Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0041 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Late-demographic dividend, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 0.0041 units per person for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 0.0059 units per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 units per person, in 1991.
That places Late-demographic dividend 18th 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 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0044 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0046 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0042 units per person | -8.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0041 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.005 units per person | +21.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0046 units per person | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0044 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0059 units per person | +33.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0057 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0054 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0054 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0052 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0052 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0051 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.005 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0049 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0047 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0049 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0048 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0044 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0044 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0044 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0043 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0043 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0043 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0043 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0043 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0042 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0042 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0041 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 units per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 15 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0121 units per person compare
- 16 Djibouti 0.0118 units per person compare
- 17 Cambodia 0.0114 units per person compare
- 18 Republic of Korea 0.011 units per person compare
- 19 Iraq 0.0109 units per person compare
- 20 Jordan 0.0107 units per person compare
- 21 Oman 0.0104 units per person compare
More public sector data for Late-demographic dividend
- Arms imports 6.92 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -9.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 6.92 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 259.7 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0202 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 604.82 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 172.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Late-demographic dividend?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Late-demographic dividend was 0.0041 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0059 units per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 units per person in 1991.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.