Armed Forces Personnel Percent in Asia, 1985–2020

1,453 observations of armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total population across 48 Asian countries. The data spans from 1985 to 2020 and is repackaged by Electric Sheep Asia from the Our World in Data source. It is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term trends in military personnel allocation based on the 35-year time series.
• Compare defense manpower commitments across different Asian countries based on the 48-country coverage.
• Model the relationship between military personnel percentages and other socio-economic indicators based on the demographic metric.

Strengths

• 1,453 observations provide a substantial time-series record.
• Covers 48 Asian countries, offering broad regional scope.
• Data spans 35 years (1985–2020), enabling longitudinal analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

Our World in Data

Collection Method

Repackaged by Electric Sheep Asia

Time Range

1985–2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-02 12:11:51; freshness should be verified.

Geography

48 Asian countries