Armed forces personnel percent in Russia
Russia: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.9934 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Russia, 1992–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel percent in Russia is 0.9934, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Russia peaked at 1.28 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.8713, in 2013.
That places Russia 25th 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 Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.28 | — |
| 1993 | 1.01 | -20.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9447 | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 1.21 | +28.5% |
| 1996 | 1.1 | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 1.23 | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 1.15 | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 1.01 | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9727 | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9487 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9574 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9395 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1 | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.03 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.04 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9935 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9469 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9453 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8713 | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.888 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.03 | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9974 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9946 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.993 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9923 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9934 | +0.1% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 0.9934 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4613, 2.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Russia's 0.9934 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4623, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Russia 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 | +28.5% | 0.9447 | 1.21 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.12 | 0.9447 | 1.28 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9917 | 0.9395 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9648 | 0.8713 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9934 | 0.9934 | 0.9934 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More reference data data for Russia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 26.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 31.32 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 129.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 26.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Russia?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Russia was 0.9934 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 in 1992.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8713 in 2013.
- How does Russia rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Russia ranks 25th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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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