Armed forces personnel percent in Ireland
Ireland: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.1806 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Ireland, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.1806 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Ireland peaked at 0.4735 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.1775, in 2018.
Ireland ranks 132nd of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.388 | — |
| 1989 | 0.3703 | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3699 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3678 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3653 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3635 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4735 | +30.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3573 | -24.5% |
| 1996 | 0.349 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3458 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3099 | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3064 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3024 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2718 | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2673 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2605 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2459 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2407 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2343 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2276 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2229 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2307 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2294 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1943 | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2033 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2022 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1954 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1935 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1914 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1871 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1775 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1824 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1806 | -1.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.1806 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4613, 39% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.1806 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4623, 39% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Ireland 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 | +30.3% | 0.3635 | 0.4735 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3791 | 0.3703 | 0.388 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.3609 | 0.3064 | 0.4735 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2504 | 0.2229 | 0.3024 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1957 | 0.1775 | 0.2294 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1806 | 0.1806 | 0.1806 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More reference data data for Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Ireland?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Ireland was 0.1806 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4735 in 1994.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1775 in 2018.
- How does Ireland rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Ireland ranks 132nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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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