Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Euro area
Euro area: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.5264 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Euro area, 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 Euro area is 0.5264 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Euro area peaked at 1.05 units per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.5264 units per square kilometre, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Euro area, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.949 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 1.05 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 1.03 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9646 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8812 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8147 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8236 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9492 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9297 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8809 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8603 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8203 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7433 units per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7357 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7369 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.698 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6815 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6886 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6591 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6531 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6518 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5954 units per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6077 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5758 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5653 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5589 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5499 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5448 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5395 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5268 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5306 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5289 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5264 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9976 units per square kilometre | 0.949 units per square kilometre | 1.05 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.8951 units per square kilometre | 0.8147 units per square kilometre | 1.03 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6843 units per square kilometre | 0.5954 units per square kilometre | 0.7433 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5528 units per square kilometre | 0.5268 units per square kilometre | 0.6077 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5264 units per square kilometre | 0.5264 units per square kilometre | 0.5264 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More public sector data for Euro area
- Arms imports 3.29 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 9.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 41.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.29 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 806.84 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 288.53 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 819.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Euro area?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Euro area was 0.5264 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 units per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5264 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Euro area rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Euro area ranks 1st out of 3 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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.