Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.002 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.002 units per person
Change on year
down 12.0%
Rank
37th
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.0054 units per person
in 1990
All-time low
0.002 units per person
in 2020
Years of data
32
1985–2020

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Pre-demographic dividend, 1985–2020

00.0020.0040.0061985200220201985: 0.004 units per person1989: 0.004 units per person1990: 0.005 units per person1991: 0.003 units per person1992: 0.003 units per person1993: 0.003 units per person1994: 0.003 units per person1995: 0.004 units per person1996: 0.004 units per person1997: 0.004 units per person1998: 0.004 units per person1999: 0.004 units per person2000: 0.004 units per person2001: 0.003 units per person2002: 0.003 units per person2003: 0.003 units per person2004: 0.002 units per person2005: 0.002 units per person2007: 0.002 units per person2008: 0.003 units per person2009: 0.003 units per person2010: 0.003 units per person2011: 0.003 units per person2012: 0.003 units per person2013: 0.002 units per person2014: 0.002 units per person2015: 0.002 units per person2016: 0.002 units per person2017: 0.002 units per person2018: 0.002 units per person2019: 0.002 units per person2020: 0.002 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 0.002 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 0.0054 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.002 units per person, in 2020.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 37th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Pre-demographic dividend, 1985 to 2020.
Year units per person Change
1985 0.0043 units per person
1989 0.0045 units per person +3.7%
1990 0.0054 units per person +20.9%
1991 0.0031 units per person -42.4%
1992 0.0028 units per person -11.8%
1993 0.0028 units per person -0.1%
1994 0.0026 units per person -5.9%
1995 0.0039 units per person +52.1%
1996 0.0039 units per person -0.6%
1997 0.0039 units per person -1.3%
1998 0.0038 units per person -1.1%
1999 0.0037 units per person -3.3%
2000 0.0036 units per person -3.5%
2001 0.0028 units per person -22.0%
2002 0.0028 units per person +0.7%
2003 0.0028 units per person +0.8%
2004 0.0021 units per person -25.6%
2005 0.0022 units per person +2.5%
2007 0.0023 units per person +8.2%
2008 0.0026 units per person +13.1%
2009 0.0029 units per person +10.2%
2010 0.0032 units per person +11.6%
2011 0.0034 units per person +5.6%
2012 0.0033 units per person -2.4%
2013 0.0024 units per person -27.1%
2014 0.0024 units per person -0.7%
2015 0.0024 units per person -0.8%
2016 0.0022 units per person -8.2%
2017 0.0021 units per person -3.0%
2018 0.0022 units per person +3.3%
2019 0.0023 units per person +2.8%
2020 0.002 units per person -12.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0044 units per person 0.0043 units per person 0.0045 units per person 2
1990s 0.0036 units per person 0.0026 units per person 0.0054 units per person 10
2000s 0.0027 units per person 0.0021 units per person 0.0036 units per person 9
2010s 0.0026 units per person 0.0021 units per person 0.0034 units per person 10
2020s 0.002 units per person 0.002 units per person 0.002 units per person 1

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 34 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0074 units per person compare
  2. 35 Algeria 0.0074 units per person compare
  3. 36 Sao Tome and Principe 0.007 units per person compare
  4. 37 Georgia 0.007 units per person compare
  5. 38 Cuba 0.0068 units per person compare
  6. 39 El Salvador 0.0067 units per person compare
  7. 40 Morocco 0.0067 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 219 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Pre-demographic dividend?
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Pre-demographic dividend was 0.002 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 0.0054 units per person in 1990.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 0.002 units per person in 2020.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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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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

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,823 data points, 1985–2020
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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.