Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Germany
Germany: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.5238 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Germany, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.5238 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Germany peaked at 1.56 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.5082 units per square kilometre, in 2015.
That places Germany 58th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Germany, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.37 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 1.44 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 1.56 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 1.31 units per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1992 | 1.27 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 1.14 units per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 1.04 units per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 1.05 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.1 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9944 units per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9555 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9485 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6336 units per square kilometre | -33.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8839 units per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8485 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8156 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8143 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8172 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7054 units per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6998 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6999 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7213 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7214 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5623 units per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5349 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5204 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5119 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5082 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5127 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5152 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5192 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5266 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5238 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.4 units per square kilometre | 1.37 units per square kilometre | 1.44 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.14 units per square kilometre | 0.9485 units per square kilometre | 1.56 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.764 units per square kilometre | 0.6336 units per square kilometre | 0.8839 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5433 units per square kilometre | 0.5082 units per square kilometre | 0.7214 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5238 units per square kilometre | 0.5238 units per square kilometre | 0.5238 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 55 Jamaica 0.554 units per square kilometre compare
- 56 Morocco 0.5512 units per square kilometre compare
- 57 Philippines 0.5265 units per square kilometre compare
- 59 Ukraine 0.5143 units per square kilometre compare
- 60 Switzerland 0.5062 units per square kilometre compare
- 61 Hungary 0.5041 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Germany
- Arms imports 239.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 19.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 239.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,059 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0189 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 31.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 88.46 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 572.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Germany?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Germany was 0.5238 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5082 units per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Germany rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Germany ranks 58th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.