Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in North Korea
North Korea: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 12.2 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in North Korea, 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 North Korea is 12.2 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in North Korea peaked at 12.2 units per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.96 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
North Korea ranks 3rd of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 6.96 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 8.64 units per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1990 | 9.97 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1991 | 9.97 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9.97 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9.14 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 9.14 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10.32 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 9.71 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 10.33 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 10.33 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.33 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.33 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.56 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 10.56 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.56 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.75 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 10.75 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.75 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.75 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.75 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.45 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 11.45 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.45 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.45 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.45 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.45 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.45 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.2 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 12.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.8 units per square kilometre | 6.96 units per square kilometre | 8.64 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.92 units per square kilometre | 9.14 units per square kilometre | 10.33 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.72 units per square kilometre | 10.33 units per square kilometre | 11.45 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.75 units per square kilometre | 11.45 units per square kilometre | 12.2 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2 units per square kilometre | 12.2 units per square kilometre | 12.2 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More public sector data for North Korea
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2010)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2010)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -75 % change on previous year (2010)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2010)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 61.87 current USD per person (2018)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.60 billion current USD (2018)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 8.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2010)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 13,325 current USD per square kilometre (2018)
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled 1.47 million (2020)
- Military expenditure 1.60 billion current USD (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in North Korea?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in North Korea was 12.2 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2 units per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.96 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does North Korea rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- North Korea ranks 3rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea 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.