Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0614 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Eritrea, 1993–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Eritrea is 0.0614 units per person, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.0904 units per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0214 units per person, in 1997.
Eritrea ranks 1st of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0296 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0287 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0272 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0258 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0214 units per person | -17.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0216 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0904 units per person | +318.4% |
| 2000 | 0.089 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0743 units per person | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 0.072 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.081 units per person | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0774 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0759 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0736 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0717 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0699 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0685 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0673 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0664 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0656 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0652 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.065 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0646 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0641 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0632 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0623 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0614 units per person | -1.6% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0614 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0016 units per person, 38.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.0614 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0013 units per person, 47.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +318.4% | 0.0216 units per person | 0.0904 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.035 units per person | 0.0214 units per person | 0.0904 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0761 units per person | 0.0699 units per person | 0.089 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0652 units per person | 0.0623 units per person | 0.0685 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0614 units per person | 0.0614 units per person | 0.0614 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 2 North Korea 0.0562 units per person compare
- 3 Israel 0.0193 units per person compare
- 4 Montenegro 0.0192 units per person compare
More public sector data for Eritrea
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1962)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1962)
- 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)
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2007)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2007)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2007)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 23.75 % change on previous year (2005)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2007)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 72.81 current USD per person (2003)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Eritrea?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Eritrea was 0.0614 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0904 units per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0214 units per person in 1997.
- How does Eritrea rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 1st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.