Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0042 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean is 0.0042 units per person, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.0044 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 units per person, in 1994.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it 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 Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0034 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0037 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0036 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0035 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0032 units per person | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0029 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0044 units per person | +49.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0043 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0042 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0041 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.004 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.004 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.004 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0039 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0042 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0042 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0041 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0043 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0043 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0044 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0044 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0043 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0042 units per person | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 10 Lebanon 0.014 units per person compare
- 11 Greece 0.0137 units per person compare
- 12 Lithuania 0.0132 units per person compare
- 13 Bahrain 0.0129 units per person compare
- 14 Syria 0.0128 units per person compare
- 15 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0121 units per person compare
- 16 Djibouti 0.0118 units per person compare
More public sector data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Arms imports 644.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9725 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 67.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 644.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 110.81 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 10.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 73.38 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 19.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.0042 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0044 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 units per person in 1994.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.