Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Libya
Libya: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Libya, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Libya is 0 units per person, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.0198 units per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2014.
Libya ranks 169th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0187 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0198 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0193 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0189 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0183 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.018 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0166 units per person | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0164 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0131 units per person | -19.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0129 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0127 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0126 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0144 units per person | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0142 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0139 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0136 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0132 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.013 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0127 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0125 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0122 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0119 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 units per person | -90.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0193 units per person | 0.0187 units per person | 0.0198 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0159 units per person | 0.0126 units per person | 0.0193 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0132 units per person | 0.0119 units per person | 0.0144 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 166 Liberia 0.0004 units per person compare
- 167 Mozambique 0.0004 units per person compare
- 168 Haiti 0.0001 units per person compare
- 169 Antigua and Barbuda 0 units per person compare
- 169 Iceland 0 units per person compare
- 169 Palestine, State of 0 units per person compare
- 169 Seychelles 0 units per person compare
More public sector data for Libya
- Arms imports 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.6774 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 -85.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 215.41 current USD per person (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0357 current USD per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 29.54 % change on previous year (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.57 billion current USD (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 19.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Libya?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Libya was 0 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0198 units per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2014.
- How does Libya rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Libya ranks 169th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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)
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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.