Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Euro area
Euro area: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0042 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Euro area, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 0.0042 units per person for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Euro area peaked at 0.0081 units per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0042 units per person, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Euro area, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0075 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0081 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0079 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0074 units per person | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0074 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.007 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.007 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0081 units per person | +15.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0079 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0074 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0073 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0069 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0063 units per person | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0062 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0062 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0059 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0057 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0057 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0054 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0054 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0049 units per person | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0049 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0047 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0046 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0044 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0044 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0042 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0043 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0042 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0042 units per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0078 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0081 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0081 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 Eritrea 0.0614 units per person compare
- 2 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.0562 units per person compare
- 3 Israel 0.0193 units per person compare
- 4 Montenegro 0.0192 units per person compare
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 0.0179 units per person compare
More public sector data for Euro area
- Arms imports 3.29 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 9.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 41.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.29 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 806.84 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 288.53 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 819.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Euro area?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Euro area was 0.0042 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0081 units per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0042 units per person in 2020.
- How does Euro area rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Euro area ranks 2nd out of 3 regions with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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.