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Armed forces as a share of the population — all countries

Armed forces as a share of the population — Peru

Armed forces as a share of the population in Peru in 2022 — 0.242%. Ranked 93 in the world out of 189. Since 1839, the indicator has fallen by 0.004 pp.

2022 0.242% −0.002 pp vs 2021
World rank 93of 189
Period maximum 0.904%1982
Period minimum 0.098%1911

Trend over time

1839–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Peru, 1839–202200.250.50.751183918581877189619151934195319721991201020221839: 0.246%1843: 0.466%1847: 0.608%1851: 0.534%1855: 0.49%1859: 0.417%1863: 0.518%1867: 0.35%1871: 0.38%1875: 0.373%1879: 0.146%1885: 0.178%1889: 0.21%1893: 0.206%1897: 0.101%1901: 0.129%1905: 0.114%1909: 0.103%1913: 0.164%1917: 0.153%1921: 0.285%1925: 0.191%1929: 0.197%1933: 0.168%1937: 0.22%1942: 0.462%1946: 0.512%1950: 0.389%1954: 0.419%1958: 0.432%1962: 0.456%1966: 0.593%1970: 0.606%1974: 0.61%1978: 0.761%1982: 0.904%1986: 0.64%1990: 0.58%1994: 0.484%1998: 0.464%2002: 0.412%2006: 0.285%2010: 0.39%2014: 0.371%2018: 0.254%2022: 0.242%
Change over the period: −0.004 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Peru

Peru 0.242%
World computed 0.259%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 0.23%
South America computed 0.252%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.194%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.242 −0.002 pp
2021 0.244 −0.002 pp
2020 0.247 −0.003 pp
2019 0.25 −0.004 pp
2018 0.254 −0.005 pp
2017 0.259 +0.004 pp
2016 0.255 −0.112 pp
2015 0.367 −0.005 pp
2014 0.371 −0.005 pp
2013 0.376 −0.007 pp
2012 0.383 −0.005 pp
2011 0.388 −0.001 pp
2010 0.39 −0.004 pp
2009 0.394 −0.004 pp
2008 0.398 +0.116 pp
2007 0.282 −0.003 pp
2006 0.285 −0.003 pp
2005 0.289 −0.04 pp
2004 0.328 −0.041 pp
2003 0.369 −0.042 pp
2002 0.412 +0.032 pp
2001 0.379 −0.069 pp
2000 0.448 −0.008 pp
1999 0.456 −0.008 pp
1998 0.464 −0.008 pp
1997 0.472 −0.008 pp
1996 0.48 −0.008 pp
1995 0.489 +0.004 pp
1994 0.484 −0.008 pp
1993 0.493 −0.006 pp
1992 0.499 −0.06 pp
1991 0.559 −0.02 pp
1990 0.58 +0.059 pp
1989 0.521 −0.016 pp
1988 0.537 −0.09 pp
1987 0.627 −0.013 pp
1986 0.64 −0.017 pp
1985 0.657 −0.054 pp
1984 0.711 −0.189 pp
1983 0.899 −0.004 pp
1982 0.904 +0.018 pp
1981 0.886 +0.014 pp
1980 0.872 +0.131 pp
1979 0.741 −0.019 pp
1978 0.761 −0.02 pp
1977 0.781 +0.139 pp
1976 0.642 +0.015 pp
1975 0.627 +0.017 pp
1974 0.61 +0.087 pp
1973 0.523 −0.015 pp
1972 0.537 −0.015 pp
1971 0.553 −0.054 pp
1970 0.606 +0.022 pp
1969 0.585 −0.017 pp
1968 0.601 +0.024 pp
1967 0.577 −0.016 pp
1966 0.593 −0.017 pp
1965 0.61 −0.018 pp
1964 0.628 +0.028 pp
1963 0.6 +0.144 pp
1962 0.456 +0.006 pp
1961 0.45 +0.027 pp
1960 0.423 −0.008 pp
1959 0.431 −0.001 pp
1958 0.432 +0.118 pp
1957 0.314 +0.114 pp
1956 0.2 −0.005 pp
1955 0.205 −0.214 pp
1954 0.419 −0.009 pp
1953 0.427 −0.008 pp
1952 0.435 +0.004 pp
1951 0.431 +0.042 pp
1950 0.389 +0.005 pp
1949 0.384 +0.006 pp
1948 0.378 −0.033 pp
1947 0.411 −0.102 pp
1946 0.512 +0.073 pp
1945 0.439 −0.008 pp
1944 0.447 −0.008 pp
1943 0.455 −0.008 pp
1942 0.462 −0.008 pp
1941 0.471 —
1939 0.228 +0.012 pp
1938 0.217 −0.004 pp
1937 0.22 −0.052 pp
1936 0.272 −0.005 pp
1935 0.277 +0.112 pp
1934 0.166 −0.003 pp
1933 0.168 −0.02 pp
1932 0.188 −0.003 pp
1931 0.192 −0.003 pp
1930 0.195 −0.003 pp
1929 0.197 −0.003 pp
1928 0.201 +0.016 pp
1927 0.185 −0.003 pp
1926 0.188 −0.003 pp
1925 0.191 −0.081 pp
1924 0.272 −0.004 pp
1923 0.276 −0.004 pp
1922 0.281 −0.005 pp
1921 0.285 −0.005 pp
1920 0.29 +0.037 pp
1919 0.253 +0.017 pp
1918 0.236 +0.083 pp
1917 0.153 −0.003 pp
1916 0.155 −0.003 pp
1915 0.158 −0.003 pp
1914 0.161 −0.003 pp
1913 0.164 −0.003 pp
1912 0.167 +0.07 pp
1911 0.098 −0.002 pp
1910 0.1 −0.003 pp
1909 0.103 −0.003 pp
1908 0.105 −0.003 pp
1907 0.108 −0.003 pp
1906 0.111 −0.003 pp
1905 0.114 −0.003 pp
1904 0.118 −0.004 pp
1903 0.121 −0.004 pp
1902 0.125 −0.004 pp
1901 0.129 +0.029 pp
1900 0.1 −0 pp
1899 0.1 −0 pp
1898 0.101 −0 pp
1897 0.101 −0 pp
1896 0.102 −0.103 pp
1895 0.204 −0.001 pp
1894 0.205 −0.001 pp
1893 0.206 −0.001 pp
1892 0.207 −0.07 pp
1891 0.277 +0.138 pp
1890 0.139 −0.071 pp
1889 0.21 −0.036 pp
1888 0.246 +0.105 pp
1887 0.141 −0.036 pp
1886 0.177 −0.001 pp
1885 0.178 −0.001 pp
1884 0.179 −0.002 pp
1883 0.181 —
1880 0.255 +0.109 pp
1879 0.146 −0.037 pp
1878 0.184 −0.185 pp
1877 0.369 −0.002 pp
1876 0.371 −0.002 pp
1875 0.373 −0.002 pp
1874 0.375 −0.002 pp
1873 0.377 −0.002 pp
1872 0.379 −0.002 pp
1871 0.38 −0.002 pp
1870 0.383 −0.002 pp
1869 0.384 −0.002 pp
1868 0.387 +0.037 pp
1867 0.35 −0.353 pp
1866 0.703 −0.004 pp
1865 0.707 −0.004 pp
1864 0.711 +0.194 pp
1863 0.518 −0.005 pp
1862 0.523 −0.049 pp
1861 0.571 +0.159 pp
1860 0.412 −0.005 pp
1859 0.417 −0.091 pp
1858 0.508 +0.035 pp
1857 0.473 −0.007 pp
1856 0.481 −0.009 pp
1855 0.49 −0.009 pp
1854 0.498 −0.009 pp
1853 0.507 −0.014 pp
1852 0.521 −0.014 pp
1851 0.534 −0.015 pp
1850 0.55 −0.021 pp
1849 0.571 −0.023 pp
1848 0.593 −0.014 pp
1847 0.608 +0.048 pp
1846 0.56 +0.049 pp
1845 0.51 +0.051 pp
1844 0.46 −0.006 pp
1843 0.466 +0.053 pp
1842 0.413 +0.054 pp
1841 0.359 +0.056 pp
1840 0.303 +0.057 pp
1839 0.246 —

South America, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

UY Uruguay 0.619 CO Colombia 0.495 VE Venezuela 0.436 GY Guyana 0.365 CL Chile 0.353 SR Suriname 0.321 BO Bolivia 0.282 PE Peru 0.242 EC Ecuador 0.23 PY Paraguay 0.207 BR Brazil 0.175 AR Argentina 0.159
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

Military personnel on active duty as a percent of the entire population of the country. The indicator answers the question of how large the armed forces are relative to the size of the country — an army that is large in absolute numbers in a large country can come out smaller by this measure than the small army of a small state.

Important: A close indicator — the share of the labor force — answers a different question: what part of those able to work is occupied in the army instead of the economy. In countries with young populations the two diverge noticeably.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.

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Peru by year Defense Armed forces personnel

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Peru by year Defense Military expenditure (% of GDP)

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Peru by year Defense Military expenditure in dollars

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Peru by year Defense Military expenditure share of the budget

What part of government spending goes to defense.

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