Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.2441 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 0.2441 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 0.3663 units per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2248 units per square kilometre, in 2013.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.2869 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.2689 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2903 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3528 units per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3632 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3644 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3663 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3655 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3498 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3352 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3169 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3121 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.281 units per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2841 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2518 units per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2515 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2515 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2522 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2522 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2428 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2417 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2248 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2413 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.233 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2401 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2414 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2411 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2434 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2441 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3323 units per square kilometre | 0.2689 units per square kilometre | 0.3663 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.2886 units per square kilometre | 0.2515 units per square kilometre | 0.3498 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2402 units per square kilometre | 0.2248 units per square kilometre | 0.2522 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2441 units per square kilometre | 0.2441 units per square kilometre | 0.2441 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 12 Bangladesh 1.74 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Eritrea 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Armenia 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Viet Nam 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Brunei Darussalam 1.52 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Mauritius 1.5 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Dominican Republic 1.47 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Arms imports 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 26.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 13.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 410.43 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0419 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 102.77 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 979.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 0.2441 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3663 units per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2248 units per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.