Armed forces personnel percent in Australia
Australia: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.2331 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.2331
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
110th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.4446
in 1985
All-time low
0.2313
in 2018
Years of data
33
1985–2020
Armed forces personnel percent in Australia, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.2331 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Australia peaked at 0.4446 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.2313, in 2018.
That places Australia 110th 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 percent in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.4446 | — |
| 1989 | 0.415 | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3971 | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3919 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3875 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3837 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3632 | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3156 | -13.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3212 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3156 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3123 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2972 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2697 | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.267 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2598 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2704 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2594 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2612 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2477 | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2625 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2574 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2596 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2554 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2538 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2459 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2442 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2405 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2414 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2376 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2345 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2313 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2315 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2331 | +0.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.2331 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4613, 51% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.2331 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4847, 48% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4298 | 0.415 | 0.4446 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.3485 | 0.2972 | 0.3971 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2615 | 0.2477 | 0.2704 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2416 | 0.2313 | 0.2554 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2331 | 0.2331 | 0.2331 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Australia?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Australia was 0.2331 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4446 in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2313 in 2018.
- How does Australia rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Australia ranks 110th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Armed forces personnel percent. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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