Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.1423 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.1423 units per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.2072 units per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.1296 units per square kilometre, in 2013.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 28th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.1838 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.1595 units per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1612 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2067 units per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1989 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2072 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2018 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1907 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1832 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1712 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1645 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1599 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1545 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1554 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1449 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1459 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1459 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1455 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1428 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1364 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1385 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1296 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.135 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1416 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1414 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1412 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1417 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1419 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1423 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1887 units per square kilometre | 0.1595 units per square kilometre | 0.2072 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.1571 units per square kilometre | 0.1449 units per square kilometre | 0.1832 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.139 units per square kilometre | 0.1296 units per square kilometre | 0.1428 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1423 units per square kilometre | 0.1423 units per square kilometre | 0.1423 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 25 Netherlands 1.22 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Burundi 1.21 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Italy 1.14 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Greece 1.14 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Cambodia 1.08 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Iraq 1.06 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Sao Tome and Principe 1.04 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Arms imports 8.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 19.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 13.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 8.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 657.44 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0492 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 25.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 302.41 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 338.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.1423 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2072 units per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1296 units per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.