Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Serbia

Serbia: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0046 units per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
0.0046 units per person
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
68th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.0285 units per person
in 1989
All-time low
0.0032 units per person
in 2006
Years of data
32
1989–2020

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Serbia, 1989–2020

00.010.020.031989200420201989: 0.029 units per person1990: 0.023 units per person1991: 0.022 units per person1992: 0.018 units per person1993: 0.013 units per person1994: 0.017 units per person1995: 0.022 units per person1996: 0.02 units per person1997: 0.02 units per person1998: 0.02 units per person1999: 0.019 units per person2000: 0.018 units per person2001: 0.026 units per person2002: 0.017 units per person2003: 0.015 units per person2004: 0.015 units per person2005: 0.015 units per person2006: 0.003 units per person2007: 0.003 units per person2008: 0.003 units per person2009: 0.004 units per person2010: 0.004 units per person2011: 0.004 units per person2012: 0.004 units per person2013: 0.004 units per person2014: 0.004 units per person2015: 0.004 units per person2016: 0.005 units per person2017: 0.005 units per person2018: 0.005 units per person2019: 0.005 units per person2020: 0.005 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 0.0046 units per person for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Serbia peaked at 0.0285 units per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 units per person, in 2006.

That places Serbia 68th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Serbia, 1989 to 2020.
Year units per person Change
1989 0.0285 units per person
1990 0.0228 units per person -20.0%
1991 0.0222 units per person -2.4%
1992 0.018 units per person -19.0%
1993 0.0131 units per person -27.1%
1994 0.0171 units per person +29.9%
1995 0.0216 units per person +26.4%
1996 0.0199 units per person -7.6%
1997 0.02 units per person +0.5%
1998 0.0201 units per person +0.4%
1999 0.0195 units per person -3.3%
2000 0.0181 units per person -7.2%
2001 0.0265 units per person +46.5%
2002 0.0166 units per person -37.3%
2003 0.0146 units per person -12.1%
2004 0.0147 units per person +1.0%
2005 0.0148 units per person +0.3%
2006 0.0032 units per person -78.1%
2007 0.0033 units per person +0.4%
2008 0.0033 units per person +0.4%
2009 0.004 units per person +21.8%
2010 0.004 units per person +0.4%
2011 0.0039 units per person -2.6%
2012 0.0039 units per person +0.5%
2013 0.0039 units per person +0.5%
2014 0.0039 units per person +0.5%
2015 0.004 units per person +0.5%
2016 0.0045 units per person +13.7%
2017 0.0046 units per person +1.0%
2018 0.0046 units per person +1.0%
2019 0.0046 units per person +0.1%
2020 0.0046 units per person +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0285 units per person 0.0285 units per person 0.0285 units per person 1
1990s 0.0194 units per person 0.0131 units per person 0.0228 units per person 10
2000s 0.0119 units per person 0.0032 units per person 0.0265 units per person 10
2010s 0.0042 units per person 0.0039 units per person 0.0046 units per person 10
2020s 0.0046 units per person 0.0046 units per person 0.0046 units per person 1

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 65 Hungary 0.0048 units per person compare
  2. 66 Latvia 0.0047 units per person compare
  3. 67 Norway 0.0046 units per person compare
  4. 69 Mauritania 0.0046 units per person compare
  5. 70 France 0.0045 units per person compare
  6. 71 Paraguay 0.0044 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 219 places →

More public sector data for Serbia

All data for Serbia →

Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Serbia?
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Serbia was 0.0046 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0285 units per person in 1989.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 units per person in 2006.
How does Serbia rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Serbia ranks 68th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Serbia 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Serbia. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/armed-forces-personnel-total-per-capita/serbia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/armed-forces-personnel-total-per-capita/serbia/">Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Serbia</a> — Statizoid

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

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

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
Last refreshed

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.