Armed forces personnel as a share of total population in Argentina
Argentina: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population was 0.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population in Argentina, 1985–2020
Source: The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel as a share of total population in Argentina stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel as a share of total population in Argentina peaked at 0.4% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1993.
That places Argentina 113th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.4% | — |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -17.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -11.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -18.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +40.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 51% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 62% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel as a share of total population in Argentina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +40.9% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 110 Australia 0.2% compare
- 111 Netherlands 0.2% compare
- 112 Switzerland 0.2% compare
- 114 Honduras 0.2% compare
- 115 United Kingdom 0.2% compare
- 116 Germany 0.2% compare
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 111.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 31.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel as a share of total population in Argentina?
- Armed forces personnel as a share of total population in Argentina was 0.2% in 2020, according to The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel as a share of total population recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel as a share of total population recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1993.
- How does Argentina rank for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- Argentina ranks 113th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Armed forces personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if their training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.