Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in North America
North America: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.081 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in North America, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in North America stood at 0.081 units per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in North America peaked at 0.1284 units per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0781 units per square kilometre, in 2015.
That places North America 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in North America, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1233 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.1284 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1251 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1217 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1105 units per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1046 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.099 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0944 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0911 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0886 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0918 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0908 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.084 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.082 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0843 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.085 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0852 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0892 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0862 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0893 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0886 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.09 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0903 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0875 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.086 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0827 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0801 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0781 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0782 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.079 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0802 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0806 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.081 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1259 units per square kilometre | 0.1233 units per square kilometre | 0.1284 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1018 units per square kilometre | 0.0886 units per square kilometre | 0.1251 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0864 units per square kilometre | 0.082 units per square kilometre | 0.09 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0823 units per square kilometre | 0.0781 units per square kilometre | 0.0903 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.081 units per square kilometre | 0.081 units per square kilometre | 0.081 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 33 Azerbaijan 0.9922 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9747 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Montenegro 0.8922 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Thailand 0.8906 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 United Arab Emirates 0.8871 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Egypt 0.8398 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Belgium 0.787 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for North America
- Arms imports 1.36 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 56.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.36 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,692 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0325 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.03 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 48.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in North America?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in North America was 0.081 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1284 units per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0781 units per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does North America rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- North America ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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.