Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.1825 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia, 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia recorded 0.1825 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 0.2827 units per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1749 units per square kilometre, in 2013.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 23rd of 43 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.257 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.2353 units per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2359 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2827 units per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2746 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2754 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2684 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2551 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2409 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.23 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2249 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2189 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2088 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2153 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1986 units per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1976 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1975 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1926 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1911 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1828 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1835 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1749 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1789 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1838 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1835 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1819 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1819 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.182 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1825 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2606 units per square kilometre | 0.2353 units per square kilometre | 0.2827 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.2125 units per square kilometre | 0.1926 units per square kilometre | 0.2409 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1824 units per square kilometre | 0.1749 units per square kilometre | 0.1911 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1825 units per square kilometre | 0.1825 units per square kilometre | 0.1825 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 20 Rwanda 1.42 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Cyprus 1.41 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Kuwait 1.4 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Jordan 1.31 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Pakistan 1.22 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Netherlands 1.22 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Burundi 1.21 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Europe & Central Asia
- Arms imports 14.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 15.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 23.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 14.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 774.37 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0245 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 19.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 719.05 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 416.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia was 0.1825 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2827 units per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1749 units per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.