Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in India
India: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0022 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in India, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in India stood at 0.0022 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in India peaked at 0.0026 units per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 units per person, in 1994.
India ranks 118th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0016 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0015 units per person | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0022 units per person | +65.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0023 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 units per person | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0022 units per person | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0021 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0022 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0022 units per person, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0022 units per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0039 units per person, 57% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +65.9% | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0022 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in India?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in India was 0.0022 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0026 units per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 units per person in 1994.
- How does India rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- India ranks 118th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.