Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Eritrea

Eritrea: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0614 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.0614 units per person
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
1st
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.0904 units per person
in 1999
All-time low
0.0214 units per person
in 1997
Years of data
27
1993–2020

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Eritrea, 1993–2020

0.020.040.060.080.11993200620201993: 0.03 units per person1994: 0.029 units per person1995: 0.027 units per person1996: 0.026 units per person1997: 0.021 units per person1998: 0.022 units per person1999: 0.09 units per person2000: 0.089 units per person2001: 0.074 units per person2002: 0.072 units per person2003: 0.081 units per person2004: 0.077 units per person2005: 0.076 units per person2007: 0.074 units per person2008: 0.072 units per person2009: 0.07 units per person2010: 0.069 units per person2011: 0.067 units per person2012: 0.066 units per person2013: 0.066 units per person2014: 0.065 units per person2015: 0.065 units per person2016: 0.065 units per person2017: 0.064 units per person2018: 0.063 units per person2019: 0.062 units per person2020: 0.061 units per person

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

Annual values for Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Eritrea, 1993 to 2020.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 2 North Korea 0.0562 units per person compare
  2. 3 Israel 0.0193 units per person compare
  3. 4 Montenegro 0.0192 units per person compare

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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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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.