Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.1502 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Post-demographic dividend, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 0.1502 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 0.226 units per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1502 units per square kilometre, in 2020.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 27th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2091 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.226 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2222 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2175 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2187 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2085 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2027 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2152 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2136 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2049 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2046 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1879 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1858 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1871 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1843 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1756 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1834 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1713 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1714 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1712 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1668 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1677 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1621 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1602 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1544 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1541 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1541 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1545 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1517 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1507 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1515 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1502 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2176 units per square kilometre | 0.2091 units per square kilometre | 0.226 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2108 units per square kilometre | 0.2 units per square kilometre | 0.2222 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1785 units per square kilometre | 0.1668 units per square kilometre | 0.1879 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1561 units per square kilometre | 0.1507 units per square kilometre | 0.1677 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1502 units per square kilometre | 0.1502 units per square kilometre | 0.1502 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 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
- 29 Cambodia 1.08 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Iraq 1.06 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Arms imports 15.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 13.47 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 33.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 15.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,472 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0261 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.66 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 365.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Post-demographic dividend?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Post-demographic dividend was 0.1502 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.226 units per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1502 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.