Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0031 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in IDA & IBRD total, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in IDA & IBRD total stood at 0.0031 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 0.0047 units per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 units per person, in 2020.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 27th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0037 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0037 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0035 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0032 units per person | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0037 units per person | +14.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0034 units per person | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0033 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0047 units per person | +41.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0045 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0043 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0043 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.004 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.004 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0039 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0038 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0036 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0036 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0036 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0036 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0036 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0035 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0033 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0033 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0033 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0033 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0032 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0032 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 units per person | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 24 Russian Federation 0.01 units per person compare
- 25 Cyprus 0.01 units per person compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 0.0089 units per person compare
- 27 Myanmar 0.0087 units per person compare
- 28 North Macedonia 0.0086 units per person compare
- 29 Colombia 0.0085 units per person compare
- 30 Turkmenistan 0.0082 units per person compare
More public sector data for IDA & IBRD total
- Arms imports 13.54 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -17.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 13.54 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 129.18 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0205 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 894.64 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 171.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in IDA & IBRD total?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in IDA & IBRD total was 0.0031 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0047 units per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 units per person in 2020.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.