Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.098 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Pre-demographic dividend, 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 Pre-demographic dividend is 0.098 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 0.1486 units per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.069 units per square kilometre, in 1994.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 35th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0902 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.1042 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1292 units per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0764 units per square kilometre | -40.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0692 units per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 0.071 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.069 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1084 units per square kilometre | +57.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1106 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1121 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.114 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1135 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1126 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0903 units per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0936 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0973 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0744 units per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0786 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0899 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1047 units per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1189 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1366 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1486 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1311 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0985 units per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1007 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1028 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.097 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0968 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1027 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1085 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.098 units per square kilometre | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0972 units per square kilometre | 0.0902 units per square kilometre | 0.1042 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0973 units per square kilometre | 0.069 units per square kilometre | 0.1292 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0956 units per square kilometre | 0.0744 units per square kilometre | 0.1189 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1123 units per square kilometre | 0.0968 units per square kilometre | 0.1486 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.098 units per square kilometre | 0.098 units per square kilometre | 0.098 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 32 India 1.03 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More public sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Arms imports 447.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4046 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -30.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 447.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 20.06 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 22.17 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 31.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Pre-demographic dividend was 0.098 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1486 units per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.069 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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.