Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Russia
Russia: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.01 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Russia, 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Russia stood at 0.01 units per person.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Russia peaked at 0.0128 units per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0088 units per person, in 2013.
Russia ranks 24th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Russia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0128 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0101 units per person | -21.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0094 units per person | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0121 units per person | +28.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0109 units per person | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0123 units per person | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0115 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0101 units per person | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0097 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0095 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0096 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0095 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0101 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0101 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0101 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0103 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0103 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0105 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.01 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0095 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0095 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0088 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0089 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0103 units per person | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 0.01 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.01 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.01 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.01 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.01 units per person | +0.1% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 0.01 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0045 units per person, 2.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Russia's 0.01 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0046 units per person, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Russia 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 | +28.6% | 0.0094 units per person | 0.0121 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0112 units per person | 0.0094 units per person | 0.0128 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.01 units per person | 0.0095 units per person | 0.0105 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0097 units per person | 0.0088 units per person | 0.0103 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.01 units per person | 0.01 units per person | 0.01 units per person | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Russia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Russia was 0.01 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0128 units per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0088 units per person in 2013.
- How does Russia rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Russia ranks 24th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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.