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% |
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
More public sector data for Mongolia
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.8737 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -88 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 51.31 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0076 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 62.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 180.84 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
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)
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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.