Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Lithuania

Lithuania: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0132 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.0132 units per person
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
12th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.014 units per person
in 2018
All-time low
0.0025 units per person
in 1995
Years of data
29
1992–2020

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Lithuania, 1992–2020

0.0030.0050.0070.010.0130.0151992200620201992: 0.003 units per person1993: 0.003 units per person1994: 0.003 units per person1995: 0.002 units per person1996: 0.003 units per person1997: 0.003 units per person1998: 0.004 units per person1999: 0.005 units per person2000: 0.005 units per person2001: 0.005 units per person2002: 0.008 units per person2003: 0.008 units per person2004: 0.008 units per person2005: 0.009 units per person2006: 0.007 units per person2007: 0.007 units per person2008: 0.008 units per person2009: 0.008 units per person2010: 0.008 units per person2011: 0.008 units per person2012: 0.008 units per person2013: 0.007 units per person2014: 0.009 units per person2015: 0.01 units per person2016: 0.01 units per person2017: 0.012 units per person2018: 0.014 units per person2019: 0.013 units per person2020: 0.013 units per person

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

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 0.0132 units per person for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in 2020.

The figure is up 61.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Lithuania peaked at 0.014 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 units per person, in 1995.

That places Lithuania 12th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Lithuania, 1992 to 2020.
Year units per person Change
1992 0.0027 units per person
1993 0.0027 units per person +0.5%
1994 0.0027 units per person +0.7%
1995 0.0025 units per person -10.3%
1996 0.0027 units per person +12.1%
1997 0.0028 units per person +2.3%
1998 0.0042 units per person +50.6%
1999 0.0045 units per person +7.4%
2000 0.0047 units per person +4.3%
2001 0.005 units per person +4.5%
2002 0.0079 units per person +60.0%
2003 0.008 units per person +0.8%
2004 0.0083 units per person +3.7%
2005 0.0087 units per person +5.3%
2006 0.0073 units per person -15.9%
2007 0.0074 units per person +1.2%
2008 0.0075 units per person +1.0%
2009 0.008 units per person +6.3%
2010 0.0081 units per person +2.1%
2011 0.0077 units per person -5.4%
2012 0.0078 units per person +1.3%
2013 0.0074 units per person -5.1%
2014 0.0093 units per person +25.8%
2015 0.0097 units per person +4.3%
2016 0.0103 units per person +5.9%
2017 0.012 units per person +16.1%
2018 0.014 units per person +17.3%
2019 0.0132 units per person -6.2%
2020 0.0132 units per person +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0031 units per person 0.0025 units per person 0.0045 units per person 8
2000s 0.0073 units per person 0.0047 units per person 0.0087 units per person 10
2010s 0.01 units per person 0.0074 units per person 0.014 units per person 10
2020s 0.0132 units per person 0.0132 units per person 0.0132 units per person 1

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 9 Sri Lanka 0.0145 units per person compare
  2. 10 Lebanon 0.014 units per person compare
  3. 11 Greece 0.0137 units per person compare
  4. 13 Bahrain 0.0129 units per person compare
  5. 14 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0128 units per person compare
  6. 15 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0121 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Lithuania?
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Lithuania was 0.0132 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 0.014 units per person in 2018.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 units per person in 1995.
How does Lithuania rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Lithuania ranks 12th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lithuania 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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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.