Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Lebanon

Lebanon: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.014 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.014 units per person
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
10th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.0193 units per person
in 2001
All-time low
0.0051 units per person
in 1989
Years of data
33
1985–2020

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Lebanon, 1985–2020

0.0050.010.0150.021985200220201985: 0.005 units per person1989: 0.005 units per person1990: 0.01 units per person1991: 0.01 units per person1992: 0.01 units per person1993: 0.01 units per person1994: 0.013 units per person1995: 0.016 units per person1996: 0.017 units per person1997: 0.018 units per person1998: 0.016 units per person1999: 0.019 units per person2000: 0.018 units per person2001: 0.019 units per person2002: 0.019 units per person2003: 0.019 units per person2004: 0.018 units per person2005: 0.018 units per person2006: 0.016 units per person2007: 0.016 units per person2008: 0.015 units per person2009: 0.016 units per person2010: 0.016 units per person2011: 0.016 units per person2012: 0.015 units per person2013: 0.014 units per person2014: 0.013 units per person2015: 0.012 units per person2016: 0.013 units per person2017: 0.013 units per person2018: 0.013 units per person2019: 0.014 units per person2020: 0.014 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Lebanon is 0.014 units per person, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Lebanon peaked at 0.0193 units per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 units per person, in 1989.

That places Lebanon 10th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Lebanon, 1985 to 2020.
Year units per person Change
1985 0.0054 units per person
1989 0.0051 units per person -5.6%
1990 0.01 units per person +96.1%
1991 0.0098 units per person -2.0%
1992 0.0099 units per person +0.6%
1993 0.0097 units per person -1.9%
1994 0.0129 units per person +32.7%
1995 0.0159 units per person +23.4%
1996 0.0167 units per person +5.4%
1997 0.0179 units per person +7.2%
1998 0.0163 units per person -9.1%
1999 0.019 units per person +16.7%
2000 0.0177 units per person -6.9%
2001 0.0193 units per person +8.9%
2002 0.019 units per person -1.4%
2003 0.0188 units per person -1.0%
2004 0.0185 units per person -1.7%
2005 0.0182 units per person -1.5%
2006 0.016 units per person -12.1%
2007 0.0157 units per person -1.9%
2008 0.0154 units per person -1.6%
2009 0.0158 units per person +2.7%
2010 0.0157 units per person -1.0%
2011 0.0157 units per person +0.1%
2012 0.0153 units per person -2.7%
2013 0.0139 units per person -8.8%
2014 0.0126 units per person -9.5%
2015 0.0124 units per person -1.9%
2016 0.0127 units per person +2.4%
2017 0.013 units per person +2.6%
2018 0.0134 units per person +2.9%
2019 0.0138 units per person +3.3%
2020 0.014 units per person +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0053 units per person 0.0051 units per person 0.0054 units per person 2
1990s 0.0138 units per person 0.0097 units per person 0.019 units per person 10
2000s 0.0174 units per person 0.0154 units per person 0.0193 units per person 10
2010s 0.0138 units per person 0.0124 units per person 0.0157 units per person 10
2020s 0.014 units per person 0.014 units per person 0.014 units per person 1

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 7 Belarus 0.0168 units per person compare
  2. 8 Armenia 0.0159 units per person compare
  3. 9 Sri Lanka 0.0145 units per person compare
  4. 11 Greece 0.0137 units per person compare
  5. 12 Lithuania 0.0132 units per person compare
  6. 13 Bahrain 0.0129 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Lebanon?
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Lebanon was 0.014 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 0.0193 units per person in 2001.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 units per person in 1989.
How does Lebanon rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Lebanon ranks 10th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon 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.