Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Belarus
Belarus: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0168 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Belarus, 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 0.0168 units per person for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Belarus peaked at 0.0194 units per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0064 units per person, in 1994.
Belarus ranks 7th 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 Belarus, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.01 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0112 units per person | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0064 units per person | -43.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0104 units per person | +64.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0092 units per person | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0089 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.009 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0104 units per person | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0091 units per person | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0194 units per person | +112.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0192 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0187 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0187 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0189 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0191 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0191 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0192 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0192 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0193 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0167 units per person | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0167 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0167 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0167 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0167 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0164 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0164 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0165 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0165 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0168 units per person | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0094 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0112 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0181 units per person | 0.0091 units per person | 0.0194 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0169 units per person | 0.0164 units per person | 0.0193 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0168 units per person | 0.0168 units per person | 0.0168 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 4 Montenegro 0.0192 units per person compare
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 0.0179 units per person compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0176 units per person compare
- 8 Armenia 0.0159 units per person compare
- 9 Sri Lanka 0.0145 units per person compare
- 10 Lebanon 0.014 units per person compare
More public sector data for Belarus
- Arms imports 151.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 16.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -6.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 151.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 163.3 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -5.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.49 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 793.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Belarus?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Belarus was 0.0168 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0194 units per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0064 units per person in 1994.
- How does Belarus rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Belarus ranks 7th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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.