Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0025 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.0025 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0041 units per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 units per person, in 2020.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd of 43 groups 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0041 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0037 units per person | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0034 units per person | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0029 units per person | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.004 units per person | +37.0% |
| 1996 | 0.004 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0036 units per person | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0037 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0036 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0036 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0035 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0035 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 units per person | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0033 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 units per person | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0029 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0028 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0027 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0026 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0026 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 units per person | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 29 Colombia 0.0085 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
- 33 Egypt 0.0076 units per person compare
- 34 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0074 units per person compare
- 35 Algeria 0.0074 units per person compare
More public sector data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Arms imports 872.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4124 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 -41.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 872.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 163.99 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0156 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 346.78 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 94.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0025 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0041 units per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 units per person in 2020.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.