Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0005 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Burkina Faso is 0.0005 units per person, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0012 units per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per person, in 1985.
That places Burkina Faso 160th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0005 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0009 units per person | +79.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 units per person | +21.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 units per person | -12.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.001 units per person | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 0.001 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 units per person | +21.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 units per person | -33.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 units per person | -2.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0005 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0016 units per person, 32% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0005 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0013 units per person, 39% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Burkina Faso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +79.3% | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0009 units per person |
| 2004 | -33.8% | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0008 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0005 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 1985.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 160th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.