Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0081 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Azerbaijan, 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 0.0081 units per person for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Azerbaijan peaked at 0.0165 units per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0058 units per person, in 1992.
Azerbaijan ranks 31st of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0058 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.006 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0066 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0165 units per person | +150.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0143 units per person | -13.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0136 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.011 units per person | -19.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0106 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0108 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0107 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0107 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0099 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0098 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0098 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0097 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0096 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0094 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0092 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.009 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0089 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0088 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0087 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0086 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0085 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0084 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0083 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0082 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0082 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0081 units per person | -0.7% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 0.0081 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0045 units per person, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 0.0081 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0046 units per person, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Azerbaijan 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 | +150.5% | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0165 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0106 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0165 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0099 units per person | 0.0092 units per person | 0.0108 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0086 units per person | 0.0082 units per person | 0.009 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0081 units per person | 0.0081 units per person | 0.0081 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More public sector data for Azerbaijan
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 463.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 833.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Azerbaijan?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Azerbaijan was 0.0081 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0165 units per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0058 units per person in 1992.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Azerbaijan ranks 31st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 29 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.