Armed forces personnel percent in Jordan

Jordan: Armed forces personnel percent was 1.07 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1.07
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
20th
of 173 countries
All-time high
5.67
in 1989
All-time low
0.9701
in 2018
Years of data
33
1985–2020

Armed forces personnel percent in Jordan, 1985–2020

1234561985200220201985: 2.51989: 5.71990: 2.81991: 2.61992: 2.41993: 2.31994: 2.21995: 2.71996: 2.61997: 2.71998: 2.61999: 2.52000: 2.82001: 22002: 22003: 1.92004: 1.92005: 1.82006: 1.72007: 1.62008: 1.62009: 1.52010: 1.52011: 1.52012: 1.52013: 1.42014: 1.32015: 1.22016: 1.22017: 1.12018: 0.972019: 1.12020: 1.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 1.07 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Jordan peaked at 5.67 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.9701, in 2018.

Jordan ranks 20th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Armed forces personnel percent in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Armed forces personnel percent in Jordan, 1985 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1985 2.53 —
1989 5.67 +124.2%
1990 2.76 -51.3%
1991 2.55 -7.5%
1992 2.42 -5.1%
1993 2.3 -5.1%
1994 2.19 -4.7%
1995 2.71 +23.4%
1996 2.62 -3.2%
1997 2.66 +1.4%
1998 2.6 -2.3%
1999 2.54 -2.2%
2000 2.76 +8.8%
2001 2 -27.5%
2002 1.96 -2.1%
2003 1.92 -1.9%
2004 1.87 -2.8%
2005 1.84 -1.6%
2006 1.73 -6.2%
2007 1.63 -5.9%
2008 1.59 -2.3%
2009 1.55 -2.6%
2010 1.51 -2.1%
2011 1.48 -2.5%
2012 1.52 +3.1%
2013 1.45 -5.1%
2014 1.31 -9.1%
2015 1.21 -7.9%
2016 1.15 -4.6%
2017 1.13 -1.8%
2018 0.9701 -14.4%
2019 1.09 +12.0%
2020 1.07 -1.8%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 1.07 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4512, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 1.07 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.741, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Jordan 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
1989 +124.2% 2.53 5.67
1990 -51.3% 5.67 2.76
2001 -27.5% 2.76 2

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4.1 2.53 5.67 2
1990s 2.53 2.19 2.76 10
2000s 1.89 1.55 2.76 10
2010s 1.28 0.9701 1.52 10
2020s 1.07 1.07 1.07 1

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 17 Cambodia 1.14 compare
  2. 18 South Korea 1.1 compare
  3. 19 Iraq 1.09 compare
  4. 21 Singapore 1.05 compare
  5. 22 Oman 1.04 compare
  6. 23 Bhutan 1.01 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel percent in Jordan?
Armed forces personnel percent in Jordan was 1.07 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 5.67 in 1989.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9701 in 2018.
How does Jordan rank for armed forces personnel percent?
Jordan ranks 20th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan 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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