Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Portugal
Portugal: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.5677 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Portugal, 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 Portugal is 0.5677 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Portugal peaked at 1.33 units per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.5677 units per square kilometre, in 2017.
That places Portugal 50th out of 173 countries 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.7978 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 1.14 units per square kilometre | +42.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9508 units per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9399 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8743 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7432 units per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 1.33 units per square kilometre | +79.4% |
| 1995 | 1.14 units per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1996 | 1.14 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.1 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 1.03 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9902 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9891 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9836 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9836 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.01 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9945 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9949 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9949 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9949 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.994 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9863 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9859 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9859 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8717 units per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8526 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8034 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8133 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5677 units per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5704 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5677 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5677 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.5677 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3775 units per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.5677 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3778 units per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +79.4% | 0.7432 units per square kilometre | 1.33 units per square kilometre |
| 1989 | +42.5% | 0.7978 units per square kilometre | 1.14 units per square kilometre |
| 2017 | -30.2% | 0.8133 units per square kilometre | 0.5677 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9672 units per square kilometre | 0.7978 units per square kilometre | 1.14 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.02 units per square kilometre | 0.7432 units per square kilometre | 1.33 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9958 units per square kilometre | 0.9836 units per square kilometre | 1.02 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8005 units per square kilometre | 0.5677 units per square kilometre | 0.9863 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5677 units per square kilometre | 0.5677 units per square kilometre | 0.5677 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 47 United Kingdom 0.6324 units per square kilometre compare
- 48 Poland 0.6174 units per square kilometre compare
- 49 Lithuania 0.5909 units per square kilometre compare
- 51 France 0.5641 units per square kilometre compare
- 52 Djibouti 0.5608 units per square kilometre compare
- 53 Laos 0.5589 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Portugal
- 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 90.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 5.7 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 -8.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Portugal?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Portugal was 0.5677 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5677 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Portugal rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 50th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.