Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0014 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Bangladesh, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Bangladesh stood at 0.0014 units per person.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 0.0018 units per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 units per person, in 1993.
That places Bangladesh 142nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0009 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0009 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 units per person | +48.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 units per person | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 0.001 units per person | -30.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 units per person | +43.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 units per person | +31.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 units per person | -16.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 units per person | -0.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.0014 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0022 units per person, 62% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.0014 units per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0039 units per person, 35% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Bangladesh 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 | +48.1% | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0014 units per person |
| 2001 | +43.7% | 0.001 units per person | 0.0015 units per person |
| 2004 | +31.2% | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0018 units per person |
| 2000 | -30.0% | 0.0015 units per person | 0.001 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Bangladesh?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Bangladesh was 0.0014 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 units per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 units per person in 1993.
- How does Bangladesh rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 142nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.