Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Fiji
Fiji: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0044 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Fiji, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Fiji is 0.0044 units per person, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Fiji peaked at 0.0065 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 units per person, in 2004.
That places Fiji 72nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Fiji, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0037 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0052 units per person | +39.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0065 units per person | +23.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0064 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0064 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0063 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.005 units per person | -20.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0049 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0045 units per person | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0044 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0043 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.004 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 units per person | -15.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0045 units per person | +32.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0044 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0039 units per person | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0044 units per person | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0044 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0044 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0044 units per person | -0.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 0.0044 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0045 units per person, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 0.0044 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0048 units per person, 90% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Fiji changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +39.9% | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0052 units per person |
| 2005 | +32.1% | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0045 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 69 Mauritania 0.0046 units per person compare
- 70 France 0.0045 units per person compare
- 71 Paraguay 0.0044 units per person compare
- 73 Afghanistan 0.0042 units per person compare
- 74 United States 0.0042 units per person compare
- 75 Spain 0.0042 units per person compare
More public sector data for Fiji
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 17.23 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), gaps filled 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Fiji?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Fiji was 0.0044 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0065 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 units per person in 2004.
- How does Fiji rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Fiji ranks 72nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji 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.