Military personnel as a share of total population in East Timor
East Timor: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel as a share of total population in East Timor, 2005–2022
Source: Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.1% 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 0.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.1% | — |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +96.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 |
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More population data for East Timor
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5654 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2427 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 97,537 people (2100)
- Population density 132.68 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3779 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.7121 units per person (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 0.1% in 2022, according to Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by 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 0.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% 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 Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by 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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Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.