Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Finland
Finland: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0724 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Finland, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.0724 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.5% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Finland peaked at 0.128 units per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0724 units per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Finland 132nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Finland, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1198 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.128 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1018 units per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1051 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1083 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1018 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1149 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1133 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1182 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1129 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1152 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1152 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1152 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1162 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1146 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0988 units per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1018 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1018 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1052 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1052 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1053 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0824 units per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0822 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0823 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0823 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0823 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0823 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0819 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0796 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0823 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0829 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0888 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0724 units per square kilometre | -18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1239 units per square kilometre | 0.1198 units per square kilometre | 0.128 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1107 units per square kilometre | 0.1018 units per square kilometre | 0.1182 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1047 units per square kilometre | 0.0824 units per square kilometre | 0.1162 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0827 units per square kilometre | 0.0796 units per square kilometre | 0.0888 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0724 units per square kilometre | 0.0724 units per square kilometre | 0.0724 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 129 Yemen 0.0758 units per square kilometre compare
- 130 South Africa 0.0734 units per square kilometre compare
- 131 Paraguay 0.073 units per square kilometre compare
- 133 Cameroon 0.0719 units per square kilometre compare
- 134 Ghana 0.0703 units per square kilometre compare
- 135 Norway 0.0686 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Finland
- Arms imports 64.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 11.39 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 72.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 64.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,243 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0234 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 17.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 6.99 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 121.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Finland?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Finland was 0.0724 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.128 units per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0724 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Finland ranks 132nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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.