Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Djibouti

Djibouti: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0118 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.0118 units per person
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
16th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.0199 units per person
in 1995
All-time low
0.0048 units per person
in 1991
Years of data
32
1985–2020

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Djibouti, 1985–2020

0.0050.010.0150.021985200220201985: 0.007 units per person1989: 0.008 units per person1990: 0.007 units per person1991: 0.005 units per person1992: 0.013 units per person1993: 0.013 units per person1994: 0.013 units per person1995: 0.02 units per person1996: 0.019 units per person1997: 0.019 units per person1998: 0.018 units per person1999: 0.017 units per person2000: 0.017 units per person2001: 0.016 units per person2002: 0.015 units per person2003: 0.015 units per person2004: 0.013 units per person2005: 0.015 units per person2007: 0.014 units per person2008: 0.015 units per person2009: 0.014 units per person2010: 0.014 units per person2011: 0.014 units per person2012: 0.013 units per person2013: 0.013 units per person2014: 0.013 units per person2015: 0.013 units per person2016: 0.013 units per person2017: 0.012 units per person2018: 0.013 units per person2019: 0.012 units per person2020: 0.012 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Djibouti is 0.0118 units per person, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Djibouti peaked at 0.0199 units per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 units per person, in 1991.

Djibouti ranks 16th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Djibouti, 1985 to 2020.
Year units per person Change
1985 0.0074 units per person
1989 0.0076 units per person +2.6%
1990 0.0069 units per person -9.7%
1991 0.0048 units per person -31.1%
1992 0.0128 units per person +168.8%
1993 0.013 units per person +1.9%
1994 0.0128 units per person -2.0%
1995 0.0199 units per person +55.9%
1996 0.0194 units per person -2.4%
1997 0.0188 units per person -3.5%
1998 0.018 units per person -3.9%
1999 0.0174 units per person -3.4%
2000 0.0169 units per person -3.1%
2001 0.0163 units per person -3.1%
2002 0.0155 units per person -5.4%
2003 0.0151 units per person -2.2%
2004 0.0133 units per person -11.9%
2005 0.0155 units per person +16.3%
2007 0.0137 units per person -11.4%
2008 0.0146 units per person +6.1%
2009 0.0142 units per person -2.4%
2010 0.0139 units per person -2.0%
2011 0.0137 units per person -1.9%
2012 0.0134 units per person -1.9%
2013 0.0131 units per person -1.8%
2014 0.0129 units per person -1.8%
2015 0.0127 units per person -1.7%
2016 0.0126 units per person -0.5%
2017 0.0123 units per person -2.4%
2018 0.0125 units per person +1.8%
2019 0.0119 units per person -4.8%
2020 0.0118 units per person -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0075 units per person 0.0074 units per person 0.0076 units per person 2
1990s 0.0144 units per person 0.0048 units per person 0.0199 units per person 10
2000s 0.015 units per person 0.0133 units per person 0.0169 units per person 9
2010s 0.0129 units per person 0.0119 units per person 0.0139 units per person 10
2020s 0.0118 units per person 0.0118 units per person 0.0118 units per person 1

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 13 Bahrain 0.0129 units per person compare
  2. 14 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0128 units per person compare
  3. 15 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0121 units per person compare
  4. 17 Cambodia 0.0114 units per person compare
  5. 18 Republic of Korea 0.011 units per person compare
  6. 19 Iraq 0.0109 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Djibouti?
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Djibouti was 0.0118 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 0.0199 units per person in 1995.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 units per person in 1991.
How does Djibouti rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Djibouti ranks 16th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Djibouti 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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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

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,823 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

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.