Armed forces personnel percent in Poland
Poland: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.4951 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Poland, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.4951 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Poland peaked at 0.9226 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.309, in 2011.
Poland ranks 63rd of 173 countries on this measure, 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 Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.8575 | — |
| 1989 | 0.9226 | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8225 | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7994 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7062 | -11.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6789 | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.665 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7872 | +18.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7114 | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6914 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6889 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6896 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6242 | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5961 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4824 | -19.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4827 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4244 | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4249 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3887 | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3735 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3764 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3195 | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3187 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.309 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4515 | +46.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4514 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4513 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4513 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4662 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4993 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5144 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4944 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4951 | +0.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.4951 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4613, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.4951 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4623, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Poland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +46.1% | 0.309 | 0.4515 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.89 | 0.8575 | 0.9226 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.7241 | 0.665 | 0.8225 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4493 | 0.3195 | 0.6242 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4408 | 0.309 | 0.5144 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4951 | 0.4951 | 0.4951 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More reference data data for Poland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.499 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8896 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.84 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Poland?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Poland was 0.4951 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9226 in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.309 in 2011.
- How does Poland rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Poland ranks 63rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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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