Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0071 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.0071 units per person, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0108 units per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 units per person, in 2013.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0097 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0084 units per person | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0084 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0108 units per person | +28.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0104 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0108 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0105 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0099 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0096 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0089 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0086 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0084 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0081 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0081 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0076 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0076 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0076 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0076 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0074 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0071 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0071 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0066 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0069 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0072 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0071 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0071 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0071 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0071 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0071 units per person | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0099 units per person | 0.0084 units per person | 0.0108 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0076 units per person | 0.0096 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
More public sector data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Arms imports 8.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 19.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 13.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 8.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 657.44 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0492 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 25.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 302.41 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 338.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0071 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0108 units per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 units per person in 2013.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.