Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0078 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Australia, 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 Australia is 0.0078 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0092 units per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 units per square kilometre, in 2002.
Australia ranks 168th 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 square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 165 Papua New Guinea 0.0088 units per square kilometre compare
- 166 Canada 0.008 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Niger 0.0079 units per square kilometre compare
- 169 Antigua and Barbuda 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 169 Iceland 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 169 Libya 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 169 Palestine, State of 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 169 Seychelles 0 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Australia
- Arms imports 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 36.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 159.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,244 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0192 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 33.82 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 49.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0078 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0092 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 units per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Australia rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 168th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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.