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% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.03 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1318 units per square kilometre, 7.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- India's 1.03 units per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.03 units per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +69.3% | 0.4272 units per square kilometre | 0.723 units per square kilometre |
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
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- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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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.