Military personnel as a share of total population in East Timor
East Timor: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.1461 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel as a share of total population in East Timor, 2005–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.1461 for military personnel as a share of total population in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in East Timor peaked at 0.1537 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0784, in 2018.
That places East Timor 129th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Military personnel as a share of total population in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.1004 | — |
| 2006 | 0.0982 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0965 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0952 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.094 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0927 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0912 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0898 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0845 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0824 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0806 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0788 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0799 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0784 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1537 | +96.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1508 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1481 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1461 | -1.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.1461 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1521, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.1461 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1865, 78% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in East Timor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +96.2% | 0.0784 | 0.1537 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0969 | 0.094 | 0.1004 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0912 | 0.0784 | 0.1537 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1484 | 0.1461 | 0.1508 | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More population data for East Timor
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2427 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2427 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5654 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3779 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.238 (2100)
- Population density 132.68 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 97,537 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.238 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.4267 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in East Timor?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in East Timor was 0.1461 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1537 in 2019.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0784 in 2018.
- How does East Timor rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- East Timor ranks 129th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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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