Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0054 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Mongolia, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Mongolia is 0.0054 units per person, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Mongolia peaked at 0.0172 units per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0054 units per person, in 2020.
Mongolia ranks 55th of 173 countries 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0172 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0155 units per person | -9.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0152 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0143 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0097 units per person | -32.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0083 units per person | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0082 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.014 units per person | +70.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0148 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0065 units per person | -56.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0073 units per person | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0069 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0068 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0067 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0067 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0064 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.006 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0063 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0062 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0061 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0064 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0064 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0063 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0062 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0061 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.006 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0059 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0058 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0057 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0057 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0055 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0055 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0054 units per person | -1.8% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.0054 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0045 units per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.0054 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0048 units per person, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Mongolia 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 | +70.0% | 0.0082 units per person | 0.014 units per person |
| 1997 | -56.1% | 0.0148 units per person | 0.0065 units per person |
| 1992 | -32.3% | 0.0143 units per person | 0.0097 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0164 units per person | 0.0155 units per person | 0.0172 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0105 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0152 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0064 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Mongolia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Mongolia was 0.0054 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0172 units per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 units per person in 2020.
- How does Mongolia rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 55th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.