Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0024 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Least developed countries, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Least developed countries is 0.0024 units per person, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Least developed countries peaked at 0.0047 units per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 units per person, in 2020.
Least developed countries ranks 33rd of 43 groups on this measure, 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0025 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0029 units per person | +16.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0032 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.003 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 units per person | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0028 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0045 units per person | +74.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0045 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0046 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0045 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0047 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0046 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0036 units per person | -22.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0033 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0033 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0033 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0034 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0036 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0035 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0032 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0029 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 units per person | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 30 Turkmenistan 0.0082 units per person compare
- 31 Azerbaijan 0.0081 units per person compare
- 32 Qatar 0.0079 units per person compare
- 33 Egypt 0.0076 units per person compare
- 34 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0074 units per person compare
- 35 Algeria 0.0074 units per person compare
- 36 Sao Tome and Principe 0.007 units per person compare
More public sector data for Least developed countries
- Arms imports 748.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.645 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -26.74 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 748.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 19.79 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0152 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 19.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 23.48 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 36.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Least developed countries?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Least developed countries was 0.0024 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0047 units per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 units per person in 2020.
- How does Least developed countries rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Least developed countries ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.