Military personnel as a share of total population in Armenia
Armenia: Military personnel as a share of total population was 1.49 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel as a share of total population in Armenia, 1992–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel as a share of total population in Armenia is 1.49, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Armenia peaked at 1.69 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5426, in 1992.
Armenia ranks 6th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5426 | — |
| 1993 | 0.5629 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 1.2 | +113.4% |
| 1995 | 1.6 | +32.9% |
| 1996 | 1.59 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.65 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.41 | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 1.42 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.16 | -17.9% |
| 2001 | 1.31 | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 1.44 | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 1.48 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.55 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.59 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.6 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.47 | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 1.41 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.42 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.59 | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 1.65 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.65 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.69 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.55 | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 1.54 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.54 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.54 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.55 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.55 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.56 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.5 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 1.49 | -0.4% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 1.49 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2891, 5.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 1.49 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2903, 5.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +113.4% | 0.5629 | 1.2 |
| 1995 | +32.9% | 1.2 | 1.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.25 | 0.5426 | 1.65 | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.44 | 1.16 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 | 1.54 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 | 1.49 | 1.56 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More population data for Armenia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7088 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7088 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2,573 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1788 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7673 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.714 (2100)
- Population density 59.44 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 69,060 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Armenia?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Armenia was 1.49 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 in 2013.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5426 in 1992.
- How does Armenia rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Armenia ranks 6th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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