1.5% |
| 1916 | 0.3519 | -1.5% |
| 1917 | 0.3466 | -1.5% |
| 1918 | 0.3398 | -2.0% |
| 1919 | 0.2602 | -23.4% |
| 1920 | 0.255 | -2.0% |
| 1921 | 0.25 | -2.0% |
| 1922 | 0.2352 | -5.9% |
| 1923 | 0.2492 | +5.9% |
| 1924 | 0.2436 | -2.2% |
| 1925 | 0.229 | -6.0% |
| 1926 | 0.2329 | +1.7% |
| 1927 | 0.2364 | +1.5% |
| 1928 | 0.2301 | -2.7% |
| 1929 | 0.2322 | +0.9% |
| 1930 | 0.226 | -2.7% |
| 1931 | 0.2356 | +4.3% |
| 1932 | 0.2292 | -2.7% |
| 1933 | 0.2015 | -12.1% |
| 1934 | 0.1968 | -2.3% |
| 1935 | 0.1922 | -2.3% |
| 1936 | 0.2225 | +15.8% |
| 1937 | 0.2378 | +6.8% |
| 1938 | 0.2537 | +6.7% |
| 1939 | 0.2034 | -19.8% |
| 1946 | 0.2484 | +22.2% |
| 1947 | 0.2425 | -2.4% |
| 1948 | 0.2377 | -1.9% |
| 1949 | 0.2308 | -2.9% |
| 1950 | 0.2241 | -2.9% |
| 1951 | 0.2176 | -2.9% |
| 1952 | 0.2112 | -2.9% |
| 1953 | 0.2097 | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 0.2036 | -2.9% |
| 1955 | 0.1977 | -2.9% |
| 1956 | 0.2133 | +7.9% |
| 1957 | 0.4141 | +94.2% |
| 1958 | 0.402 | -2.9% |
| 1959 | 0.3864 | -3.9% |
| 1960 | 0.3642 | -5.8% |
| 1961 | 0.2915 | -20.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2934 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2914 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2826 | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4255 | +50.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4719 | +10.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4576 | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4907 | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4984 | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4812 | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5202 | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5312 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.587 | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5419 | -7.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5422 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5307 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5223 | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5543 | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5418 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5009 | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5239 | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5133 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.469 | -8.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4641 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4556 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4875 | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4792 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4712 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5126 | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5068 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5002 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4939 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5085 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4939 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4848 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.48 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4752 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4643 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.493 | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4902 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4864 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4796 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4869 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4763 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4683 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.466 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4646 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4623 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4632 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4608 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4596 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4582 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5298 | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5276 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5258 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5242 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5073 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5058 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5047 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5039 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5033 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5032 | -0.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.5032 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2891, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.5032 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1865, 2.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | +146.9% | 0.054 | 0.1332 |
| 1957 | +94.2% | 0.2133 | 0.4141 |
| 1903 | +77.8% | 0.1332 | 0.2368 |
| 1893 | -67.1% | 0.227 | 0.0747 |
| 1900 | +64.5% | 0.083 | 0.1366 |
| 1907 | +60.5% | 0.2026 | 0.3252 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.2389 | 0.2358 | 0.242 | 3 |
| 1890s | 0.1279 | 0.0747 | 0.2328 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2314 | 0.054 | 0.3828 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3478 | 0.2602 | 0.3733 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2394 | 0.229 | 0.255 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2199 | 0.1922 | 0.2537 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2399 | 0.2308 | 0.2484 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.268 | 0.1977 | 0.4141 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3867 | 0.2826 | 0.4984 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5353 | 0.4812 | 0.587 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4877 | 0.4556 | 0.5239 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4901 | 0.4643 | 0.5085 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4744 | 0.4623 | 0.4902 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5004 | 0.4582 | 0.5298 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5035 | 0.5032 | 0.5039 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Thailand?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Thailand was 0.5032 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.587 in 1973.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.054 in 1901.
- How does Thailand rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Thailand ranks 37th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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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