Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0011 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Senegal, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Senegal stood at 0.0011 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.0023 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 units per person, in 2020.
Senegal ranks 147th of 173 countries on this measure, 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0015 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.002 units per person | +32.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0023 units per person | +16.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0023 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 units per person | -24.3% |
| 1995 | 0.002 units per person | +21.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0019 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 units per person | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0017 units per person | +19.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0016 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More public sector data for Senegal
- Arms imports 77.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -55.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 77.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 27.83 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 514.94 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 893.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Senegal?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Senegal was 0.0011 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 units per person in 2020.
- How does Senegal rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 147th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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)
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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.