Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0061 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 0.0061 units per person, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 0.0115 units per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0061 units per person, in 2017.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0115 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0107 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0111 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0084 units per person | -24.4% |
| 1992 | 0.008 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0078 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0075 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0106 units per person | +42.0% |
| 1996 | 0.011 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0109 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0105 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0103 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0102 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0088 units per person | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0089 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0087 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0076 units per person | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0078 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0083 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0078 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0081 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0084 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0084 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0079 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0077 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0066 units per person | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0064 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0063 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0063 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0061 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0062 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0062 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0061 units per person | -1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +42.0% | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0106 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0111 units per person | 0.0107 units per person | 0.0115 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0096 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0111 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0085 units per person | 0.0076 units per person | 0.0102 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0084 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 1 Eritrea 0.0614 units per person compare
- 2 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.0562 units per person compare
- 3 Israel 0.0193 units per person compare
- 4 Montenegro 0.0192 units per person compare
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 0.0179 units per person compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0176 units per person compare
- 7 Belarus 0.0168 units per person compare
More public sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Arms imports 1.39 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -69.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.39 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 79.4 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0268 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 58.47 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 453.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 0.0061 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0115 units per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0061 units per person in 2017.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.