Armed forces personnel percent in Lithuania

Lithuania: Armed forces personnel percent was 1.32 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.32
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
12th
of 173 countries
All-time high
1.41
in 2018
All-time low
0.2454
in 1995
Years of data
29
1992–2020

Armed forces personnel percent in Lithuania, 1992–2020

0.250.50.7511.21.51992200620201992: 0.271993: 0.2721994: 0.2741995: 0.2451996: 0.2751997: 0.2811998: 0.4241999: 0.4552000: 0.4742001: 0.4952002: 0.7932003: 0.7992004: 0.8292005: 0.8732006: 0.7342007: 0.7432008: 0.752009: 0.7982010: 0.8152011: 0.7712012: 0.7812013: 0.7422014: 0.9342015: 0.9752016: 12017: 1.22018: 1.42019: 1.32020: 1.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 1.32 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Lithuania peaked at 1.41 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2454, in 1995.

That places Lithuania 12th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Armed forces personnel percent in Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for Armed forces personnel percent in Lithuania, 1992 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1992 0.2704 —
1993 0.2717 +0.5%
1994 0.2736 +0.7%
1995 0.2454 -10.3%
1996 0.275 +12.1%
1997 0.2812 +2.3%
1998 0.4236 +50.6%
1999 0.455 +7.4%
2000 0.4742 +4.2%
2001 0.4952 +4.4%
2002 0.7927 +60.1%
2003 0.7994 +0.8%
2004 0.8292 +3.7%
2005 0.8729 +5.3%
2006 0.734 -15.9%
2007 0.7427 +1.2%
2008 0.7504 +1.0%
2009 0.7979 +6.3%
2010 0.8148 +2.1%
2011 0.771 -5.4%
2012 0.7814 +1.3%
2013 0.742 -5.0%
2014 0.9341 +25.9%
2015 0.975 +4.4%
2016 1.03 +6.0%
2017 1.2 +16.3%
2018 1.41 +17.4%
2019 1.32 -6.2%
2020 1.32 -0.0%

Lithuania compared with similar countries

  • Lithuania's 1.32 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4613, 2.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Lithuania's 1.32 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4623, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Lithuania 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
2002 +60.1% 0.4952 0.7927
1998 +50.6% 0.2812 0.4236

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.312 0.2454 0.455 8
2000s 0.7289 0.4742 0.8729 10
2010s 0.9988 0.742 1.41 10
2020s 1.32 1.32 1.32 1

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 9 Sri Lanka 1.41 compare
  2. 10 Lebanon 1.4 compare
  3. 11 Greece 1.37 compare
  4. 13 Bahrain 1.28 compare
  5. 14 Syria 1.28 compare
  6. 15 Venezuela 1.21 compare

See the full ranking of 173 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel percent in Lithuania?
Armed forces personnel percent in Lithuania was 1.32 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 1.41 in 2018.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2454 in 1995.
How does Lithuania rank for armed forces personnel percent?
Lithuania ranks 12th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lithuania 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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