Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0017 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 0.0017 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.1% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.0038 units per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 units per person, in 2020.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0027 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.003 units per person | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 0.003 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 units per person | -14.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0025 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 units per person | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0038 units per person | +64.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0035 units per person | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0033 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0033 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0034 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0034 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.003 units per person | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0024 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0027 units per person | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0026 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 units per person | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.002 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.002 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 units per person | -13.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +64.7% | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0038 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.003 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 35 Algeria 0.0074 units per person compare
- 36 Sao Tome and Principe 0.007 units per person compare
- 37 Georgia 0.007 units per person compare
- 38 Cuba 0.0068 units per person compare
- 39 El Salvador 0.0067 units per person compare
- 40 Morocco 0.0067 units per person compare
- 41 United Arab Emirates 0.0067 units per person compare
More public sector data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Arms imports 166.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.2212 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -35.66 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 166.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 17.76 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -0.536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 13.66 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 11.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.0017 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0038 units per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 units per person in 2020.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Armed forces personnel, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.