Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in OECD members
OECD members: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0043 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in OECD members, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in OECD members is 0.0043 units per person, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in OECD members peaked at 0.0073 units per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 units per person, in 2020.
That places OECD members 12th out of 43 groups 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0069 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0073 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0071 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.007 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0065 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0064 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0063 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0064 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0062 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0061 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0061 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0059 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0056 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0054 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0054 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0051 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0051 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0051 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.005 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0049 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0049 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0047 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0045 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0044 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0044 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0044 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0043 units per person | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 9 Sri Lanka 0.0145 units per person compare
- 10 Lebanon 0.014 units per person compare
- 11 Greece 0.0137 units per person compare
- 12 Lithuania 0.0132 units per person compare
- 13 Bahrain 0.0129 units per person compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0128 units per person compare
- 15 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0121 units per person compare
More public sector data for OECD members
- Arms imports 11.87 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 26.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.87 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,238 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0253 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.73 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 265.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in OECD members?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in OECD members was 0.0043 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0073 units per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 units per person in 2020.
- How does OECD members rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- OECD members ranks 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.