Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Algeria
Algeria: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0074 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Algeria, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Algeria stood at 0.0074 units per person.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Algeria peaked at 0.01 units per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 units per person, in 1994.
Algeria ranks 35th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Algeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0077 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0051 units per person | -34.1% |
| 1990 | 0.005 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0048 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0047 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0046 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0045 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0057 units per person | +26.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0057 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0091 units per person | +60.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0089 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0099 units per person | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0099 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0097 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.01 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0096 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0097 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0096 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0099 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0098 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0096 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0094 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0088 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0086 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0084 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0083 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0081 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0079 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0078 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0076 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0075 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0073 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0074 units per person | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0097 units per person | 0.0094 units per person | 0.01 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.008 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0088 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More public sector data for Algeria
- Arms imports 128.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -67.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 128.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 465.91 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.081 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 19.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 21.81 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 165 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Algeria?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Algeria was 0.0074 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.01 units per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 units per person in 1994.
- How does Algeria rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Algeria ranks 35th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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)
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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.