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Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0027 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.0027 units per person
Change on year
down 3.0%
Rank
29th
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.0033 units per person
in 2005
All-time low
0.0022 units per person
in 1994
Years of data
33
1985–2020

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Lower middle income, 1985–2020

00.0010.0020.0031985200220201985: 0.002 units per person1989: 0.002 units per person1990: 0.002 units per person1991: 0.002 units per person1992: 0.002 units per person1993: 0.002 units per person1994: 0.002 units per person1995: 0.003 units per person1996: 0.003 units per person1997: 0.003 units per person1998: 0.003 units per person1999: 0.003 units per person2000: 0.003 units per person2001: 0.003 units per person2002: 0.003 units per person2003: 0.003 units per person2004: 0.003 units per person2005: 0.003 units per person2006: 0.003 units per person2007: 0.003 units per person2008: 0.003 units per person2009: 0.003 units per person2010: 0.003 units per person2011: 0.003 units per person2012: 0.003 units per person2013: 0.003 units per person2014: 0.003 units per person2015: 0.003 units per person2016: 0.003 units per person2017: 0.003 units per person2018: 0.003 units per person2019: 0.003 units per person2020: 0.003 units per person

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

Analysis

In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Lower middle income stood at 0.0027 units per person.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Lower middle income peaked at 0.0033 units per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 units per person, in 1994.

Lower middle income ranks 29th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Lower middle income, year by year

Year units per person Change
1985 0.0023 units per person —
1989 0.0024 units per person +1.0%
1990 0.0023 units per person -2.1%
1991 0.0023 units per person +0.8%
1992 0.0023 units per person -1.4%
1993 0.0022 units per person -2.2%
1994 0.0022 units per person -3.4%
1995 0.0033 units per person +50.6%
1996 0.0033 units per person +0.6%
1997 0.0033 units per person +0.5%
1998 0.0033 units per person -1.4%
1999 0.0032 units per person -1.5%
2000 0.0032 units per person -1.2%
2001 0.0032 units per person -0.2%
2002 0.0032 units per person -0.6%
2003 0.0031 units per person -0.5%
2004 0.0032 units per person +0.8%
2005 0.0033 units per person +5.7%
2006 0.003 units per person -10.3%
2007 0.0031 units per person +2.3%
2008 0.003 units per person -1.7%
2009 0.003 units per person -0.7%
2010 0.0029 units per person -2.0%
2011 0.0029 units per person -1.7%
2012 0.0029 units per person -0.5%
2013 0.0028 units per person -2.1%
2014 0.0028 units per person +0.4%
2015 0.0028 units per person -0.2%
2016 0.0029 units per person +1.2%
2017 0.0028 units per person -0.2%
2018 0.0028 units per person -1.0%
2019 0.0028 units per person +0.1%
2020 0.0027 units per person -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0023 units per person 0.0023 units per person 0.0024 units per person 2
1990s 0.0028 units per person 0.0022 units per person 0.0033 units per person 10
2000s 0.0031 units per person 0.003 units per person 0.0033 units per person 10
2010s 0.0028 units per person 0.0028 units per person 0.0029 units per person 10
2020s 0.0027 units per person 0.0027 units per person 0.0027 units per person 1

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 26 Saudi Arabia 0.0089 units per person compare
  2. 27 Myanmar 0.0087 units per person compare
  3. 28 North Macedonia 0.0086 units per person compare
  4. 29 Colombia 0.0085 units per person compare
  5. 30 Turkmenistan 0.0082 units per person compare
  6. 31 Azerbaijan 0.0081 units per person compare
  7. 32 Qatar 0.0079 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 219 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Lower middle income?
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Lower middle income was 0.0027 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 0.0033 units per person in 2005.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 units per person in 1994.
How does Lower middle income rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Lower middle income ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lower 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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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
Last refreshed

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.