Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.382 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 0.382 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 0.4311 units per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2743 units per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 8th out of 43 groups 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.3057 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.3264 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3519 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2852 units per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2778 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2778 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2743 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.386 units per square kilometre | +40.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4058 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4108 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4062 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4069 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4147 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3708 units per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 0.378 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3815 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3458 units per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3651 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3941 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3825 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4029 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4235 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4311 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.416 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4169 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3636 units per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3609 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3623 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3657 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3619 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3741 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3786 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.382 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 | +40.7% | 0.2743 units per square kilometre | 0.386 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3161 units per square kilometre | 0.3057 units per square kilometre | 0.3264 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.3483 units per square kilometre | 0.2743 units per square kilometre | 0.4108 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3859 units per square kilometre | 0.3458 units per square kilometre | 0.4235 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3831 units per square kilometre | 0.3609 units per square kilometre | 0.4311 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.382 units per square kilometre | 0.382 units per square kilometre | 0.382 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 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
- 9 Barbados 2.33 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 El Salvador 2.03 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Qatar 1.91 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Arms imports 6.14 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 7.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -41.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 6.14 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 246.67 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0393 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 15.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 200.58 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 831.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.382 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4311 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2743 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 8th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.