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

Latest (2020)
0.0058 units per person
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
6th
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.0098 units per person
in 1998
All-time low
0.0056 units per person
in 2013
Years of data
29
1992–2020

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1992–2020

00.0020.0040.0060.0080.011992200620201992: 0.008 units per person1993: 0.007 units per person1994: 0.008 units per person1995: 0.01 units per person1996: 0.01 units per person1997: 0.01 units per person1998: 0.01 units per person1999: 0.01 units per person2000: 0.009 units per person2001: 0.009 units per person2002: 0.008 units per person2003: 0.008 units per person2004: 0.007 units per person2005: 0.007 units per person2006: 0.007 units per person2007: 0.007 units per person2008: 0.007 units per person2009: 0.007 units per person2010: 0.006 units per person2011: 0.006 units per person2012: 0.006 units per person2013: 0.006 units per person2014: 0.006 units per person2015: 0.006 units per person2016: 0.006 units per person2017: 0.006 units per person2018: 0.006 units per person2019: 0.006 units per person2020: 0.006 units per person

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

Annual values for Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1992 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 3 Israel 0.0193 units per person compare
  2. 4 Montenegro 0.0192 units per person compare
  3. 5 Brunei Darussalam 0.0179 units per person compare
  4. 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0176 units per person compare
  5. 7 Belarus 0.0168 units per person compare
  6. 8 Armenia 0.0159 units per person compare
  7. 9 Sri Lanka 0.0145 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 219 places →

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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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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
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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.