Armed forces personnel percent in China
China: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.1778 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in China, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel percent in China is 0.1778, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in China peaked at 0.368 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1778, in 2020.
That places China 133rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.368 | — |
| 1989 | 0.3439 | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3034 | -11.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2733 | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2668 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2531 | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2423 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3385 | +39.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3359 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2933 | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3054 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3031 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.308 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.298 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.293 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2897 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2884 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2866 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2735 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2176 | -20.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2163 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2194 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2179 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2165 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2185 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.217 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2156 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2036 | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1919 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1908 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1899 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1781 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1778 | -0.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.1778 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4512, 39% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- China's 0.1778 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4847, 37% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in China 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 | +39.7% | 0.2423 | 0.3385 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.356 | 0.3439 | 0.368 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2915 | 0.2423 | 0.3385 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.269 | 0.2163 | 0.308 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.204 | 0.1781 | 0.2185 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1778 | 0.1778 | 0.1778 | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
More reference data data for China
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in China?
- Armed forces personnel percent in China was 0.1778 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.368 in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1778 in 2020.
- How does China rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- China ranks 133rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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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