Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Singapore
Singapore: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 82.17 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Singapore, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 82.17 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Singapore peaked at 270.15 units per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 82.09 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
That places Singapore 1st out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Singapore, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 82.09 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 83.58 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 83.58 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 83.58 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 83.58 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 83.58 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 83.58 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 97.76 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 97.76 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 265.67 units per square kilometre | +171.8% |
| 1998 | 269.4 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 270.15 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 251.49 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 230.6 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 232.3 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 245.71 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 239.48 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 242.38 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 240.63 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 240.29 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 238.57 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 210.71 units per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 210.11 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 209.66 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 209.06 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 208.77 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 208.18 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 208.18 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 208.18 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 113.76 units per square kilometre | -45.4% |
| 2018 | 82.63 units per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 2019 | 82.4 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 82.17 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.84 units per square kilometre | 82.09 units per square kilometre | 83.58 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 141.87 units per square kilometre | 83.58 units per square kilometre | 270.15 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 237.22 units per square kilometre | 210.71 units per square kilometre | 251.49 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 174.09 units per square kilometre | 82.4 units per square kilometre | 210.11 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.17 units per square kilometre | 82.17 units per square kilometre | 82.17 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More public sector data for Singapore
- Arms imports 348.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 57.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -27.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 348.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,495 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0263 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 15.06 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 672,702 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Singapore?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Singapore was 82.17 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 270.15 units per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.09 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Singapore rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Singapore ranks 1st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.