Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Austria
Austria: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.2787 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Austria, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0.2787 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Austria peaked at 0.6762 units per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2545 units per square kilometre, in 2017.
That places Austria 82nd 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 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Austria, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.6629 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.5817 units per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5211 units per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5332 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5332 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5453 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5453 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6762 units per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6762 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5514 units per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5514 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4908 units per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4908 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4193 units per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4193 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4193 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4726 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4847 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4847 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4241 units per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4241 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3139 units per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3121 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2818 units per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2763 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2727 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2727 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2587 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2714 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2545 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2769 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2666 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2787 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6223 units per square kilometre | 0.5817 units per square kilometre | 0.6629 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5624 units per square kilometre | 0.4908 units per square kilometre | 0.6762 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4353 units per square kilometre | 0.3139 units per square kilometre | 0.4908 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2744 units per square kilometre | 0.2545 units per square kilometre | 0.3121 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2787 units per square kilometre | 0.2787 units per square kilometre | 0.2787 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 79 Bulgaria 0.3408 units per square kilometre compare
- 80 Tunisia 0.309 units per square kilometre compare
- 81 Albania 0.292 units per square kilometre compare
- 83 China 0.27 units per square kilometre compare
- 84 Afghanistan 0.253 units per square kilometre compare
- 85 Cape Verde 0.2481 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Austria
- Arms imports 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -23.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 572.97 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0098 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 18.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.26 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 206.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Austria?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Austria was 0.2787 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6762 units per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2545 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Austria rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Austria ranks 82nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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.