Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.716 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Japan, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Japan stood at 0.716 units per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.7462 units per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.6391 units per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places Japan 43rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.6665 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.6775 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6857 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6857 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6637 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6637 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6391 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6898 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.679 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6793 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6985 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6985 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6823 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6916 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6916 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6916 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6886 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7462 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6914 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6639 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6639 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7144 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7144 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7135 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7128 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7128 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7128 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7128 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7157 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.716 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7165 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.716 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.716 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.672 units per square kilometre | 0.6665 units per square kilometre | 0.6775 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.6783 units per square kilometre | 0.6391 units per square kilometre | 0.6985 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6926 units per square kilometre | 0.6639 units per square kilometre | 0.7462 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7143 units per square kilometre | 0.7128 units per square kilometre | 0.7165 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.716 units per square kilometre | 0.716 units per square kilometre | 0.716 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 40 Nepal 0.7813 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Belarus 0.7784 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Cuba 0.7322 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Myanmar 0.7094 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Türkiye 0.6653 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 North Macedonia 0.6344 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Japan
- Arms imports 977.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 7.88 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 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 977.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 445.85 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0132 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 55.27 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Japan was 0.716 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7462 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6391 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Japan rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 43rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.