Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.331 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Early-demographic dividend, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 0.331 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 0.331 units per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2009 units per square kilometre, in 1994.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 10th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2026 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.2201 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2167 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2186 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2095 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2023 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2009 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2897 units per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3013 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3089 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3089 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3112 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3155 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2997 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3042 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.304 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3037 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3237 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3087 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3164 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3162 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3204 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3175 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3138 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3168 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3162 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3189 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3178 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3247 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3252 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3283 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3298 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.331 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2114 units per square kilometre | 0.2026 units per square kilometre | 0.2201 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2568 units per square kilometre | 0.2009 units per square kilometre | 0.3112 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3113 units per square kilometre | 0.2997 units per square kilometre | 0.3237 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3209 units per square kilometre | 0.3138 units per square kilometre | 0.3298 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.331 units per square kilometre | 0.331 units per square kilometre | 0.331 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 7 Republic of Korea 5.83 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Sri Lanka 5.12 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Barbados 2.33 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 El Salvador 2.03 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Qatar 1.91 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Bangladesh 1.74 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Eritrea 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Early-demographic dividend
- Arms imports 5.98 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -38.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 5.98 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 97.77 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0222 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 347.32 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 291.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Early-demographic dividend?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Early-demographic dividend was 0.331 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.331 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2009 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.