Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Armenia
Armenia: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0159 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Armenia, 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Armenia stood at 0.0159 units per person.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Armenia peaked at 0.0188 units per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 units per person, in 1992.
Armenia ranks 8th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Armenia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0056 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0061 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0134 units per person | +119.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0184 units per person | +37.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0178 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0188 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.017 units per person | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0172 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0131 units per person | -23.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0134 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0143 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0143 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0155 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0156 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.015 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0135 units per person | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0136 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0181 units per person | +33.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0182 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0183 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0162 units per person | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0162 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0163 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0163 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0164 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0164 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0164 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0165 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0159 units per person | -4.0% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 0.0159 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0045 units per person, 3.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 0.0159 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0046 units per person, 3.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Armenia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +119.9% | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0134 units per person |
| 1995 | +37.9% | 0.0134 units per person | 0.0184 units per person |
| 2009 | +33.2% | 0.0136 units per person | 0.0181 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0143 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0188 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0146 units per person | 0.0131 units per person | 0.0181 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0168 units per person | 0.0162 units per person | 0.0183 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0159 units per person | 0.0159 units per person | 0.0159 units per person | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Armenia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Armenia was 0.0159 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0188 units per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 units per person in 1992.
- How does Armenia rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Armenia ranks 8th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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.