Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Belarus
Belarus: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.7784 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Belarus, 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Belarus is 0.7784 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Belarus peaked at 0.951 units per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3204 units per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places Belarus 41st out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Belarus, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5026 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.5668 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3204 units per square kilometre | -43.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5245 units per square kilometre | +63.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4609 units per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4427 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4487 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5122 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4491 units per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 0.951 units per square kilometre | +111.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9358 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9018 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8974 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9022 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9019 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9019 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9019 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9016 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9016 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7787 units per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7787 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7787 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7784 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7784 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7653 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7636 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7653 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7637 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7784 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4724 units per square kilometre | 0.3204 units per square kilometre | 0.5668 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8645 units per square kilometre | 0.4491 units per square kilometre | 0.951 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7852 units per square kilometre | 0.7636 units per square kilometre | 0.9016 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7784 units per square kilometre | 0.7784 units per square kilometre | 0.7784 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 38 Egypt 0.8398 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Belgium 0.787 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Nepal 0.7813 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Cuba 0.7322 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Japan 0.716 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Myanmar 0.7094 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Belarus
- Arms imports 151.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 16.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -6.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 151.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 163.3 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -5.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.49 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 793.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Belarus?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Belarus was 0.7784 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.951 units per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3204 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Belarus rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Belarus ranks 41st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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.