Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Ireland
Ireland: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.1306 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Ireland, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Ireland stood at 0.1306 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Ireland peaked at 0.2468 units per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.1256 units per square kilometre, in 2018.
That places Ireland 111th 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1989 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.1887 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1887 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1887 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1887 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1887 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2468 units per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1873 units per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1844 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1844 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1669 units per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1669 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1669 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1524 units per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1524 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.151 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1452 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1452 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1452 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1452 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1452 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1518 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1518 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1292 units per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1357 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1357 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1321 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1321 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1321 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1306 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1256 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1306 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1306 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1938 units per square kilometre | 0.1887 units per square kilometre | 0.1989 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1891 units per square kilometre | 0.1669 units per square kilometre | 0.2468 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.15 units per square kilometre | 0.1452 units per square kilometre | 0.1669 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1336 units per square kilometre | 0.1256 units per square kilometre | 0.1518 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1306 units per square kilometre | 0.1306 units per square kilometre | 0.1306 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 108 Timor-Leste 0.1345 units per square kilometre compare
- 109 Zimbabwe 0.1318 units per square kilometre compare
- 110 Saudi Arabia 0.1312 units per square kilometre compare
- 112 Uruguay 0.1257 units per square kilometre compare
- 113 Sierra Leone 0.1247 units per square kilometre compare
- 114 Peru 0.1234 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Ireland
- Arms imports 63.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 11.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -74.29 % change on previous year (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 63.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 246.58 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0022 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.33 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 914.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Ireland?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Ireland was 0.1306 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2468 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1256 units per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Ireland rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 111th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.