Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in China
China: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.27 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in China, 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 China is 0.27 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.4404 units per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.27 units per square kilometre, in 2019.
China ranks 83rd of 173 countries on this measure, 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 China, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.4154 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.4154 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3728 units per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3409 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3366 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3227 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3121 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4399 units per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4404 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3877 units per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4069 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4165 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4058 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4016 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3994 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.384 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3073 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3073 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3137 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3137 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3137 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3188 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3188 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3188 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3028 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2871 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2871 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2871 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.27 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.27 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4154 units per square kilometre | 0.4154 units per square kilometre | 0.4154 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.3767 units per square kilometre | 0.3121 units per square kilometre | 0.4404 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3736 units per square kilometre | 0.3073 units per square kilometre | 0.4165 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3018 units per square kilometre | 0.27 units per square kilometre | 0.3188 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.27 units per square kilometre | 0.27 units per square kilometre | 0.27 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
- 80 Tunisia 0.309 units per square kilometre compare
- 81 Albania 0.292 units per square kilometre compare
- 82 Austria 0.2787 units per square kilometre compare
- 84 Afghanistan 0.253 units per square kilometre compare
- 85 Cape Verde 0.2481 units per square kilometre compare
- 86 Nigeria 0.2448 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for China
- Arms imports 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0511 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 -83.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 222.62 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0167 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 5.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 313.66 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 45.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in China?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in China was 0.27 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4404 units per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does China rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 83rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.