Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0032 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Low & middle income, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 0.0032 units per person for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Low & middle income peaked at 0.0046 units per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 units per person, in 2020.
Low & middle income ranks 26th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0039 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.004 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0039 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0035 units per person | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0035 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0034 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0033 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0046 units per person | +40.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0044 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0044 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0043 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0043 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.004 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.004 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0039 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0039 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0036 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0036 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0036 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0036 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0036 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0036 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0036 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0033 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0033 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0033 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0033 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0032 units per person | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 23 Bhutan 0.0101 units per person compare
- 24 Russian Federation 0.01 units per person compare
- 25 Cyprus 0.01 units per person compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 0.0089 units per person compare
- 27 Myanmar 0.0087 units per person compare
- 28 North Macedonia 0.0086 units per person compare
- 29 Colombia 0.0085 units per person compare
More public sector data for Low & middle income
- Arms imports 11.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -22.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 102.29 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 687.69 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 186.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Low & middle income?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Low & middle income was 0.0032 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0046 units per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 units per person in 2020.
- How does Low & middle income rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Low & middle income ranks 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.