Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Canada
Canada: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0019 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Canada, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Canada is 0.0019 units per person, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.0032 units per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 units per person, in 2016.
Canada ranks 129th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0032 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0032 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0031 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0031 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0029 units per person | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0026 units per person | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0026 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0024 units per person | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.002 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 units per person | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.002 units per person | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.002 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.002 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.002 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.002 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 units per person | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 126 Costa Rica 0.002 units per person compare
- 127 New Zealand 0.002 units per person compare
- 128 Cape Verde 0.0019 units per person compare
- 130 Mali 0.0019 units per person compare
- 131 Nicaragua 0.0018 units per person compare
- 132 China 0.0018 units per person compare
More public sector data for Canada
- Arms imports 149.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 96.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 149.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 711.23 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0129 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 29.35 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 8.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Canada?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Canada was 0.0019 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0032 units per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 units per person in 2016.
- How does Canada rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Canada ranks 129th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.