Armed forces personnel percent in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.3151 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.3151
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
94th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.3975
in 2006
All-time low
0.1485
in 1995
Years of data
29
1992–2020

Armed forces personnel percent in Kyrgyzstan, 1992–2020

00.10.20.30.41992200620201992: 0.2611993: 0.2591994: 0.281995: 0.1491996: 0.2511997: 0.2931998: 0.2891999: 0.2462000: 0.2792001: 0.2762002: 0.3112003: 0.3082004: 0.3272005: 0.3432006: 0.3982007: 0.3952008: 0.3932009: 0.3782010: 0.3712011: 0.3652012: 0.3582013: 0.3522014: 0.3462015: 0.342016: 0.3342017: 0.3382018: 0.332019: 0.3232020: 0.315

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for armed forces personnel percent in Kyrgyzstan is 0.3151, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 0.3975 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1485, in 1995.

That places Kyrgyzstan 94th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Armed forces personnel percent in Kyrgyzstan, year by year

Annual values for Armed forces personnel percent in Kyrgyzstan, 1992 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1992 0.2609 —
1993 0.2594 -0.6%
1994 0.2796 +7.8%
1995 0.1485 -46.9%
1996 0.2509 +68.9%
1997 0.2929 +16.7%
1998 0.2893 -1.2%
1999 0.2455 -15.1%
2000 0.2786 +13.5%
2001 0.276 -0.9%
2002 0.3108 +12.6%
2003 0.3082 -0.8%
2004 0.3267 +6.0%
2005 0.3431 +5.0%
2006 0.3975 +15.9%
2007 0.3952 -0.6%
2008 0.3931 -0.5%
2009 0.3779 -3.9%
2010 0.3715 -1.7%
2011 0.3646 -1.8%
2012 0.3581 -1.8%
2013 0.3519 -1.7%
2014 0.3459 -1.7%
2015 0.3399 -1.7%
2016 0.334 -1.7%
2017 0.3376 +1.1%
2018 0.3296 -2.4%
2019 0.3234 -1.9%
2020 0.3151 -2.6%

Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries

  • Kyrgyzstan's 0.3151 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2187, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Kyrgyzstan's 0.3151 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4623, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Kyrgyzstan 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
1996 +68.9% 0.1485 0.2509
1995 -46.9% 0.2796 0.1485

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2534 0.1485 0.2929 8
2000s 0.3407 0.276 0.3975 10
2010s 0.3456 0.3234 0.3715 10
2020s 0.3151 0.3151 0.3151 1

Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan

  1. 91 Slovakia 0.33 compare
  2. 92 Zimbabwe 0.3285 compare
  3. 93 Suriname 0.3266 compare
  4. 95 Sudan 0.3078 compare
  5. 96 Gabon 0.3014 compare
  6. 97 Eswatini 0.291 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel percent in Kyrgyzstan?
Armed forces personnel percent in Kyrgyzstan was 0.3151 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The highest recorded value was 0.3975 in 2006.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1485 in 1995.
How does Kyrgyzstan rank for armed forces personnel percent?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 94th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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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