Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Algeria
Algeria: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.1369 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Algeria, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Algeria is 0.1369 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Algeria peaked at 0.1403 units per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0529 units per square kilometre, in 1989.
Algeria ranks 107th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Algeria, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0714 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0529 units per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0529 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0529 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0529 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0529 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0529 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0684 units per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0692 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1134 units per square kilometre | +63.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1126 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1273 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1281 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1281 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1335 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1296 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1335 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1339 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1402 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1402 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1402 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1403 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1332 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1332 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1332 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1332 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1332 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1332 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1332 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1331 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1331 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1331 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1369 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0621 units per square kilometre | 0.0529 units per square kilometre | 0.0714 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0755 units per square kilometre | 0.0529 units per square kilometre | 0.1273 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1348 units per square kilometre | 0.1281 units per square kilometre | 0.1403 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1332 units per square kilometre | 0.1331 units per square kilometre | 0.1332 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1369 units per square kilometre | 0.1369 units per square kilometre | 0.1369 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 104 Bhutan 0.1508 units per square kilometre compare
- 105 Latvia 0.1446 units per square kilometre compare
- 106 Guinea-Bissau 0.1422 units per square kilometre compare
- 108 Timor-Leste 0.1345 units per square kilometre compare
- 109 Zimbabwe 0.1318 units per square kilometre compare
- 110 Saudi Arabia 0.1312 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Algeria
- Arms imports 128.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -67.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 128.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 465.91 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.081 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 19.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 21.81 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 165 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Algeria?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Algeria was 0.1369 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1403 units per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0529 units per square kilometre in 1989.
- How does Algeria rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Algeria ranks 107th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Armed forces personnel, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.