Armed forces personnel percent in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.8547 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in North Macedonia, 1992–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel percent in North Macedonia is 0.8547, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 119.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in North Macedonia peaked at 1.35 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.3882, in 2009.
That places North Macedonia 28th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.492 | — |
| 1993 | 0.4983 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5018 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8957 | +78.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8894 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.13 | +27.1% |
| 1998 | 1.35 | +19.4% |
| 1999 | 1.15 | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 1.14 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.26 | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9593 | -23.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9801 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8147 | -16.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9092 | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9094 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9126 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9175 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3882 | -57.7% |
| 2010 | 0.39 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3921 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3946 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3974 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4004 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7877 | +96.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7954 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8244 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8335 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8432 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8547 | +1.4% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.8547 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4512, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.8547 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4623, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in North Macedonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +96.7% | 0.4004 | 0.7877 |
| 1995 | +78.5% | 0.5018 | 0.8957 |
| 2009 | -57.7% | 0.9175 | 0.3882 |
| 1997 | +27.1% | 0.8894 | 1.13 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8631 | 0.492 | 1.35 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9192 | 0.3882 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6059 | 0.39 | 0.8432 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8547 | 0.8547 | 0.8547 | 1 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 25 Russia 0.9934 compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 0.9099 compare
- 27 Myanmar 0.8733 compare
- 29 Colombia 0.8453 compare
- 30 Turkmenistan 0.8202 compare
- 31 Azerbaijan 0.8054 compare
More reference data data for North Macedonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1665 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0308 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.342 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.224 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.168 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in North Macedonia?
- Armed forces personnel percent in North Macedonia was 0.8547 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 in 1998.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3882 in 2009.
- How does North Macedonia rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- North Macedonia ranks 28th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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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