Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0053 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Viet Nam, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Viet Nam stood at 0.0053 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Viet Nam peaked at 0.0195 units per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0053 units per person, in 2020.
That places Viet Nam 56th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0174 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0195 units per person | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 0.016 units per person | -17.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0155 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0126 units per person | -19.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0123 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0099 units per person | -19.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0086 units per person | -12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0085 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0075 units per person | -11.7% |
| 1998 | 0.007 units per person | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0069 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0068 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0067 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0067 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0066 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0061 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.006 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0059 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0058 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0057 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.006 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0059 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0058 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0058 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0057 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0056 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0056 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0055 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0054 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0054 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0184 units per person | 0.0174 units per person | 0.0195 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0105 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 0.016 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More public sector data for Viet Nam
- Arms imports 58.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5743 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 5.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 58.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 57.15 current USD per person (2018)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0177 current USD per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.4 % change on previous year (2018)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.50 billion current USD (2018)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 175.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Viet Nam?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Viet Nam was 0.0053 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0195 units per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 units per person in 2020.
- How does Viet Nam rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Viet Nam ranks 56th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.