Armed forces personnel percent in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.8054 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.8054
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
31st
of 173 countries
All-time high
1.64
in 1995
All-time low
0.5806
in 1992
Years of data
29
1992–2020

Armed forces personnel percent in Azerbaijan, 1992–2020

00.511.51992200620201992: 0.5811993: 0.61994: 0.6571995: 1.61996: 1.41997: 1.31998: 1.11999: 12000: 1.12001: 1.12002: 12003: 0.972004: 0.9542005: 0.9542006: 0.9412007: 0.9292008: 0.9172009: 0.9062010: 0.8962011: 0.8852012: 0.8742013: 0.8622014: 0.8512015: 0.842016: 0.832017: 0.8232018: 0.8162019: 0.8112020: 0.805

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, armed forces personnel percent in Azerbaijan stood at 0.8054.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Azerbaijan peaked at 1.64 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.5806, in 1992.

Azerbaijan ranks 31st of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Armed forces personnel percent in Azerbaijan, year by year

Annual values for Armed forces personnel percent in Azerbaijan, 1992 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1992 0.5806 —
1993 0.5997 +3.3%
1994 0.6571 +9.6%
1995 1.64 +149.8%
1996 1.41 -13.9%
1997 1.34 -4.9%
1998 1.09 -19.2%
1999 1.05 -3.5%
2000 1.07 +1.7%
2001 1.06 -0.9%
2002 1.05 -0.9%
2003 0.9702 -7.3%
2004 0.9541 -1.7%
2005 0.9538 -0.0%
2006 0.9413 -1.3%
2007 0.9288 -1.3%
2008 0.917 -1.3%
2009 0.9058 -1.2%
2010 0.8958 -1.1%
2011 0.8854 -1.2%
2012 0.874 -1.3%
2013 0.8622 -1.3%
2014 0.8509 -1.3%
2015 0.8403 -1.2%
2016 0.8304 -1.2%
2017 0.8226 -0.9%
2018 0.8163 -0.8%
2019 0.811 -0.6%
2020 0.8054 -0.7%

Azerbaijan compared with similar countries

  • Azerbaijan's 0.8054 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4512, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Azerbaijan's 0.8054 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4623, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Azerbaijan 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.

YearChange FromTo
1995 +149.8% 0.6571 1.64

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.05 0.5806 1.64 8
2000s 0.9738 0.9058 1.07 10
2010s 0.8489 0.811 0.8958 10
2020s 0.8054 0.8054 0.8054 1

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

  1. 28 North Macedonia 0.8547 compare
  2. 29 Colombia 0.8453 compare
  3. 30 Turkmenistan 0.8202 compare
  4. 32 Qatar 0.7848 compare
  5. 33 Egypt 0.7648 compare
  6. 34 Iran 0.741 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel percent in Azerbaijan?
Armed forces personnel percent in Azerbaijan was 0.8054 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Azerbaijan?
The highest recorded value was 1.64 in 1995.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Azerbaijan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5806 in 1992.
How does Azerbaijan rank for armed forces personnel percent?
Azerbaijan ranks 31st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Azerbaijan 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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Indicator
Armed forces personnel percent
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 5,352 data points, 1985–2020
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