Trinidad and Tobago - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Trinidad and Tobago was 5,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,500 in 2000 and a minimum value of 2,000 in 1989.

Definition: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.

Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance.

See also:

Year Value
1985 2,100
1989 2,000
1990 2,000
1991 2,000
1992 2,000
1993 2,000
1994 2,000
1995 6,900
1996 6,900
1997 6,900
1998 7,400
1999 7,500
2000 7,500
2001 2,700
2002 2,700
2003 2,700
2004 2,000
2005 3,000
2006 3,000
2007 4,000
2008 4,000
2009 4,063
2010 4,063
2011 4,050
2012 4,050
2013 4,050
2014 4,050
2015 4,050
2016 4,050
2017 4,000
2018 4,050
2019 5,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.76 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 1.33 in 1999, while its lowest value was 0.32 in 2004.

Definition: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.

Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance.

See also:

Year Value
1990 0.43
1991 0.42
1992 0.41
1993 0.41
1994 0.39
1995 1.32
1996 1.29
1997 1.27
1998 1.33
1999 1.33
2000 1.30
2001 0.46
2002 0.46
2003 0.44
2004 0.32
2005 0.46
2006 0.46
2007 0.61
2008 0.61
2009 0.62
2010 0.63
2011 0.64
2012 0.62
2013 0.62
2014 0.61
2015 0.62
2016 0.62
2017 0.61
2018 0.62
2019 0.76

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade