Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0005 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Kenya, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.0005 units per person for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.8% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0011 units per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per person, in 2020.
That places Kenya 162nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0007 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0009 units per person | +26.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.001 units per person | +16.4% |
| 1993 | 0.001 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 units per person | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 units per person | +29.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.001 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.001 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.001 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 units per person | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 units per person | -18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 159 Equatorial Guinea 0.0006 units per person compare
- 160 Burkina Faso 0.0005 units per person compare
- 161 Ghana 0.0005 units per person compare
- 163 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0005 units per person compare
- 164 Niger 0.0004 units per person compare
- 165 Papua New Guinea 0.0004 units per person compare
More public sector data for Kenya
- Arms imports 17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3012 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -75 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 21.82 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.23 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Kenya?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Kenya was 0.0005 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 units per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 162nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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.