Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.1095 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Kyrgyzstan, 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Kyrgyzstan is 0.1095 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 0.1095 units per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0365 units per square kilometre, in 1995.
That places Kyrgyzstan 118th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0626 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0626 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0678 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0365 units per square kilometre | -46.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0626 units per square kilometre | +71.4% |
| 1997 | 0.074 units per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1998 | 0.074 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0636 units per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2000 | 0.073 units per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 0.073 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0829 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0829 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0886 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0938 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1095 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1095 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1095 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1064 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1064 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1064 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1064 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1064 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1064 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1064 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1064 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1095 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.109 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1095 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1095 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 0.1095 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1318 units per square kilometre, 83% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 0.1095 units per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3778 units per square kilometre, 29% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Kyrgyzstan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +71.4% | 0.0365 units per square kilometre | 0.0626 units per square kilometre |
| 1995 | -46.2% | 0.0678 units per square kilometre | 0.0365 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.063 units per square kilometre | 0.0365 units per square kilometre | 0.074 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0929 units per square kilometre | 0.073 units per square kilometre | 0.1095 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1072 units per square kilometre | 0.1064 units per square kilometre | 0.1095 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1095 units per square kilometre | 0.1095 units per square kilometre | 0.1095 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 115 Tajikistan 0.1225 units per square kilometre compare
- 116 Ethiopia 0.1223 units per square kilometre compare
- 117 Turkmenistan 0.1213 units per square kilometre compare
- 119 Benin 0.1064 units per square kilometre compare
- 120 Nicaragua 0.0997 units per square kilometre compare
- 121 Senegal 0.0987 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Kyrgyzstan
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 54.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 7.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0035 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 278.57 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Kyrgyzstan?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Kyrgyzstan was 0.1095 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1095 units per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0365 units per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 118th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.