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

Latest (2020)
0.0041 units per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
18th
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.0059 units per person
in 1995
All-time low
0.0041 units per person
in 1991
Years of data
33
1985–2020

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Late-demographic dividend, 1985–2020

00.0020.0040.0061985200220201985: 0.004 units per person1989: 0.005 units per person1990: 0.004 units per person1991: 0.004 units per person1992: 0.005 units per person1993: 0.005 units per person1994: 0.004 units per person1995: 0.006 units per person1996: 0.006 units per person1997: 0.005 units per person1998: 0.005 units per person1999: 0.005 units per person2000: 0.005 units per person2001: 0.005 units per person2002: 0.005 units per person2003: 0.005 units per person2004: 0.005 units per person2005: 0.005 units per person2006: 0.005 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: 0.004 units per person2015: 0.004 units per person2016: 0.004 units per person2017: 0.004 units per person2018: 0.004 units per person2019: 0.004 units per person2020: 0.004 units per person

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

Annual values for Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Late-demographic dividend, 1985 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 15 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0121 units per person compare
  2. 16 Djibouti 0.0118 units per person compare
  3. 17 Cambodia 0.0114 units per person compare
  4. 18 Republic of Korea 0.011 units per person compare
  5. 19 Iraq 0.0109 units per person compare
  6. 20 Jordan 0.0107 units per person compare
  7. 21 Oman 0.0104 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 219 places →

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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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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
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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.