Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in South Asia
South Asia: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 1.11 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in South Asia, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in South Asia stood at 1.11 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in South Asia peaked at 1.11 units per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4174 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
That places South Asia 1st out of 43 groups 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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.4174 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.4231 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4231 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4535 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.455 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.455 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4577 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.783 units per square kilometre | +71.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8036 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.813 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.825 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8287 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.84 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8504 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8734 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8799 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9672 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 0.94 units per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9382 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.94 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.964 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.964 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9705 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9948 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.03 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.1 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 1.1 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.1 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.11 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.11 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4203 units per square kilometre | 0.4174 units per square kilometre | 0.4231 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.6298 units per square kilometre | 0.4231 units per square kilometre | 0.8287 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9277 units per square kilometre | 0.84 units per square kilometre | 1.08 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 units per square kilometre | 0.964 units per square kilometre | 1.11 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 units per square kilometre | 1.11 units per square kilometre | 1.11 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More public sector data for South Asia
- Arms imports 1.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.7506 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 -19.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 54.8 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0211 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 91.92 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 467.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in South Asia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in South Asia was 1.11 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4174 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does South Asia rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- South Asia ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.
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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.