Armed forces personnel percent in Ukraine

Ukraine: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.667 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.667
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
41st
of 173 countries
All-time high
1
in 1995
All-time low
0.2634
in 2013
Years of data
29
1992–2020

Armed forces personnel percent in Ukraine, 1992–2020

0.20.40.60.811992200620201992: 0.8221993: 0.7261994: 0.6721995: 11996: 0.9111997: 0.8931998: 0.8921999: 0.8562000: 0.8482001: 0.8552002: 0.8522003: 0.8342004: 0.5652005: 0.5742006: 0.4552007: 0.4572008: 0.4592009: 0.4612010: 0.4622011: 0.4642012: 0.4652013: 0.2632014: 0.4442015: 0.5592016: 0.642017: 0.6542018: 0.6572019: 0.6922020: 0.667

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for armed forces personnel percent in Ukraine is 0.667, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Ukraine peaked at 1 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2634, in 2013.

Ukraine ranks 41st of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Armed forces personnel percent in Ukraine, year by year

Annual values for Armed forces personnel percent in Ukraine, 1992 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1992 0.8218 —
1993 0.7259 -11.7%
1994 0.6721 -7.4%
1995 1 +49.3%
1996 0.9113 -9.2%
1997 0.8928 -2.0%
1998 0.892 -0.1%
1999 0.8564 -4.0%
2000 0.8483 -0.9%
2001 0.8549 +0.8%
2002 0.8521 -0.3%
2003 0.8341 -2.1%
2004 0.5648 -32.3%
2005 0.5737 +1.6%
2006 0.4547 -20.7%
2007 0.4568 +0.5%
2008 0.4592 +0.5%
2009 0.4608 +0.3%
2010 0.4624 +0.4%
2011 0.464 +0.3%
2012 0.4649 +0.2%
2013 0.2634 -43.3%
2014 0.4437 +68.5%
2015 0.5591 +26.0%
2016 0.6401 +14.5%
2017 0.6537 +2.1%
2018 0.657 +0.5%
2019 0.6918 +5.3%
2020 0.667 -3.6%

Ukraine compared with similar countries

  • Ukraine's 0.667 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4512, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Ukraine's 0.667 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4623, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Ukraine 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
2014 +68.5% 0.2634 0.4437
1995 +49.3% 0.6721 1
2013 -43.3% 0.4649 0.2634
2004 -32.3% 0.8341 0.5648
2015 +26.0% 0.4437 0.5591

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.847 0.6721 1 8
2000s 0.636 0.4547 0.8549 10
2010s 0.53 0.2634 0.6918 10
2020s 0.667 0.667 0.667 1

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 38 Cuba 0.68 compare
  2. 39 El Salvador 0.6737 compare
  3. 40 Morocco 0.6724 compare
  4. 42 United Arab Emirates 0.6668 compare
  5. 43 Romania 0.6601 compare
  6. 44 Panama 0.6522 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel percent in Ukraine?
Armed forces personnel percent in Ukraine was 0.667 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1995.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2634 in 2013.
How does Ukraine rank for armed forces personnel percent?
Ukraine ranks 41st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ukraine 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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