Military personnel as a share of total population in Venezuela
Venezuela: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.436 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.436
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
47th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.7007
in 1879
All-time low
0.0316
in 1956
Years of data
166
1857–2022
Military personnel as a share of total population in Venezuela, 1857–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 0.436 for military personnel as a share of total population in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Venezuela peaked at 0.7007 in 1879 and was at its lowest, 0.0316, in 1956.
Venezuela ranks 47th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1857 | 0.692 | — |
| 1858 | 0.6831 | -1.3% |
| 1859 | 0.6739 | -1.3% |
| 1860 | 0.6653 | -1.3% |
| 1861 | 0.6566 | -1.3% |
| 1862 | 0.6477 | -1.4% |
| 1863 | 0.6394 | -1.3% |
| 1864 | 0.6309 | -1.3% |
| 1865 | 0.6227 | -1.3% |
| 1866 | 0.6146 | -1.3% |
| 1867 | 0.6072 | -1.2% |
| 1868 | 0.2994 | -50.7% |
| 1869 | 0.2953 | -1.4% |
| 1870 | 0.2915 | -1.3% |
| 1871 | 0.2877 | -1.3% |
| 1872 | 0.2839 | -1.3% |
| 1873 | 0.2803 | -1.3% |
| 1874 | 0.5501 | +96.3% |
| 1875 | 0.5397 | -1.9% |
| 1876 | 0.2648 | -50.9% |
| 1877 | 0.2599 | -1.9% |
| 1878 | 0.6119 | +135.5% |
| 1879 | 0.7007 | +14.5% |
| 1880 | 0.5894 | -15.9% |
| 1881 | 0.0964 | -83.6% |
| 1882 | 0.0953 | -1.1% |
| 1883 | 0.1413 | +48.3% |
| 1884 | 0.1397 | -1.1% |
| 1885 | 0.1382 | -1.1% |
| 1886 | 0.1366 | -1.1% |
| 1887 | 0.09 | -34.1% |
| 1888 | 0.089 | -1.1% |
| 1889 | 0.132 | +48.3% |
| 1890 | 0.087 | -34.1% |
| 1891 | 0.2582 | +196.6% |
| 1892 | 0.2132 | -17.4% |
| 1893 | 0.2971 | +39.3% |
| 1894 | 0.296 | -0.4% |
| 1895 | 0.2524 | -14.7% |
| 1896 | 0.1674 | -33.7% |
| 1897 | 0.1664 | -0.6% |
| 1898 | 0.1654 | -0.6% |
| 1899 | 0.1642 | -0.7% |
| 1900 | 0.1633 | -0.6% |
| 1901 | 0.3673 | +125.0% |
| 1902 | 0.3659 | -0.4% |
| 1903 | 0.3644 | -0.4% |
| 1904 | 0.3239 | -11.1% |
| 1905 | 0.3213 | -0.8% |
| 1906 | 0.3984 | +24.0% |
| 1907 | 0.3953 | -0.8% |
| 1908 | 0.3922 | -0.8% |
| 1909 | 0.3891 | -0.8% |
| 1910 | 0.3846 | -1.2% |
| 1911 | 0.3831 | -0.4% |
| 1912 | 0.3788 | -1.1% |
| 1913 | 0.3759 | -0.8% |
| 1914 | 0.3731 | -0.7% |
| 1915 | 0.369 | -1.1% |
| 1916 | 0.3663 | -0.7% |
| 1917 | 0.3636 | -0.7% |
| 1918 | 0.361 | -0.7% |
| 1919 | 0.2867 | -20.6% |
| 1920 | 0.3546 | +23.7% |
| 1921 | 0.3521 | -0.7% |
| 1922 | 0.3484 | -1.0% |
| 1923 | 0.2759 | -20.8% |
| 1924 | 0.2389 | -13.4% |
| 1925 | 0.2373 | -0.7% |
| 1926 | 0.2349 | -1.0% |
| 1927 | 0.1993 | -15.1% |
| 1928 | 0.1974 | -1.0% |
| 1929 | 0.1948 | -1.3% |
| 1930 | 0.1923 | -1.3% |
| 1931 | 0.1905 | -1.0% |
| 1932 | 0.1881 | -1.3% |
| 1933 | 0.2167 | +15.2% |
| 1934 | 0.2147 | -0.9% |
| 1935 | 0.1818 | -15.3% |
| 1936 | 0.1775 | -2.4% |
| 1937 | 0.0578 | -67.4% |
| 1938 | 0.169 | +192.4% |
| 1939 | 0.0551 | -67.4% |
| 1940 | 0.0539 | -2.2% |
| 1941 | 0.0526 | -2.4% |
| 1942 | 0.0512 | -2.8% |
| 1943 | 0.0496 | -3.0% |
| 1944 | 0.0482 | -2.9% |
| 1945 | 0.0468 | -2.8% |
| 1946 | 0.0456 | -2.7% |
| 1947 | 0.044 | -3.5% |
| 1948 | 0.0427 | -2.9% |
| 1949 | 0.0414 | -2.9% |
| 1950 | 0.0806 | +94.6% |
| 1951 | 0.0774 | -3.9% |
| 1952 | 0.0371 | -52.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0356 | -4.1% |
| 1954 | 0.0342 | -4.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0328 | -3.9% |
| 1956 | 0.0316 | -3.8% |
| 1957 | 0.2584 | +718.1% |
| 1958 | 0.2635 | +2.0% |
| 1959 | 0.3246 | +23.2% |
| 1960 | 0.3066 | -5.5% |
| 1961 | 0.2759 | -10.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2922 | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4298 | +47.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4153 | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5733 | +38.0% |
| 1966 | 0.443 | -22.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4277 | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.413 | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3986 | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4327 | +8.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4176 | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4029 | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.432 | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4168 | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4423 | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4517 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4318 | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4537 | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.407 | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3953 | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3843 | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3513 | -8.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3416 | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3798 | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 0.41 | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3991 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3776 | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.402 | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3974 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3881 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3655 | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3704 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3621 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3542 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3433 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3362 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3293 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3227 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3164 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2317 | -26.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3311 | +42.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3237 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3179 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3123 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3068 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3016 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2965 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.409 | +37.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4023 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.396 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3898 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3839 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3793 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3741 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3691 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3643 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3762 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4126 | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.425 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4324 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4356 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.436 | +0.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.436 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1521, 2.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.436 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2113, 2.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | +718.1% | 0.0316 | 0.2584 |
| 1891 | +196.6% | 0.087 | 0.2582 |
| 1938 | +192.4% | 0.0578 | 0.169 |
| 1878 | +135.5% | 0.2599 | 0.6119 |
| 1901 | +125.0% | 0.1633 | 0.3673 |
| 1874 | +96.3% | 0.2803 | 0.5501 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.683 | 0.6739 | 0.692 | 3 |
| 1860s | 0.5679 | 0.2953 | 0.6653 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.407 | 0.2599 | 0.7007 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1648 | 0.089 | 0.5894 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2067 | 0.087 | 0.2971 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3481 | 0.1633 | 0.3984 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3642 | 0.2867 | 0.3846 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2634 | 0.1948 | 0.3546 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1644 | 0.0551 | 0.2167 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0476 | 0.0414 | 0.0539 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1176 | 0.0316 | 0.3246 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3975 | 0.2759 | 0.5733 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4289 | 0.4029 | 0.4537 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3838 | 0.3416 | 0.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3488 | 0.3164 | 0.3881 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3233 | 0.2317 | 0.409 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.387 | 0.3643 | 0.425 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4347 | 0.4324 | 0.436 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Venezuela?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Venezuela was 0.436 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7007 in 1879.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0316 in 1956.
- How does Venezuela rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Venezuela ranks 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela 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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