Armed forces personnel percent in Pakistan
Pakistan: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.4013 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Pakistan, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.4013 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Pakistan peaked at 0.6286 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.4013, in 2020.
That places Pakistan 77th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.4915 | — |
| 1989 | 0.4629 | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4735 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4706 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4695 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4566 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4436 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6286 | +41.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6026 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5851 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5692 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5539 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5811 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5701 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5569 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.544 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5377 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5249 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5137 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4992 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.486 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4738 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4748 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4643 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4564 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.449 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4321 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4307 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4251 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4192 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4163 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4086 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4013 | -1.8% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.4013 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2187, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.4013 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.741, 54% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +41.7% | 0.4436 | 0.6286 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4772 | 0.4629 | 0.4915 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5253 | 0.4436 | 0.6286 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5287 | 0.4738 | 0.5811 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4377 | 0.4086 | 0.4748 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4013 | 0.4013 | 0.4013 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More reference data data for Pakistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 91.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 260 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.79 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Pakistan?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Pakistan was 0.4013 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6286 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4013 in 2020.
- How does Pakistan rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Pakistan ranks 77th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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