Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Philippines
Philippines: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0014 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Philippines, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Philippines is 0.0014 units per person, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Philippines peaked at 0.0021 units per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 units per person, in 2019.
That places Philippines 140th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Philippines, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0021 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0018 units per person | -12.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0017 units per person | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 units per person | +40.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.002 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 units per person | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 units per person | +0.1% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.0014 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0045 units per person, 31% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.0014 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0048 units per person, 29% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Philippines 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 | +40.2% | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0021 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 137 East Timor 0.0015 units per person compare
- 138 South Africa 0.0015 units per person compare
- 139 Sweden 0.0014 units per person compare
- 141 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0014 units per person compare
- 142 Bangladesh 0.0014 units per person compare
- 143 Cameroon 0.0013 units per person compare
More public sector data for Philippines
- 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 846.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 90.4 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Philippines?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Philippines was 0.0014 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0021 units per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 units per person in 2019.
- How does Philippines rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Philippines ranks 140th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.