Egypt - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Egypt was 836,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 866,000 in 2008 and a minimum value of 424,000 in 1992.

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 445,000
1989 450,000
1990 434,000
1991 434,000
1992 424,000
1993 424,000
1994 430,000
1995 610,000
1996 672,000
1997 680,000
1998 680,000
1999 680,000
2000 678,500
2001 768,000
2002 773,000
2003 780,000
2004 798,000
2005 799,000
2006 866,000
2007 866,000
2008 866,000
2009 865,500
2010 835,500
2011 835,500
2012 835,500
2013 835,500
2014 835,500
2015 835,500
2016 835,500
2017 836,000
2018 835,500
2019 836,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Egypt was 2.98 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 3.89 in 2002, while its lowest value was 2.39 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.

See also:

Year Value
1990 2.80
1991 2.73
1992 2.57
1993 2.47
1994 2.39
1995 3.37
1996 3.66
1997 3.65
1998 3.60
1999 3.39
2000 3.38
2001 3.83
2002 3.89
2003 3.73
2004 3.64
2005 3.47
2006 3.60
2007 3.45
2008 3.40
2009 3.31
2010 3.03
2011 3.00
2012 2.96
2013 2.91
2014 2.87
2015 2.88
2016 2.86
2017 2.91
2018 2.96
2019 2.98

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade