Brazil - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Brazil was 713,480 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 754,000 in 2006 and a minimum value of 276,000 in 1985.

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.

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Year	Value
1985	276,000
1989	319,000
1990	295,000
1991	295,000
1992	296,000
1993	296,000
1994	296,000
1995	680,600
1996	680,600
1997	700,300
1998	698,850
1999	676,600
2000	673,200
2001	673,200
2002	673,200
2003	673,200
2004	687,000
2005	673,000
2006	754,000
2007	721,000
2008	721,000
2009	713,480
2010	713,480

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Brazil was 0.70 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.90 in 1996, while its lowest value was 0.40 in 1994.

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.

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Year	Value
1990	0.47
1991	0.44
1992	0.42
1993	0.41
1994	0.40
1995	0.90
1996	0.90
1997	0.90
1998	0.88
1999	0.82
2000	0.80
2001	0.79
2002	0.77
2003	0.75
2004	0.75
2005	0.71
2006	0.79
2007	0.75
2008	0.73
2009	0.71
2010	0.70

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade