Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in World
World: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0035 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in World, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in World stood at 0.0035 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in World peaked at 0.0053 units per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 units per person, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in World, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0046 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0047 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0045 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0042 units per person | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0045 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0043 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0041 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0053 units per person | +28.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0052 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0051 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.005 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0049 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0048 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0045 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0044 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0042 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0043 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.004 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.004 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.004 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.004 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.004 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0039 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0035 units per person | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Eritrea 0.0614 units per person compare
- 2 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.0562 units per person compare
- 3 Israel 0.0193 units per person compare
- 4 Montenegro 0.0192 units per person compare
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 0.0179 units per person compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0176 units per person compare
More public sector data for World
- Arms imports 28.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 28.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 325.74 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0237 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 11.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.65 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 228.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in World?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in World was 0.0035 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0053 units per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 units per person in 2020.
- How does World rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- World ranks 3rd out of 3 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.