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
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Pre-demographic dividend, 1985–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 34 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0074 units per person compare
- 35 Algeria 0.0074 units per person compare
- 36 Sao Tome and Principe 0.007 units per person compare
- 37 Georgia 0.007 units per person compare
- 38 Cuba 0.0068 units per person compare
- 39 El Salvador 0.0067 units per person compare
- 40 Morocco 0.0067 units per person compare
More public sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Arms imports 447.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4046 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -30.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 447.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 20.06 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 22.17 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 31.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
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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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.