Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0011 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Yemen, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Yemen is 0.0011 units per person, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 78.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Yemen peaked at 0.0091 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 units per person, in 2018.
That places Yemen 148th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0056 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0046 units per person | -17.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0091 units per person | +97.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0088 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0043 units per person | -51.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0041 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0043 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0042 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0065 units per person | +55.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0082 units per person | +26.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0074 units per person | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0072 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0069 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0061 units per person | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0066 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0064 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0062 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0061 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0059 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0057 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0055 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0053 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0052 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.005 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0048 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0047 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 units per person | -85.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 units per person | +94.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 units per person | -51.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 units per person | +94.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0091 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More public sector data for Yemen
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0262 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 50 % change on previous year (2018)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 56.73 current USD per person (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.01 % change on previous year (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.71 billion current USD (2014)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Yemen?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Yemen was 0.0011 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0091 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 units per person in 2018.
- How does Yemen rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Yemen ranks 148th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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.