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Armed forces as a share of the population — all countries

Armed forces as a share of the population — Mexico

Armed forces as a share of the population in Mexico in 2022 — 0.168%. Ranked 118 in the world out of 189. Since 1831, the indicator has fallen by 0.224 pp.

2022 0.168% −0.001 pp vs 2021
World rank 118of 189
Period maximum 1.426%1916
Period minimum 0.115%1863

Trend over time

1831–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Mexico, 1831–202200.511.5183118511871189119111931195119711991201120221831: 0.392%1835: 0.376%1839: 0.36%1843: 0.278%1847: 0.268%1851: 0.311%1855: 0.328%1859: 0.313%1863: 0.115%1867: 0.366%1871: 0.194%1875: 0.229%1879: 0.22%1883: 0.202%1887: 0.192%1891: 0.326%1895: 0.301%1899: 0.246%1903: 0.206%1907: 0.191%1911: 0.209%1915: 1.229%1920: 0.848%1924: 0.348%1928: 0.462%1932: 0.315%1936: 0.261%1942: 0.252%1948: 0.249%1952: 0.193%1956: 0.147%1960: 0.138%1964: 0.154%1968: 0.156%1972: 0.146%1976: 0.164%1980: 0.178%1984: 0.175%1988: 0.192%1992: 0.203%1996: 0.189%2000: 0.195%2004: 0.176%2008: 0.217%2012: 0.232%2016: 0.217%2020: 0.186%2022: 0.168%
Change over the period: −0.224 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mexico

Mexico 0.168%
World computed 0.259%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 0.23%
Central America computed 0.16%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.194%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.168 −0.001 pp
2021 0.169 −0.017 pp
2020 0.186 −0.034 pp
2019 0.22 −0.002 pp
2018 0.222 −0.002 pp
2017 0.224 +0.007 pp
2016 0.217 +0.005 pp
2015 0.212 −0.005 pp
2014 0.217 −0.003 pp
2013 0.22 −0.011 pp
2012 0.232 −0.003 pp
2011 0.235 +0.007 pp
2010 0.227 +0.008 pp
2009 0.219 +0.002 pp
2008 0.217 +0.007 pp
2007 0.21 +0.037 pp
2006 0.172 −0.002 pp
2005 0.174 −0.002 pp
2004 0.176 −0.002 pp
2003 0.179 −0.002 pp
2002 0.181 −0.013 pp
2001 0.194 −0.002 pp
2000 0.195 −0.067 pp
1999 0.262 −0.004 pp
1998 0.266 +0.001 pp
1997 0.265 +0.076 pp
1996 0.189 −0.005 pp
1995 0.193 −0.002 pp
1994 0.195 −0.004 pp
1993 0.199 −0.004 pp
1992 0.203 −0.004 pp
1991 0.206 −0.004 pp
1990 0.21 +0.022 pp
1989 0.189 −0.004 pp
1988 0.192 +0.013 pp
1987 0.179 −0.004 pp
1986 0.183 −0.002 pp
1985 0.186 +0.011 pp
1984 0.175 −0.005 pp
1983 0.18 −0.004 pp
1982 0.184 +0.003 pp
1981 0.181 +0.003 pp
1980 0.178 −0.004 pp
1979 0.182 −0.005 pp
1978 0.187 +0.027 pp
1977 0.16 −0.005 pp
1976 0.164 +0.004 pp
1975 0.161 +0.015 pp
1974 0.146 +0.004 pp
1973 0.142 −0.005 pp
1972 0.146 −0.005 pp
1971 0.151 −0.007 pp
1970 0.158 +0.007 pp
1969 0.151 −0.005 pp
1968 0.156 −0.016 pp
1967 0.172 +0.005 pp
1966 0.167 +0.016 pp
1965 0.151 −0.004 pp
1964 0.154 −0.005 pp
1963 0.159 −0.003 pp
1962 0.162 +0.005 pp
1961 0.157 +0.019 pp
1960 0.138 −0.002 pp
1959 0.139 −0.002 pp
1958 0.141 −0.002 pp
1957 0.142 −0.005 pp
1956 0.147 −0.005 pp
1955 0.152 −0.031 pp
1954 0.182 −0.006 pp
1953 0.188 −0.006 pp
1952 0.193 −0.02 pp
1951 0.213 +0.012 pp
1950 0.201 −0.054 pp
1949 0.255 +0.005 pp
1948 0.249 −0.011 pp
1947 0.26 −0.008 pp
1946 0.268 —
1943 0.378 +0.126 pp
1942 0.252 —
1939 0.252 −0.005 pp
1938 0.257 −0.031 pp
1937 0.288 +0.027 pp
1936 0.261 −0.038 pp
1935 0.299 −0.033 pp
1934 0.332 +0.023 pp
1933 0.309 −0.005 pp
1932 0.315 −0.047 pp
1931 0.362 −0.031 pp
1930 0.393 −0.021 pp
1929 0.413 −0.049 pp
1928 0.462 +0.024 pp
1927 0.438 +0.025 pp
1926 0.414 −0.007 pp
1925 0.421 +0.073 pp
1924 0.348 −0.101 pp
1923 0.449 −0.139 pp
1922 0.588 −0.13 pp
1921 0.718 −0.13 pp
1920 0.848 −0.12 pp
1919 0.968 +0.575 pp
1918 0.393 —
1916 1.426 +0.196 pp
1915 1.229 +1.03 pp
1914 0.199 −0.003 pp
1913 0.202 −0.166 pp
1912 0.367 +0.159 pp
1911 0.209 +0.004 pp
1910 0.204 +0.004 pp
1909 0.2 +0.005 pp
1908 0.195 +0.005 pp
1907 0.191 −0.002 pp
1906 0.193 −0.009 pp
1905 0.202 −0.002 pp
1904 0.204 −0.002 pp
1903 0.206 −0.01 pp
1902 0.216 −0.024 pp
1901 0.24 −0.003 pp
1900 0.242 −0.004 pp
1899 0.246 −0.004 pp
1898 0.25 −0.004 pp
1897 0.254 −0.019 pp
1896 0.273 −0.028 pp
1895 0.301 −0.005 pp
1894 0.305 −0.005 pp
1893 0.31 −0.102 pp
1892 0.412 +0.086 pp
1891 0.326 +0.004 pp
1890 0.323 −0.005 pp
1889 0.328 +0.04 pp
1888 0.288 +0.096 pp
1887 0.192 −0.003 pp
1886 0.195 −0.003 pp
1885 0.197 −0.003 pp
1884 0.2 −0.002 pp
1883 0.202 −0.012 pp
1882 0.214 −0.002 pp
1881 0.216 −0.032 pp
1880 0.248 +0.028 pp
1879 0.22 −0.002 pp
1878 0.223 −0.002 pp
1877 0.225 −0.002 pp
1876 0.227 −0.002 pp
1875 0.229 −0.002 pp
1874 0.231 +0.019 pp
1873 0.212 +0.019 pp
1872 0.192 −0.002 pp
1871 0.194 −0.001 pp
1870 0.195 −0.001 pp
1869 0.197 −0.089 pp
1868 0.286 −0.08 pp
1867 0.366 −0.081 pp
1866 0.447 +0.21 pp
1865 0.236 +0.066 pp
1864 0.17 +0.056 pp
1863 0.115 −0.199 pp
1862 0.314 +0.008 pp
1861 0.306 −0.004 pp
1860 0.309 −0.004 pp
1859 0.313 −0.004 pp
1858 0.317 −0.004 pp
1857 0.321 −0.004 pp
1856 0.325 −0.003 pp
1855 0.328 −0.015 pp
1854 0.344 +0.011 pp
1853 0.333 +0.011 pp
1852 0.322 +0.011 pp
1851 0.311 +0.011 pp
1850 0.301 +0.011 pp
1849 0.29 +0.011 pp
1848 0.279 +0.011 pp
1847 0.268 −0.002 pp
1846 0.27 −0.002 pp
1845 0.273 −0.003 pp
1844 0.275 −0.003 pp
1843 0.278 −0.003 pp
1842 0.281 −0.003 pp
1841 0.283 −0.002 pp
1840 0.285 −0.075 pp
1839 0.36 −0.004 pp
1838 0.364 −0.004 pp
1837 0.368 −0.004 pp
1836 0.372 −0.004 pp
1835 0.376 −0.004 pp
1834 0.38 −0.004 pp
1833 0.384 −0.004 pp
1832 0.388 −0.004 pp
1831 0.392 —

Central America, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BZ Belize 0.496 SV El Salvador 0.398 NI Nicaragua 0.178 MX Mexico 0.168 HN Honduras 0.143 GT Guatemala 0.101 CR Costa Rica 0 PA Panama 0
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About the indicator

Military personnel on active duty as a percent of the entire population of the country. The indicator answers the question of how large the armed forces are relative to the size of the country — an army that is large in absolute numbers in a large country can come out smaller by this measure than the small army of a small state.

Important: A close indicator — the share of the labor force — answers a different question: what part of those able to work is occupied in the army instead of the economy. In countries with young populations the two diverge noticeably.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.

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