Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in OECD members
OECD members: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.1651 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in OECD members, 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 OECD members is 0.1651 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in OECD members peaked at 0.228 units per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1651 units per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places OECD members 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2098 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.228 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2251 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2223 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2092 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2048 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.205 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2076 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.205 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2029 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2027 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1996 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1897 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1837 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.184 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1838 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.178 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1851 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1804 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1809 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.181 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1789 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1796 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1757 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1757 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1735 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1713 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1678 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1681 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1676 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1677 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1672 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1651 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2189 units per square kilometre | 0.2098 units per square kilometre | 0.228 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2084 units per square kilometre | 0.1996 units per square kilometre | 0.2251 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1826 units per square kilometre | 0.178 units per square kilometre | 0.1897 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1714 units per square kilometre | 0.1672 units per square kilometre | 0.1796 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1651 units per square kilometre | 0.1651 units per square kilometre | 0.1651 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 22 Kuwait 1.4 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Jordan 1.31 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Pakistan 1.22 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Netherlands 1.22 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Burundi 1.21 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Italy 1.14 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Greece 1.14 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for OECD members
- Arms imports 11.87 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 26.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.87 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,238 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0253 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.73 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 265.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in OECD members?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in OECD members was 0.1651 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.228 units per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1651 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does OECD members rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- OECD members ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.