Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Romania
Romania: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0066 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Romania, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Romania is 0.0066 units per person, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Romania peaked at 0.0136 units per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0054 units per person, in 1990.
Romania ranks 43rd of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Romania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0083 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0089 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0054 units per person | -39.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0087 units per person | +60.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0075 units per person | -13.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0088 units per person | +16.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0088 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0131 units per person | +48.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0136 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0136 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0131 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0126 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0126 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0081 units per person | -35.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0082 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0082 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0082 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0083 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0073 units per person | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0073 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0074 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0074 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0076 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0075 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0075 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0076 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0076 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0076 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0076 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0064 units per person | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0065 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0065 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0066 units per person | +2.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.0066 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0045 units per person, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.0066 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0046 units per person, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Romania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +60.9% | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0087 units per person |
| 1995 | +48.5% | 0.0088 units per person | 0.0131 units per person |
| 1990 | -39.2% | 0.0089 units per person | 0.0054 units per person |
| 2001 | -35.9% | 0.0126 units per person | 0.0081 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0086 units per person | 0.0083 units per person | 0.0089 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0105 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0136 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0083 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0126 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0072 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0076 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Romania?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Romania was 0.0066 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0136 units per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 units per person in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Romania ranks 43rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.