Eritrea - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Eritrea was 202,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 202,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 46,000 in 1997.

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
1993 55,000
1994 55,000
1995 55,000
1996 55,000
1997 46,000
1998 47,100
1999 200,000
2000 200,000
2001 171,900
2002 172,200
2003 202,000
2004 201,000
2005 202,000
2007 202,000
2008 202,000
2009 201,750
2010 201,750
2011 201,750
2012 201,750
2013 201,750
2014 201,750
2015 201,750
2016 201,750
2017 202,000
2018 201,750
2019 202,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Eritrea was 12.38 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 20.64 in 1999, while its lowest value was 4.95 in 1997.

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
1993 5.78
1994 5.90
1995 6.00
1996 5.98
1997 4.95
1998 4.99
1999 20.64
2000 19.93
2001 16.09
2002 15.06
2003 16.50
2004 15.42
2005 14.67
2007 13.87
2008 13.60
2009 13.38
2010 13.23
2011 13.18
2012 13.15
2013 13.13
2014 13.11
2015 13.07
2016 12.89
2017 12.75
2018 12.57
2019 12.38

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade