Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Morocco
Morocco: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0067 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Morocco, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Morocco stood at 0.0067 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Morocco peaked at 0.009 units per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0067 units per person, in 2020.
That places Morocco 40th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Morocco, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0067 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0081 units per person | +20.9% |
| 1990 | 0.008 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0079 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0077 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0076 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0075 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.009 units per person | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0088 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0088 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0086 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0085 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0085 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0086 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0084 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0083 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0083 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0083 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.008 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0079 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0078 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0077 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0076 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0075 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0074 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0073 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0072 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0071 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.007 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0069 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0069 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0068 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0067 units per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0081 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 0.009 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 0.0086 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0072 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0076 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More public sector data for Morocco
- Arms imports 23.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.604 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -95.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 23.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 144.9 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0344 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.52 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,058 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Morocco?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Morocco was 0.0067 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.009 units per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0067 units per person in 2020.
- How does Morocco rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Morocco ranks 40th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco 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.