Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.4169 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 0.4169 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 0.478 units per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2973 units per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.3548 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.3727 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3965 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3081 units per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3024 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3024 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2973 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4327 units per square kilometre | +45.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4578 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4641 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4583 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4592 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4651 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4107 units per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4227 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4255 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.381 units per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3991 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4324 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.418 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4437 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4685 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.478 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4591 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4602 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3974 units per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3939 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3956 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.399 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3946 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4101 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4155 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4169 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 | +45.5% | 0.2973 units per square kilometre | 0.4327 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3637 units per square kilometre | 0.3548 units per square kilometre | 0.3727 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.3879 units per square kilometre | 0.2973 units per square kilometre | 0.4641 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4266 units per square kilometre | 0.381 units per square kilometre | 0.4685 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4203 units per square kilometre | 0.3939 units per square kilometre | 0.478 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4169 units per square kilometre | 0.4169 units per square kilometre | 0.4169 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 2 Bahrain 24.2 units per square kilometre compare
- 3 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 12.2 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Israel 8.23 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Lebanon 7.82 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Malta 6.25 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Korea 5.83 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Sri Lanka 5.12 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Arms imports 1.39 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -69.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.39 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 79.4 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0268 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 58.47 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 453.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 0.4169 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.478 units per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2973 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.