Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0058 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 0.0058 units per person.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0098 units per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 units per person, in 2013.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0078 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0073 units per person | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0079 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0095 units per person | +21.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0097 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0097 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0098 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0097 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0093 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0089 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0083 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0082 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0073 units per person | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0074 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0066 units per person | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0066 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0066 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0065 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0065 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0062 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0061 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0056 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.006 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0057 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0059 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0058 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0058 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0058 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0058 units per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0089 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0098 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0076 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 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
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0176 units per person compare
- 7 Belarus 0.0168 units per person compare
- 8 Armenia 0.0159 units per person compare
- 9 Sri Lanka 0.0145 units per person compare
More public sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Arms imports 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 26.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 13.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 410.43 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0419 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 102.77 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 979.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 0.0058 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0098 units per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 units per person in 2013.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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)
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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.