Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in World
World: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.2109 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▬ Flat
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in World, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
World recorded 0.2109 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in World peaked at 0.2377 units per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1826 units per square kilometre, in 1994.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in World, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2131 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.2332 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2295 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2181 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1949 units per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1868 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1826 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2376 units per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2377 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2349 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2355 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2328 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2308 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2218 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2225 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2214 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2127 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2241 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2121 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2138 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2157 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2191 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2208 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2199 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2167 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2094 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2102 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2112 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2119 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.211 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2127 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2129 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2109 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2231 units per square kilometre | 0.2131 units per square kilometre | 0.2332 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.219 units per square kilometre | 0.1826 units per square kilometre | 0.2377 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2194 units per square kilometre | 0.2121 units per square kilometre | 0.2308 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2137 units per square kilometre | 0.2094 units per square kilometre | 0.2208 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2109 units per square kilometre | 0.2109 units per square kilometre | 0.2109 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Singapore 82.17 units per square kilometre compare
- 2 Bahrain 24.2 units per square kilometre compare
- 3 North Korea 12.2 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Israel 8.23 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Lebanon 7.82 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Malta 6.25 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for World
- Arms imports 28.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.54 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 -2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 28.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 325.74 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0237 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 11.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.65 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 228.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in World?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in World was 0.2109 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2377 units per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1826 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does World rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- World ranks 3rd out of 3 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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.