Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0011 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Sierra Leone is 0.0011 units per person, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0037 units per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 units per person, in 1985.
Sierra Leone ranks 146th 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0009 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.001 units per person | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0012 units per person | +20.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0019 units per person | +63.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 units per person | -37.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 units per person | +39.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0036 units per person | +113.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0037 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 units per person | -63.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 units per person | -34.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 units per person | +48.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 units per person | +104.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0024 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0024 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.002 units per person | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0017 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 units per person | -21.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More public sector data for Sierra Leone
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.2776 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2016)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 4.22 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0052 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 36.45 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 27.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2016)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 524.06 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.0011 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0037 units per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 units per person in 1985.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 146th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.