Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0044 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Paraguay, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.0044 units per person for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Paraguay peaked at 0.0075 units per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 units per person, in 1994.
That places Paraguay 71st out of 173 countries 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0041 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0041 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.004 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0039 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0038 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0036 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0062 units per person | +72.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0075 units per person | +20.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0073 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0071 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.007 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0069 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0064 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0063 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0063 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0045 units per person | -29.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0046 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0047 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0047 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0045 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0044 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0044 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0043 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0043 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0043 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0044 units per person | -1.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.0044 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0045 units per person, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.0044 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0037 units per person, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Paraguay 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 | +72.7% | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0062 units per person |
| 2004 | -29.0% | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0045 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 68 Serbia 0.0046 units per person compare
- 69 Mauritania 0.0046 units per person compare
- 70 France 0.0045 units per person compare
- 72 Fiji 0.0044 units per person compare
- 73 Afghanistan 0.0042 units per person compare
- 74 United States 0.0042 units per person compare
More public sector data for Paraguay
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 24.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.748 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Paraguay?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Paraguay was 0.0044 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0075 units per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 units per person in 1994.
- How does Paraguay rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 71st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.