Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Canada
Canada: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.008 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Canada, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Canada stood at 0.008 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Canada peaked at 0.0098 units per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0069 units per square kilometre, in 2002.
Canada ranks 166th 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 Canada, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.008 units per square kilometre | 0.008 units per square kilometre | 0.008 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 163 Suriname 0.0125 units per square kilometre compare
- 164 Mongolia 0.0116 units per square kilometre compare
- 165 Papua New Guinea 0.0088 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Niger 0.0079 units per square kilometre compare
- 168 Australia 0.0078 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 Canada
- Arms imports 149.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 96.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 149.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 711.23 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0129 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 29.35 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 8.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Canada?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Canada was 0.008 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0098 units per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0069 units per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Canada rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 166th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.