Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Senegal

Senegal: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0011 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.0011 units per person
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
147th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.0023 units per person
in 1990
All-time low
0.0011 units per person
in 2020
Years of data
33
1985–2020

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Senegal, 1985–2020

00.0010.0010.0020.0020.0031985200220201985: 0.002 units per person1989: 0.002 units per person1990: 0.002 units per person1991: 0.002 units per person1992: 0.002 units per person1993: 0.002 units per person1994: 0.002 units per person1995: 0.002 units per person1996: 0.002 units per person1997: 0.002 units per person1998: 0.002 units per person1999: 0.002 units per person2000: 0.002 units per person2001: 0.002 units per person2002: 0.001 units per person2003: 0.002 units per person2004: 0.002 units per person2005: 0.002 units per person2006: 0.002 units per person2007: 0.002 units per person2008: 0.002 units per person2009: 0.002 units per person2010: 0.001 units per person2011: 0.001 units per person2012: 0.001 units per person2013: 0.001 units per person2014: 0.001 units per person2015: 0.001 units per person2016: 0.001 units per person2017: 0.001 units per person2018: 0.001 units per person2019: 0.001 units per person2020: 0.001 units per person

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

Annual values for Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Senegal, 1985 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 144 Togo 0.0013 units per person compare
  2. 145 Ethiopia 0.0012 units per person compare
  3. 146 Sierra Leone 0.0011 units per person compare
  4. 148 Yemen 0.0011 units per person compare
  5. 149 Nigeria 0.001 units per person compare
  6. 150 Uganda 0.001 units per person compare

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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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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.