Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in India
India: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 1.03 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in India, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in India is 1.03 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in India peaked at 1.03 units per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4238 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
India ranks 32nd of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.4238 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.4238 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4238 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4272 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4272 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4272 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4272 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.723 units per square kilometre | +69.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7477 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.751 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7618 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7611 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7978 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7913 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8031 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8122 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8802 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8708 units per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8664 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8684 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8831 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8831 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8903 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9178 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9248 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9248 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9413 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.03 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4238 units per square kilometre | 0.4238 units per square kilometre | 0.4238 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5877 units per square kilometre | 0.4238 units per square kilometre | 0.7618 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8598 units per square kilometre | 0.7913 units per square kilometre | 1.02 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9546 units per square kilometre | 0.8831 units per square kilometre | 1.02 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 units per square kilometre | 1.03 units per square kilometre | 1.03 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
- 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
- 33 Azerbaijan 0.9922 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9747 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Montenegro 0.8922 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for India
- Arms imports 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.805 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -21.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 59.36 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0229 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 86.13 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 501.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in India?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in India was 1.03 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4238 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does India rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 32nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.