Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in IDA only

IDA only: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0027 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.0027 units per person
Change on year
down 10.4%
Rank
30th
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.0052 units per person
in 1996
All-time low
0.0027 units per person
in 2020
Years of data
32
1985–2020

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in IDA only, 1985–2020

00.0020.0040.0061985200220201985: 0.003 units per person1989: 0.003 units per person1990: 0.004 units per person1991: 0.003 units per person1992: 0.003 units per person1993: 0.003 units per person1994: 0.003 units per person1995: 0.005 units per person1996: 0.005 units per person1997: 0.005 units per person1998: 0.005 units per person1999: 0.005 units per person2000: 0.005 units per person2001: 0.004 units per person2002: 0.004 units per person2003: 0.004 units per person2004: 0.004 units per person2005: 0.004 units per person2007: 0.004 units per person2008: 0.004 units per person2009: 0.004 units per person2010: 0.004 units per person2011: 0.004 units per person2012: 0.004 units per person2013: 0.004 units per person2014: 0.003 units per person2015: 0.003 units per person2016: 0.003 units per person2017: 0.003 units per person2018: 0.003 units per person2019: 0.003 units per person2020: 0.003 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in IDA only is 0.0027 units per person, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in IDA only peaked at 0.0052 units per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 units per person, in 2020.

That places IDA only 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in IDA only, year by year

Annual values for Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in IDA only, 1985 to 2020.
Year units per person Change
1985 0.0032 units per person
1989 0.0034 units per person +5.6%
1990 0.0036 units per person +4.3%
1991 0.0034 units per person -3.6%
1992 0.0033 units per person -5.0%
1993 0.0032 units per person -0.6%
1994 0.0029 units per person -10.2%
1995 0.0052 units per person +78.2%
1996 0.0052 units per person +0.7%
1997 0.0051 units per person -2.3%
1998 0.0049 units per person -3.0%
1999 0.0051 units per person +2.7%
2000 0.005 units per person -2.2%
2001 0.004 units per person -19.9%
2002 0.0042 units per person +6.2%
2003 0.0041 units per person -2.8%
2004 0.0038 units per person -7.5%
2005 0.0037 units per person -2.4%
2007 0.0035 units per person -4.1%
2008 0.0035 units per person -0.7%
2009 0.0037 units per person +4.3%
2010 0.0038 units per person +3.4%
2011 0.0037 units per person -2.6%
2012 0.0036 units per person -1.8%
2013 0.0035 units per person -3.1%
2014 0.0034 units per person -2.8%
2015 0.0034 units per person -0.9%
2016 0.0033 units per person -3.3%
2017 0.0031 units per person -5.2%
2018 0.003 units per person -2.8%
2019 0.003 units per person -0.8%
2020 0.0027 units per person -10.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0033 units per person 0.0032 units per person 0.0034 units per person 2
1990s 0.0042 units per person 0.0029 units per person 0.0052 units per person 10
2000s 0.0039 units per person 0.0035 units per person 0.005 units per person 9
2010s 0.0034 units per person 0.003 units per person 0.0038 units per person 10
2020s 0.0027 units per person 0.0027 units per person 0.0027 units per person 1

Countries ranked near IDA only

  1. 27 Myanmar 0.0087 units per person compare
  2. 28 North Macedonia 0.0086 units per person compare
  3. 29 Colombia 0.0085 units per person compare
  4. 30 Turkmenistan 0.0082 units per person compare
  5. 31 Azerbaijan 0.0081 units per person compare
  6. 32 Qatar 0.0079 units per person compare
  7. 33 Egypt 0.0076 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in IDA only?
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in IDA only was 0.0027 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in IDA only?
The highest recorded value was 0.0052 units per person in 1996.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in IDA only?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 units per person in 2020.
How does IDA only rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
IDA only ranks 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in IDA only?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this IDA only 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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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

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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
Last refreshed

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.