Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Malta
Malta: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0039 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Malta, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Malta stood at 0.0039 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Malta peaked at 0.0057 units per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 units per person, in 1985.
That places Malta 80th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0024 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0057 units per person | +139.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0056 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0055 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0054 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0054 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.005 units per person | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0053 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0051 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0049 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0049 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0054 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.005 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.005 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0049 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0049 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0049 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0051 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0051 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0051 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0051 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.005 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0049 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0048 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0047 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0043 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 units per person | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 0.004 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0039 units per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More public sector data for Malta
- Arms imports 45.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 81.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 33.33 % change on previous year (2017)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 45.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 192.06 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0044 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 109.25 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Malta?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Malta was 0.0039 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0057 units per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 units per person in 1985.
- How does Malta rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Malta ranks 80th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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.