Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0085 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Colombia, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Colombia stood at 0.0085 units per person.
That represents a change of down 12.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.0102 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 units per person, in 1985.
Colombia ranks 29th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0023 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0029 units per person | +26.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0034 units per person | +18.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0033 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 units per person | +23.9% |
| 1993 | 0.004 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0042 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0065 units per person | +56.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0064 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0063 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0062 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.006 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0063 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0066 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0065 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0074 units per person | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0081 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.008 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0093 units per person | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0095 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0094 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.01 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0099 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0097 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0096 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0099 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0098 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0102 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0101 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.01 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0098 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0096 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0085 units per person | -12.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0085 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0045 units per person, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0085 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0037 units per person, 2.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Colombia 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 | +56.8% | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0065 units per person |
| 1989 | +26.6% | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0029 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0081 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 0.01 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0099 units per person | 0.0096 units per person | 0.0102 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0085 units per person | 0.0085 units per person | 0.0085 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 26 Saudi Arabia 0.0089 units per person compare
- 27 Myanmar 0.0087 units per person compare
- 28 North Macedonia 0.0086 units per person compare
- 30 Turkmenistan 0.0082 units per person compare
- 31 Azerbaijan 0.0081 units per person compare
- 32 Qatar 0.0079 units per person compare
More public sector data for Colombia
- 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 22.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3593 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 533.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Colombia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Colombia was 0.0085 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0102 units per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 units per person in 1985.
- How does Colombia rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 29th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.